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There are 44 stables, all of which are located in the Greater Tokyo Region, especially in Tokyo's Ryogoku district. The governing body of professional sumo is the Japan Sumo Association. Six tournaments are held every year: three in Tokyo (January, May and September) and one each in Osaka (March), Nagoya (July) and Fukuoka (November).
Otowayama stable (音羽山部屋, Otowayama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon, or group of stables. It was formed by the 71st Yokozuna Kakuryū in December 2023 after he became independent from Michinoku stable. As of September 2024, the stable has 6 wrestlers.
The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, [2] but the current incarnation dates from 1915. In the 1930s, led by former komusubi Midorishima (1878-1952), the stable produced the 35th yokozuna Futabayama, the 36th yokozuna Haguroyama and ōzeki Nayoroiwa, [2] and ended the Dewanoumi stable's long period of dominance in sumo.
Nishonoseki stable (二所ノ関部屋, Nishonoseki-beya) (1911–2013) was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it.It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in 1935 by the 32nd yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active.
The stable was established by former maegashira Takasago Uragorō as Takasago Kaisei-Gumi (高砂改正組) in 1873 and joined the Tokyo Sumo Association in 1878. Takasago stable has produced many successful wrestlers, including seven yokozuna and the first non-Japanese ōzeki, American Konishiki, as well as the 33rd Kimura Shōnosuke, the tate-gyōji or chief referee.
In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōnomatsu and Magaki stables, were ejected from the Nishonoseki ichimon after Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The ejected stables formed their own group, which gained ichimon status in 2014.
Dewanoumi stable (出羽海部屋, Dewanoumi-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former maegashira Oginohana. As of January 2023 it had 19 wrestlers.
Ōnomatsu stable (阿武松部屋, Ōnomatsu-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. As of January 2023, the stable had 13 wrestlers.