Ajigawa (toshiyori)
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Ajigawa is a toshiyori
(an elder of the Japan Sumo Association
). The name is now owned by Aminishiki, who is still an active rikishi. It is being borrowed by former maegashira Kōbō
, who retired in December 2007. He is correctly addressed as Ajigawa-oyakata.
Toshiyori
A toshiyori is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Association. Also known as oyakata, former wrestlers who reached a sufficiently high rank are the only people eligible...
(an elder of the Japan Sumo Association
Japan Sumo Association
The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run...
). The name is now owned by Aminishiki, who is still an active rikishi. It is being borrowed by former maegashira Kōbō
Kobo
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, who retired in December 2007. He is correctly addressed as Ajigawa-oyakata.
Holders
- Stable owners in bold.
| Generation | Name at retirement | Highest rank | Stable | Period | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tomoegata Seiichi | komusubi | Takashima-Tomozuna | 1943.1-1951.5 | became 9th Takashima-oyakata |
| 2nd | Ichinishiki Shūnosuke | jūryō 7 | Takashima | 1953.5-1976.3 | became 9th Tomozuna-oyakata |
| 3rd | Mutsuarashi Yukio | sekiwake | Miyagino | 1976.3-1993.4 (retired) | |
| 4th | Asahifuji Seiya Asahifuji Seiya is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He joined professional sumo in 1981, reaching the top makuuchi division just two years later. He reached the second highest rank of ozeki in 1987 and became the 63rd Yokozuna in the history of the sport in 1990 at the age of 30... |
yokozuna | Ōshima | 1993.4-2007.11 | became 9th Isegahama-oyakata |
| 5th | Kōbō Kenichi Kobo Kenichi Kōbō Kenichi is a former sumo wrestler from Kumage, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9.-Career:Kōbō made his professional debut in March 1989 at the age of 15... |
maegashira | Miyagino | 2007.11- | |