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Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山 谷五郎, 1826? – September 7, 1871) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th yokozuna. ==Career== Kimenzan was born in Yoru, Gifu Prefecture, Japan and his real name was Shin'ichi Tanaka. He entered sumo in February 1852 in the second highest ''jūryō'' division and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 1857. He was employed by the Tokushima Domain. He was promoted to ''ōzeki'' in November 1865. However, he was unenrolled in the November 1866 ''banzuke''. It was reportedly because he had a quarrel with sumo elders. He was promoted to ''ōzeki'' again in June 1868. He was awarded a ''yokozuna'' license in February 1869. He became a yokozuna at the age of 43, the oldest ever. In the top ''makuuchi'' division, he won 143 bouts and lost 24 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 85.6. He retired as an active wrestler in November 1870, but died in the next year. His grave can be found in Sayama, Saitama. There is a monument to him in Yōrō, Gifu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kimenzan Tanigorō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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