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Ōnishiki Uichirō (大錦 卯一郎, November 25, 1891 – May 13, 1941) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th ''yokozuna''. On November 2, 1922, he became the first ''yokozuna'' to perform the ''yokozuna dohyō-iri'' at the Meiji Shrine. ==Biography== He was born Uichiro Hosokawa, in Osaka on November 25, 1891. He trained under former ''yokozuna'' Hitachiyama Taniemon, joining his Dewanoumi stable.〔(Journal of Combative Sport: Sumo by Tittle )〕 He was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 1915. After finishing the May 1915 tournament with a 9-1 record at the ''komusubi'' rank, he was promoted to ''ōzeki''. He won his first ''yūshō'' or championship with a perfect 10-0 record in the January 1917 tournament and was promoted to ''yokozuna''. He reached the top ''yokozuna'' rank after only five tournaments, which is the all-time record. He lost only 16 bouts in his entire career. He won five top division tournament championships and was runner-up in four others. He was very smart in comparison with most sumo wrestlers of his era, and so he was very strong and recorded the high winning percentage of 88.1. He also recorded only three draws. However, his career suddenly ended. In January 1923, sumo wrestlers went on strike against the Tokyo Sumo Association. The walkout is called ''Mikawajima-Incident'' (三河島事件, Mikawajima-Jiken). Ōnishiki attempted to mediate, but failed. After police intervention, the striking wrestlers achieved their demands of better retirement pay. Because he felt responsibility for the incident, he retired from being an active sumo wrestler and left the sumo world. He was critical about tradition in the sumo world. After his retirement, he entered Waseda University. After the graduation, he worked at the ''Hochi Shimbun'' as a sumo essayist. He died on May 13, 1941. 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「Ōnishiki Uichirō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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