Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1879)

Shiranui Kōemon

Japanese sumo wrestler

Shiranui Kōemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kikuchi, Higo Province. He was the sport's 11th yokozuna. He gives his name to one of the two styles for the yokozuna's in-ring ceremony, although the question of whether he himself practiced this style is highly…