In 1995, yokozuna Takanohana finished first place, while fellow yokozuna Akebono ranked second. The third-ranked sumo wrestler was ōzeki Wakanohana, who took the championship title at the November Kyūshū Basho after winning in a playoff against his brother Takanohana, the first tournament bout between brothers in the history of sumo.
The followings are the events in professional sumo during 1995.
Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8–22 January 1995 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest13-2-0Takanohana*YAkebono12-3-011-4-0TakanonamiOMusashimaru13-2-012-3-0WakanohanaOø8-7-0KaiōSøKotonishiki4-5-611-4-0AkinoshimaKøMusōyama4-3-85-10-0KotonowakaM1Takatōriki7-8-04-11-0TochinowakaM2Terao5-10-04-11-0HamanoshimaM3Mainoumi4-11-05-10-0KenkōM4Kushimaumi3-12-05-10-0KotoinazumaM5Tomonohana6-9-02-13-0DaizenM6Kirishima4-11-09-6-0NaminohanaM7Kitakachidoki7-8-08-7-0MisugisatoM8Konishiki8-7-07-8-0KasugafujiM9Kotobeppu9-6-08-7-0DaishiM10Asanowaka9-6-07-8-0M11Daishōhō11-4-08-7-0KyokudōzanM12Oginishiki9-6-07-8-0MitoizumiM13Higonoumi8-7-08-7-0MinatofujiM14Tokitsunada7-8-08-7-0WakashoyoM15Takamisugi8-7-05-10-0KotogaumeM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner*Won Playoff
Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12–26 March 1995 Haru basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest13-2-0TakanohanaYAkebono14-1-012-3-0MusashimaruOWakanohana12-3-09-6-0TakanonamiOø8-7-0KaiōSAkinoshima11-4-06-9-0NaminohanaKDaishōhō5-10-03-12-0KotobeppuM1Misugisato5-10-08-7-0TakatōrikiM2Asanowaka6-9-05-10-0KonishikiM3øKotonishiki0-0-157-8-0KotonowakaM4øMusōyama0-0-153-12-0DaishiM5Oginishiki3-12-08-7-0TeraoM6Tochinowaka6-9-05-10-0TomonohanaM7Kenkō10-5-06-9-0HamanoshimaM8Kyokudōzan6-9-06-9-0MainoumiM9Kotoinazuma6-9-07-8-0KitakachidokiM10Higonoumi10-5-08-7-0MinatofujiM11Kasugafuji7-8-04-11-0KushimaumiM12Wakashoyo9-6-08-7-0KirishimaM138-7-010-5-0TakamisugiM14Daizen6-9-08-7-0AsahiyutakaM15Mitoizumi9-6-08-7-0AsanoshoM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Natsu basho Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7–21 May 1995 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest13-2-0AkebonoYTakanohana14-1-012-3-0MusashimaruOWakanohana9-6-06-9-0TakanonamiOø7-8-0AkinoshimaSKaiō9-6-05-10-0TakatōrikiKKenkō5-10-05-10-0TeraoM1øHigonoumi6-7-26-9-0NaminohanaM2Takamisugi4-11-05-10-0DaishōhōM3Kotonishiki8-7-03-12-0WakashoyoM4Musōyama11-4-09-6-0KotonowakaM5Asanowaka5-10-08-7-0MisugisatoM6Minatofuji6-9-05-10-0MitoizumiM7Konishiki5-10-06-9-0KirishimaM8Tochinowaka8-7-07-8-0M9Kotobeppu8-7-06-9-0AsahiyutakaM10Hamanoshima7-8-08-7-0AsanoshoM11Kyokudōzan8-7-09-6-0KitakachidokiM12Mainoumi9-6-09-6-0TokitsunadaM13Tomonohana7-8-09-6-0KotoinazumaM14Kasugafuji8-7-08-7-0DaishiM15Oginishiki8-7-07-8-0ShikishimaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 2–16 July 1995 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest13-2-0TakanohanaYAkebono11-4-012-3-0MusashimaruOWakanohana11-4-09-6-0TakanonamiOø9-6-0KaiōSMusōyama10-5-01-2-12øAkinoshimaKKotonowaka9-6-08-7-0KotonishikiM1Misugisato5-10-03-12-0TochinowakaM2Kotobeppu4-11-00-0-15øHigonoumiM3Takatōriki9-6-011-4-0KenkōM4Naminohana4-11-04-11-0KitakachidokiM5Terao5-10-05-10-0MainoumiM6Tokitsunada3-12-06-9-0DaishōhōM7Tosanoumi7-8-05-10-0AsanoshoM8Kyokudōzan5-10-06-9-0TakamisugiM9Kotoinazuma8-7-08-7-0MinatofujiM10Asanowaka8-7-06-0-0M11Kasugafuji7-8-08-7-0KirishimaM12Hamanoshima9-6-08-7-0MitoizumiM13Konishiki9-6-08-7-0DaishiM14Oginishiki9-6-011-4-0WakashoyoM15Asahiyutaka9-6-00-0-15øTomonohanaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Aki basho Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10–24 September 1995 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest15-0-0TakanohanaYAkebono12-3-010-5-0MusashimaruOWakanohana10-5-08-7-0TakanonamiOø8-7-0MusōyamaSKaiō11-4-04-11-0KotonowakaKKenkō6-9-0øKKotonishiki10-5-08-7-0TakatōrikiM1Kotoinazuma9-6-05-10-0MinatofujiM2Hamanoshima3-12-04-11-0HigonoumiM3Asanowaka4-11-07-8-0WakashoyoM4Misugisato6-9-05-10-0KonishikiM5Kirishima4-11-05-10-0OginishikiM6Kotobeppu6-9-07-8-0AsahiyutakaM7øAkinoshima0-0-1511-4-0TosanoumiM8Tochinowaka8-7-08-7-0MitoizumiM9Terao8-7-08-7-0DaishiM10Daishōhō6-9-08-7-0NaminohanaM11Mainoumi8-7-08-7-0KitakachidokiM12Takamisugi2-13-08-7-0AsanoshoM13Kasugafuji8-7-09-6-0KyokudōzanM148-7-06-9-0TokitsunadaM15Tomonohana9-6-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner
Kyushu basho Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 9–23 November 1995 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest12-3-0TakanohanaYøAkebono7-3-510-5-0MusashimaruOWakanohana*12-3-09-6-0TakanonamiOø9-6-0KaiōSMusōyama7-8-0øSKotonishiki8-7-06-9-0KotoinazumaKTakatōriki7-8-05-10-0KenkōM1Tosanoumi9-6-05-10-0TochinowakaM2Mitoizumi8-7-05-10-0TeraoM3Kotonowaka8-7-03-12-0DaishiM4øWakashoyo5-9-16-9-0NaminohanaM5Minatofuji8-7-09-6-0MisugisatoM6Mainoumi4-11-04-11-0KyokudōzanM7Akinoshima8-7-08-7-0AsahiyutakaM8Higonoumi6-9-08-7-0KotobeppuM9Asanowaka7-8-08-7-0KitakachidokiM10Konishiki8-7-07-8-0TomonohanaM11Hamanoshima8-7-09-6-0AsanoshoM12Kasugafuji8-7-08-7-0OginishikiM133-12-08-7-0KirishimaM14Daishōhō10-5-09-6-0OginohanaM15Aogiyama9-6-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner*Won Playoff
News
January In his debut tournament as a yokozuna, Takanohana wins his eighth makuuchi division championship in a playoff with ozeki Musashimaru after both finish on 13–2. Kaio wins the Outstanding Performance prize in his sekiwake debut. The Fighting Spirit prize is shared between Akinoshima and Daishoho. Asahiyutaka wins the juryo title after a playoff with Tosanoumi, and Kyokushuzan wins the makushita championship.
March Takanohana's yokozuna rival Akebono responds by winning his eighth championship, defeating him on the final day to finish on 14–1. Veteran Terao wins the Outstanding Performance prize. Akinoshima scores 11–4 in his second successive tournament and wins his second Fighting Spirit Award in a row. Former maegashira Kototsubaki retires. Tokitsunada wins the juryo championship with a 10–5 record after a playoff with Shikishima.
May Once again Akebono and Takanohana meet in a yusho deciding match. This time Takanohana wins to finish on 14–1. Musashimaru is third on 12–3, and Musoyama wins Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit prizes after a fine 11–4 record. Tosanoumi wins the juryo championship.
July Takanohana wins his tenth championship with a 13–2 record, one ahead of Musashimaru. It is the fifth tournament in a row that Musashimaru has won twelve bouts or better. Kenko scores 11–4 and wins the Outstanding Performance prize, shared with Kotonishiki. Musoyama wins the Technique Prize; it is the first time in a year that this prize has been awarded. Kotonowaka gets the Fighting Spirit Award. Tosanoumi makes his top division debut halfway up the maegashira ranks at #7, and fights an ozeki and a yokozuna in his first two bouts. He finishes on 7–8. The juryo championship is won by Kyokushuzan. Chiyotaikai comes through with a winning record in his juryo debut. The Hawaiian wrestler Daiki (Percy Kipapa) wins the makushita championship with a perfect 7–0 record, ensuring his promotion to the sekitori ranks. The sandanme championship is won by Shiga (the future ozeki Tochiazuma). It is his third consecutive yusho and he is unbeaten in 25 bouts since his professional debut.
September Takanohana wins his fourth yusho of the year, with a perfect 15–0 score. Akebono is runner-up, three wins behind. Kotonishiki wins the Technique prize, and Kaio the Outstanding Performance Award. Kotoinazuma scores 9–6 and wins the Fighting Spirit prize, earning promotion to the sanyaku ranks for the first time at the age of 33. His award is shared with Tosanoumi. Wakanojo wins the juryo title in his debut with a 12–3 record, three wins ahead of anyone else. Shiga's winning streak is stopped at 26, and he finishes with a 3–4 losing score in his debut in the makushita division. Former sekiwake Kotofuji, surprise winner of the July 1991 tournament, announces his retirement.
November Ozeki Wakanohana wins his second career championship, defeating his brother Takanohana in a historic playoff after both men finish on 12–3. It is the first time the brothers have met in competition. Akebono pulls out midway through due to injury. Tosanoumi wins two special prizes for Technique and Outstanding Performance. Minatofuji wins the Fighting Spirit prize, shared with Kaio. Former maegashira Wakanoyama wins the juryo championship with an 11–4 score after a playoff with Daihisho. One win behind on 10–5 are Tamakasuga, who is promoted to makuuchi, and Hawaiian wrestler Sunahama (William Taylor Hopkins), in his juryo debut. Four former top division wrestlers announce their retirements: Takamisugi, Daishoyama, Kirinishiki and Komafudō.
Deaths 26 January: Former sekiwake Kurama, also former Shikoroyama Oyakata, aged 42. 31 March: Former maegashira Wakanoumi, also former Otake Oyakata aged 50. 4 June: Former maegashira Hideminato, aged 69. 20 July: Former maegashira Fukunoumi, also former Kitajin, Urakaze, Kiriyama, Hakkaku and Nakagawa Oyakata, aged 65. 16 Sept: Former maegashira Fukunosato, aged 71. 3 Oct: Former komusubi Kuninobori, also former Sanoyama Oyakata, aged 70.
See also Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo List of yokozuna
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