Onogawa Kisaburō

Sumo wrestler

小野川喜三郎 · 오노가와 기사부로

Born

1 January 1758, Shiga Prefecture

Died

30 April 1806

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Onogawa Kisaburō (Japanese: 小野川喜三郎; 1758 – April 30, 1806) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Ōtsu, Ōmi Province (now Shiga Prefecture). He was the sport's 5th yokozuna. Along with Tanikaze, Onogawa was the first to be given a yokozuna licence during his lifetime. He is described as a leading figure of sumo during the Kansei era.

External links

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• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2024560 (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.