Hakkaku (toshiyori)

Hakkaku (toshiyori)

Hakkaku (Japanese: 八角) is a toshiyori (an elder of the Japan Sumo Association). The name is currently held by former yokozuna Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi. He is correctly addressed as "Hakkaku-oyakata".

Holders

*Stable owners in bold.

Related links

*Hakkaku stable

External links

* [http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~sumo/profile/1/01406.htm#82 list of Hakkaku holders (Japanese)]


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