Tsushimanada Yakichi

Yakichi Kawakami began his career at the age of 22, when he was discharged from the army under the recommandation of his officer, who saw his potential to become a sumo wrestler. Yakichi chose Tsushimanada as a shikona to pay homage to his home island. In 1908, as he entered the Dewanoumi stable, he became the protege of yokozuna Hitachiyama. His first tournament was delayed until 1910 as he suffered from thiamine deficiency. At the age of 25, he was promoted from makushita to jūryō. In 1915, he entered the top division, where he was the tallest wrestler at the time. During his makuuchi years, he disclocated his shoulder after a bout against yokozuna Ōtori. He was however promoted to ozeki the following tournament, at the age of 31. However, he did not kept his rank after he injured his left arm during training. He retired in 1922, at the age of 34, and did not remained in his stable as an elder.
Upon coming back to Tsushima, he became the mayor of his village.[2]

In 2017, Sakaigawa stable wrestler Masamitsu Umeno, whose father is from Tsushima, took the Tsushimanada shikona, being himslef from Nagasaki.[3]

In 2018, his 1919 kesho-mawashi was retrieved in the Nagasaki Prefectural Tsushima High School as part of the city's survey of cultural assets. The kesho-mawashi was decorated with light blue waves and golden rocky mountains, portraying a classical Tsushima landscape. The lining is decorated with red brocade such as dragons and phoenixes.[2]