Kaigatake Ryuemon

Japanese sumo wrestler

階ヶ嶽龍右エ門

Born

1817

Died

6 December 1868

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Kaigatake Ryūemon (Japanese: 階ヶ嶽 龍右エ門; born Iwajirō Takabatake (高畠 岩次郎, Takabatake Iwajirō), 1817 – October 23, 1868) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tonami District, Etchū Province (now Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture). His highest rank was ōzeki. He was the second wrestler from Toyama prefecture, since Tsurugizan, to be promoted to this rank and the last title-holder until Umegatani II's promotion in 1900, 44 years later.

External links

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Facts from Wikidata Q11658925 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.