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Sakaigawa Namiemon

Japanese rikishi
Sakaigawa Namiemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Katsushika District, Shimōsa Province. He was the sport's 14th yokozuna. Nicknamed "Tanikaze of the Meiji era", he's the only officially recognized yokozuna of the "yokozuna abuse... Wikipedia
Born: May 28, 1841, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Died: September 16, 1887 (age 46 years)
Makuuchi rank: yokozuna
Stable: Sakaigawa-beya Sumo Stable (until 1881)
Weight: 282 lbs
Retired: January 1881
Career end: January 1881