oyakata

noun

oyakata

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 親方 (“elder”).

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Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, Sumo, War, Wrestling A retired rikishi who has reached a certain standing and either becomes a shisho or helps train in others' heya.

For a foreigner like Jesse, becoming an oyakata to pave the way to open a heya had its obstacles.1992, Philbert Ono, “A Visit to Azumazeki-beya (Part 1)”, in Eye-Ai, Tokyo: Riverfield, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:

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