Nishinoumi Kajirō I

Sumo wrestler

西之海嘉治郎 (初代) · 西ノ海嘉治郎 (初代)

Born

19 February 1855, Kagoshima

Died

30 November 1908

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Nishinoumi Kajirō I (西ノ海 嘉治郎; February 19, 1855 – November 30, 1908) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Sendai, Satsuma Province. He was the sport's 16th yokozuna, and the first to be officially listed as such on the banzuke ranking sheets, an act which strengthened the prestige of yokozuna as the highest level of achievement in professional sumo.

External links

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Facts from Wikidata Q7040676 (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.