Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1750)

Tanikaze Kajinosuke

Japanese sumo wrestler (1750–1795)

Tanikaze Kajinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from the Edo period. Officially recognized as the fourth yokozuna, he was however effectively the first, as he was the first to be awarded the title during his lifetime. He achieved great fame and, though championships from this…