was a Japanese sumo wrestler, who is formally recognised as the second yokozuna.

Ayagawa came from Tochigi prefecture and was promoted to ōzeki in 1717. According to tradition, he was the strongest wrestler in the Genbun era. He was a famous sumo wrestler in Edo, Osaka and Kyoto. The 17th Oikaze of the Yoshida family, allowed Ayagawa to be his pupil. Very little is known about his sumo career. He was of legendary size, perhaps tall and in weight.

Ayagawa Gorōji

He died on March 14, 1765. His grave can be found in Tochigi.

Ayagawa Gorōji

It was not until over 150 years after his death that he was recognised as the 2nd yokozuna by later yokozuna Jinmaku when he was compiling a formal list for a monument.

Ayagawa Gorōji

His career predates banzuke and tournament records so no record of his rank and bouts exists.

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See also

Glossary of sumo terms

List of past sumo wrestlers

List of yokozuna

1703 births

1765 deaths

Japanese sumo wrestlers

Sumo people from Tochigi Prefecture

Yokozuna

18th-century wrestlers