Tsunenohana Kan'ichi

Tsunenohana Kan'ichi
Tsunenohana Kan'ichi
	常ノ花寛市
Personal information
Born	Yamanobe Kanichi; November 23, 1896; Okayama, Japan
Died	November 28, 1960 (aged 64)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Career
Stable	Dewanoumi
Record	263-81-66 (8 draws)
Debut	January, 1910
Highest rank	Yokozuna (January, 1924)
Retired	October, 1930
Elder name	Fujisima
Championships	10 (Makuuchi); 1 (Jūryō)
	* Up to date as of June 2020.

Tsunenohana Kan'ichi (Japanese: 常ノ花寛市, November 23, 1896 – November 28, 1960) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okayama. He was the sport's 31st yokozuna.

Career

He was born Yamanobe Kanichi (山野辺寛一). He made his professional debut in January 1910 and reached the top makuuchi division in May 1917. He won his first top division championship in May 1921 from the rank of ōzeki, with a perfect record of ten wins and no losses. After his second championship in May 1923 and a runner-up spot in January 1924, he was promoted to yokozuna. He was to win eight more championships during his yokozuna career, including three in a row in 1927. He was much stronger than his competition and had no serious rivals. As a result, turnout at tournaments tended to be quite poor.[1] His last title came in March 1930. He fought his last bouts in May of that year and officially retired in October. His retirement came very suddenly, as he was at the height of his powers, and it left Miyagiyama as the only yokozuna.[1]

Retirement

Tsunenohana performs his kanreki dohyō-iri in 1956.

After retiring from active competition in 1930 he became the head of the Dewanoumi stable, initially on an acting basis only, and was known as Fukushima Oyakata. In 1949 he became the official head coach and the seventh Dewanoumi Oyakata. From 1944 to 1957 was also the chairman of the Sumo Association. During his tenure as chairman, in 1956, he performed his kanreki dohyō-iri or '60th year ring entrance ceremony' to commemorate his years as yokozuna. Later on in his tenure, he began to be blamed for the Sumo Association's problems and attempted to commit suicide by a sword and gas in May 1957. He was rescued, but retired as chairman.[2] He remained the head of Dewanoumi stable until his death in November 1960 at the age of 64.

Top Division Record

In 1927 Tokyo and Osaka sumo merged and four tournaments a year in Tokyo and other locations began to be held.

Tsunenohana[3]
-	Spring Haru basho, varied	Summer Natsu basho, varied
1917	x	West Maegashira #12 6–3 1h
1918	East Maegashira #4 5–4–1	East Maegashira #1 8–1–1
1919	East Sekiwake 6–3–1	East Sekiwake 7–2 1h
1920	East Sekiwake 6–1–1 1d 1h	Sat out
1921	West Ōzeki 9–1	East Ōzeki 10–0
1922	East Ōzeki 7–2 1h	West Ōzeki 5–4 1d
1923	East Ōzeki 4–4 2d	West Ōzeki 9–0 1d 1h
1924	West Ōzeki 8–2	East Yokozuna 5–2–1 2d 1h
1925	East Yokozuna 0–2–9	West Yokozuna 3–1–6 1d
1926	West Yokozuna 11–0	Sat out
Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

-	Spring Haru basho, Tokyo	March Sangatsu basho, varied	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	October Jūgatsu basho, varied
1927	West Yokozuna 7–4	West Yokozuna 10–1	West Yokozuna 10–1	East Yokozuna 10–1
1928	Sat out	West Yokozuna 10–1	West Yokozuna 11–0	West Yokozuna 9–2
1929	East Yokozuna 4–4–3	Sat out	East Yokozuna 10–1	East Yokozuna 8–3
1930	East Yokozuna 8–3	East Yokozuna 10–1	East Yokozuna 5–4	West Yokozuna Retired 0–0–0
Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Key:d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

References

Newton, Clyde (1994). Dynamic Sumo. Kodansha. p. 124. ISBN 4-7700-1802-9.
"The Gallery – Rijicho of the Kyokai". The Oyakata Gallery. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
"Tsunenohana Kanichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

External links

Japan Sumo Association profile

Preceded by Nishinoumi Kajirō III	31st Yokozuna 1924–1930	Succeeded by Tamanishiki San'emon
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once

Sporting positions
Preceded by Isamu Takeshita	Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association 1944–1957	Succeeded by Futabayama Sadaji

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[Newton-1] Newton, Clyde (1994). Dynamic Sumo. Kodansha. p. 124. ISBN 4-7700-1802-9.

[2] "The Gallery – Rijicho of the Kyokai". The Oyakata Gallery. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

[3] "Tsunenohana Kanichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-09-27.