Tsurugizan Taniemon (劔山 谷右エ門, January 20, 1852 – November 21, 1910) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kamojima, Oe District (now Awa, Tokushima Prefecture).
[1] Tsurugizan began his wrestling career by joining the Osaka-based sumo association thanks to a wrestler named Tsurugahama, a relation of his father.
There, he joined Inagawa stable and started to wrestle in 1875 under the shikona, or ring name, Kyōya (響矢).
[3] He retired in June 1892 and became an elder in the Sumo Association under the name Musashigawa, notably serving as a shimpan.
Key: d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り); nr=no result recorded Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi *Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above championships that are labelled "unofficial" are historically conferred.