Miyagiyama Fukumatsu

宮城山 福松 Miyagiyama Fukumatsu
Personal information
Born	Fukumatsu Sato February 27, 1895(1895-02-27) Iwate, Japan
Died	November 19, 1943(1943-11-19) (aged 48)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	113 kg (250 lb)
Career
Heya	Takadagawa
Record	90-69-38-1draw (Makuuchi)
Debut	June 1910
Highest rank	Yokozuna　(February, 1922)
Retired	January 1931
Yūshō	2 (Makuuchi) 4 (Makuuchi in Osaka)
* Career information is correct as of October 2007.

Miyagiyama Fukumatsu (宮城山 福松, February 27, 1895 – November 19, 1943) was a sumo wrestler from Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 29th Yokozuna. He was the last yokozuna in Osaka sumo.

Career

In the fall of 1909, he joined Dewanoumi stable. He made his professional debut in June 1910. However, he was punched by Kyushuzan Juro and escaped from Tokyo sumo in May 1912. He didn't abandon the idea of becoming a wrestler and moved to Osaka sumo.

He reached the top makuuchi division in 1916 and he was promoted to Ozeki after only 2 tournaments. In January 1920, he won his first championship with a 8-1-1draw record. In March 1921, he fought against wrestlers in Tokyo sumo and defeated sekiwake Genjiyama, ozeki Tsunenohana, yokozuna Onishiki and Kyushuzan. He compromised with Kyushuzan.

In June 1921, he won a championship with a 8-2 record. In January 1922, he won a championship with a perfect 10-0 record. After winning two consecutive championships, he was awarded a yokozuna licence. He was absent from two tournaments in 1923 due to phlegmon on his righthand's middle fingertip. In January 1926, he won a championship with a 9-1 record.

In 1927, Osaka Sumo Association disbanded and its wrestlers returned to Tokyo sumo. At that time, Osaka sumo's level was very low and he was considered not to be strong.^[1] However, he had to save the honor of Osaka sumo as yokozuna. Although his strength had already declined, he fought tooth and nail and won 2 championships after Osaka sumo's disappearance. The first of these, in January 1927, was the first tournament to be held under the auspices of the Dai Nihon Ozumo Kyokai (now the Japan Sumo Association). Considering that he had been retained as a yokozuna simply because there was no precedent for demoting one and to allow Osaka sumo to save face, it was regarded as a sensational result.^[1]

After his retirement, he became the 6th head coach of Shibatayama stable. The stable was closed after his death. Afterward, the 62nd yokozuna Onokuni became the 12th holder of Shibatayama name and he opened the modern Shibatayama stable.

Record in Osaka sumo

*1-2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic
*Championships from Osaka sumo were unofficial

	First	Second
1916	x	East maegashira 7 (8-1-1hold)
1917	East Sekiwake (8-1-1hold)	West Ōzeki (8-1-1hold)
1918	Sat out	West Ōzeki (8-2)
1919	East Ōzeki (6-3-1hold)	East Ōzeki (7-2-1)
1920	East Ōzeki (8-1-1draw)	West Ōzeki (6-3-1draw)
1921	West Ōzeki (2-4-3-1draw)	West Ōzeki (8-2)
1922	East Ōzeki (10-0)	East Yokozuna (7-1-2draws)
1923	Sat out	Sat out
1924	East Yokozuna (2-0-8)	Sat out
1925	East Yokozuna (4-2-3-1draw)	East Yokozuna (1-0-9)
1926	East Yokozuna (9-1)	no tournament held

• The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
• A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament

Green Box=Tournament Championship

Top division record

	January	March	May	October
1927	East Yokozuna (10-1)	East Yokozuna (7-3-1draw)	East Yokozuna (3-3-5)	West Yokozuna (4-7)
1928	West Yokozuna (7-4)	East Yokozuna (7-4)	East Yokozuna (7-4)	East Yokozuna (9-2)
1929	West Yokozuna (1-4-6)	West Yokozuna (2-3-6)	West Yokozuna (3-3-5)	West Yokozuna (8-3)
1930	West Yokozuna (6-5)	West Yokozuna (4-7)	West Yokozuna (6-5)	West Yokozuna (1-6-4)
1931	East Yokozuna (5-6)	retired	x	x

• The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament^[2]
• A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)

Green Box=Tournament Championship

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo tournament winners
• List of Yokozuna

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Newton, Clyde (1994). Dynamic Sumo. Kodansha. pp. 58. ISBN 4-7700-1802-9. 
2. ^ "Miyagiyama Fukumatsu Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. http://sumodb.sumogames.com/Rikishi.aspx?r=3722. Retrieved 2007-10-09. 

External links

• Japan Sumo Association profile
• (Japanese)complete win-loss record including Osaka sumo

previous: Ōnishiki Daigorō	29th Yokozuna 1922 - 1931	next: Nishinoumi Kajirō III
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title

Persondata
Name	Sato, Fukumatsu
Alternative names	Miyagiyama, Fukumatsu
Short description	Sumo wrestler
Date of birth	February 27, 1895
Place of birth	Iwate, Japan
Date of death	November 19, 1943
Place of death