Minanogawa Tōzō

Minanogawa Tōzō
男女ノ川 登三
Personal information
BornSakata Tomojiro
(1903-09-17)September 17, 1903
Ibaraki, Japan
DiedJanuary 20, 1971(1971-01-20) (aged 67)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight146 kg (322 lb)
Career
StableTakasago, Sadogatake
Record294-155-34-1draw
DebutJanuary 1924
Highest rankYokozuna (January 1936)
RetiredJanuary 1942
Elder nameMinanogawa
Championships2 (Makuuchi)
1 (Sandanme)
Gold Stars2 (Tsunenohana, Tamanishiki)

Last updated: June 2020

Minanogawa Tōzō (Japanese: 男女ノ川 登三; September 17, 1903 – January 20, 1971), also known as Asashio Kyojiro (朝潮 供次郎), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsukuba, Ibaraki. He was the sport's 34th yokozuna.