Ayagawa came from Tochigi prefecture and was promoted to ōzeki in 1717.
[1] He was a famous sumo wrestler in Edo, Osaka and Kyoto.
The 17th Oikaze of the Yoshida family, allowed Ayagawa to be his pupil.
He was of legendary size, perhaps 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall and 150 kg (330 lb) in weight.
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