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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.
Following the May 2024 grand sumo tournament, the Japan Sumo Association approved the request of Nakamura to split from Nishonoseki to create his own stable. The new Nakamura stable opened the following month with 8 wrestlers on the former site of Michinoku stable , which had closed earlier in the year. [ 4 ]
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 ...
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.
The Oitekaze stable (追手風部屋, Oitekaze-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation on 1 October 1998 by former maegashira Daishōyama, who is the stable's current head coach.
The name of Isenoumi stable relates to one of the oldest elder names in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. [1] The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of the first stable to be named Isenoumi. Its current incarnation, however, dates from 1949.
Onoe stable (Japanese: 尾上部屋, Hepburn: Onoe-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It is situated in Tokyo's Ōta ward . [ 1 ] It was established in August 2006 by former komusubi Hamanoshima , who branched off from Mihogaseki stable and took several of its leading wrestlers with him.
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.