Famous People of Japan
Japanese people database × places of origin
K

Kunimiyama Etsukichi

國見山悦吉
Wiki ↗

Kunimiyama Etsukichi (Japanese: 國見山 悦吉; born Etsukichi Matsushita (松下 悦吉, Matsushita Etsukichi), March 28, 1876 – September 25, 1924) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tosa District, Kōchi (now Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture). He reached the rank of ōzeki in May 1905 and was the first wrestler to be promoted at that rank since Yahatayama, 14 years earlier. He was also the last ōzeki from his prefecture until the promotion of Tamanishiki in May 1930, 25 years later.

Source: “Kunimiyama Etsukichi”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt

🌐 Wikipedia in other languages:Japanese (ja) ↗