Isenoumi stable
Isenoumi stable (伊勢ノ海部屋, Isenoumi-beya) is a
maegashira Kitakachidoki
. As of January 2023 it had 12 wrestlers.
History
The name of Isenoumi stable relates to one of the oldest
Fujinokawa took charge of the stable.[1]
The retirement of
Bunkyo ward
.
The stable had a policy of not accepting foreign-born wrestlers or ex-university competitors,[3] but the Mongolian Arauma joined in 2020.
In July 2021 it absorbed the small Kagamiyama stable, now down to just two wrestlers, which had originally branched off from it in 1970.[4] In April 2024, the stable also absorbed one wrestler from the former Michinoku stable.[5]
Owners
- 2011–present: 12th Isenoumi Hayato (riji, former maegashira Kitakachidoki)
- 1982-2011: 11th Isenoumi Yukishige (former sekiwake Fujinokawa)
- 1949-1982: 10th Isenoumi Hirotake (former maegashira Kashiwado)
Notable active wrestlers
- komusubi)
Coaches
- Katsunoura Toshiro (riji, former maegashira Kirinishiki)
- Tatekawa Toshio (shunin, former sekiwake Tosanoumi)
- Kabutoyama Tsuyoshi (iin, former maegashira Ōikari)
- Kasugayama Shōta (Ikioi)
- Kagamiyama Shōji (san'yo, former sekiwake Tagaryū)
Notable former members
- Kashiwado, (the 47th yokozuna)
- Hattori (former maegashira)
- Kagamiō (best rank maegashira)
Referee
- Shikimori Kainosuke (gyoji, real name Kaito Saita)
Usher
- Masayuki (jonidan yobidashi, real name Masayuki Takagi)
Hairdresser
- Tokomasa (second class tokoyama)
- Tokoharu (third class tokoyama)
Location and access
Tokyo, Bunkyō ward, Sengoku 1-22-2
5 minute walk from Sengoku Station on the Toei Mita Line
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
- Daily Telegraph. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Gunning, John (8 August 2018). "Entering sumo world not something to be taken lightly". Japan Times. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "鏡山部屋を閉鎖、全員が伊勢ノ海部屋へ転属 安全管理委員会の設置も決定 (Kagamiyama stable closed, all members transferred to Isenoumi stable)". Nikkan Sports. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "大相撲 親方定年で陸奥部屋閉鎖 大関 霧島が音羽山部屋に移籍". NHK. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Japan Sumo Association profile