Jiro - 次郎 (born January 19, 1960) is a former Japanese professional sumo usher from Narashino, Chiba. He was recruited and debuted in the March 1978 tournament and belonged to Kasugano stable. He reached the Makuuchi rank in January 2001 and the sanyaku rank in September 2002. He was promoted to the chief rank in January 2024 and retired in January 2025.
Career[]
- March 1978 - Had his ring debut under Mihogaseki stable
- January 1995 - Promoted to Juryo yobidashi
- January 2001 - Promoted to Makuuchi yobidashi. He was overtaken by Katsuyuki in seniority in the September 1999 tournament, but has since surpassed him again
- September 2002 - Promoted to Sanyaku yobidashi
- November 2013 - Transferred to Kasugano stable due to the closure of Mihogaseki stable
- January 2024 - Promoted to Tate-yobidashi
- January 2025 - Retired after this tournament
Gallery[]
Jiro prepares to play yagura-daiko (c. 1985)
Jiro as a Juryo-kaku yobidashi (c. 1999)
Jiro demonstrates taiko drumming at a regional tour (c. 2009)
Jiro carries out the dohyo building, his expertise (c. 2013)
Jiro accompanies Kisenosato's dohyo-iri (c. 2017)
Jiro calls the wrestlers for the musubi-no-ichiban (c. 2025)
Jiro announces his retirement (c. 2025)