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The following is an alphabetical list of heya or training stables in professional sumo.All belong to one of five groups, called ichimon.These groups, led by the stable by which each group is named, are in order of size: Dewanoumi ichimon, Nishonoseki ichimon, Tokitsukaze ichimon, Takasago ichimon and Isegahama ichimon.
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.
Nearly all of the sumo stables founded by the Edo-based sumo association were founded between 1751 and 1781. [1] During this same period, Edo established itself as a major sumo sports center, and it was common wrestlers from other major metropolises (such as Kyoto and Osaka) to emigrate and train with the heya of the Edo-based sumo association ...
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.
Entrance to Dewanoumi stable. 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.
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 .
Hidenoyama stable (秀ノ山部屋, Hidenoyama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki ichimon, or group of stables. It was formed by former ōzeki Kotoshōgiku in October 2024 after he became independent from Sadogatake stable .
Sadogatake stable (佐渡ヶ嶽部屋, Sadogatake-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form, it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running