Ryōgoku Yūjirō

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Ryogoku Yujiro (両國勇治郎, March 18, 1892 - August 10, 1960) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake. He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1914 and won the championship with a 9-0-1 record.^[1] He is the only wrestler since 1909 to win the top division championship at his first attempt. He retired in January 1924. After retirement, he worked under the name Takekuma in the Dewanoumi ichimon, and recruited Musashiyama. However, he later left the Dewanoumi ichimon and established Takekuma stable.