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Ryōgoku Yūjirō

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II
両國 勇治郎
Ryogoku Yujiro-Kajinosuke.jpg
Personal information
Born Yujiro Nishimura
(1892-03-18)March 18, 1892
Daisen, Akita, Japan
Died August 10, 1960(1960-08-10) (aged 68)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Career
Stable Dewanoumi
Record 92-72-34-2draws-1hold (makuuchi)
Debut June 1909
Highest rank Sekiwake (June 1915)
Retired January 1924
Championships 1 (Makuuchi)
* Up to date as of June 2008.

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II (両國 勇治郎, March 18, 1892 – August 10, 1960) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake.

He made a debut in June 1909. He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1914 and won the championship with a 9-0-1 record. He is the only wrestler since 1909 to win the top division championship at his first attempt. After the win, he changed his shikona from Ryōgoku Yūjirō to Ryōgoku Kajinosuke. He reached sekiwake rank in January 1915 but was unable to climb any higher and spent most of the rest of his career as a maegashira. He retired in January 1924. After retirement, he worked under the name Takekuma in the Dewanoumi ichimon, and recruited Musashiyama. However, he later left the Dewanoumi ichimon and established Takekuma stable.

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi



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