Tochigiyama Moriya

Japanese: 栃木山守也 - とちぎやまもりや
Tochigiyama Moriya

The 27th Yokozuna. A disciple of Yokozuna Hitachiyama (later Dewanoumi). Born in what is now Fujioka-cho, Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture, he entered the sumo world at the age of 18. In 1916 (Taisho 5), he achieved the feat of preventing Tachiyama's 57 consecutive wins, and in January 1918, after two tournaments as an ozeki, he was promoted to Yokozuna. He was a master of the hasu-oshi technique, won nine tournaments (five in a row), was 1.72 meters tall and weighed 105 kilograms. He retired in 1925 and took the name of Toshiyori Kasugano. He trained Kashima Hiroshi, Shintozan, Sagamigawa, Tochinishiki, and Tochinoumi (1938-2021), and contributed to the rise of sumo as a supervisor of the Sumo Association. Posthumously, he became the first former sumo wrestler to be awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class.

[Masao Ikeda]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

第27代横綱。横綱常陸山(ひたちやま)(後の出羽海(でわのうみ))の門下。現在の栃木県栃木市藤岡町地区に生まれ、18歳で相撲(すもう)界に入門。1916年(大正5)には太刀山(たちやま)の57連勝を阻む快挙を成し遂げ、1918年1月、大関二場所のあと横綱に昇進した。筈(はず)押しの名人で、優勝9回(連続5回)、身長1.72メートル、体重105キログラム。1925年に引退して年寄春日野(かすがの)を襲名。鹿島洋(かしまなだ)、神東山、相模(さがみ)川、栃錦(とちにしき)、栃ノ海(1938―2021)らを養成し、相撲協会取締として相撲興隆に貢献した。死後、元力士として初の勲四等瑞宝章(ずいほうしょう)を贈られた。

[池田雅雄]

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