北きた玉たま

noun

Kitatama era

Sumo term for the period around the late 1960s to early 1970s when grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi were both active. Often used in the phrase 北玉時代.

See also: 北玉時代

• 北きた玉たま時じ代だいは大おお相撲ずもうの一ひとつの黄おう金ごん期きだった。

  The Kitatama era was one of the golden ages of professional sumo.