Re: Hokkaido rikishi

[abe@kaleida.com (Masumi Abe)]

>Hokkaido produced many many great rikishi in Showa Era, such as:
>
>Yokozuna: Yoshibayama, Chiyonoyama, (Wakanohana-I), Taiho, Kitanofuji,
>Kitanoumi, Chiyonofuji, Hokutoumi
>Ozeki: Nayoroiwa, Kitabayama, (Takanohana-I), Daiju, Hokutenyu
>
>Probably I missed some of the great rikishi from Hokkaido, here. 
>
As I predicted, I missed at least one great ozeki in my previous list. His
nickname was "suppon", a soft-shelled turtle which is famous for the way
they stick to an animal and hard to shake off.

He is currently Ohshima-oyakata, the owner of heya which Kyokudozan and
Kyokugozan belong to. He is Moto-Ozeki Asahikuni. He was small but strong.
In a sense, similar type of sumo with Chiyonofuji.

-Masumi

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