若瀬川 · Maegashira · Araiso stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Araiso stable |
| From | Hyogo-ken, Amagasaki-shi |
| Born | 1920-02-20 |
| Height | 176 cm |
| Weight | 110 kg |
| First tournament | January 1935 |
| Retired | 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 若瀬川. Taken character by character:
| 若 | young |
| 川 | river |
⚠️The character 瀬 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Wakasegawa Taiji has fought 77 recorded bouts, winning 36 and losing 41 — a winning rate of 46.8%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 10 | 27.8% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 5 | 13.9% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 4 | 11.1% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 4 | 11.1% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 3 | 8.3% |
| Twisting underarm throw | 下手捻り | 3 | 8.3% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 2 | 5.6% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 1 | 2.8% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwakaze Kakutaro | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Tokitsuyama Jinichi | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Futatsuryu Tokuyoshi | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Yoshakayama# Tsunenori | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shimizugawa Akio | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ouchiyama Heikichi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wakanoumi Masateru | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Shionishiki Yoshiaki | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1959 | Maegashira 3 East | 0–2–13 |
| November 1958 | Maegashira 6 East | 9–6 |
| September 1958 | Maegashira 10 East | 9–6 |
| July 1958 | Maegashira 11 West | 8–7 |
| May 1958 | Maegashira 10 West | 7–8 |
| March 1958 | Maegashira 3 West | 3–12 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Wakasegawa Taiji: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.