常陸ひたち梅うめ時じ代だい

noun

Hitachi-Ume era (sumo)

Sumo history term for the early 1900s period dominated by grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II. Used in sumo commentary and historical writing.

• 常陸ひたち梅うめ時じ代だいは、相撲すもう史しの中なかでも特とくに人にん気きが高たかかった時じ期きの一ひとつだ。

  The Hitachi-Ume era is one of the most popular periods in sumo history.