Kimenzan Tanigorō

Sumo wrestler

鬼面山谷五郎 · 기멘잔 다니고로

Born

1826, Yōrō-chō

Died

7 September 1871

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山 谷五郎; 1826? – September 7, 1871) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th yokozuna and the first to be promoted during the Meiji era.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6410061 (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.