栃とち若わか

noun

Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I; the Tochi-Waka era

Sumo term referring to the two dominant yokozuna of the 1950s, Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I, or the period they defined. Often used in the compound 栃若時代.

See also: 栃若時代

• 栃とち若わか時じ代だいは相撲すもうの黄おう金ごん期きと言いわれている。

  The Tochi-Waka era is said to be a golden age of sumo.