Daikirin Takayoshi

Daikirin Takayoshi
大麒麟 將能
Daikirin (front right) and his stablemate Taihō (c. 1970)
Personal information
BornMasakatsu Tsutsumi
(1942-06-20)20 June 1942
Saga, Japan
Died4 August 2010(2010-08-04) (aged 68)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight140 kg (309 lb)
Career
StableNishonoseki
Record710–507–69
DebutMay 1958
Highest rankŌzeki (November 1970)
RetiredNovember 1974
Elder nameOshiogawa
Championships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Sandanme)
Special PrizesTechnique (4)
Outstanding Performance (5)
Gold Stars3
Kashiwado (2)
Sadanoyama
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Daikirin Takayoshi (大麒麟 將能) (20 June 1942 – 4 August 2010), born Masakatsu Tsutsumi, was a sumo wrestler from Saga Prefecture, Japan. He began his professional career in 1958 and reached his highest rank of ōzeki twelve years later in 1970. He retired in 1974, and until June 2006 he was an elder of the Sumo Association under the name Oshiogawa.