Izutsu stable
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Izutsu stable (Japanese: 井筒部屋, Hepburn: Izutsu beya) was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. Its last incarnation was in existence from 1972 until 2019.
The stable was established in the
jūryō 9. The stable declined from around 20 wrestlers when Sakahoko inherited it to just three as of 2019, of whom the sole sekitori was Kakuryū, who reached the yokozuna rank in March 2014. Sakahoko commented in 2008 that it was difficult to attract new recruits as "there are many heyas nowadays" but that as he was the only coach in the stable, a relatively small number meant he could give each wrestler close attention.[1]
Sakahoko died at the age of 58 in September 2019. The stable's wrestlers and Toyonoshima of the affiliated Tokitsukaze stable.
Ring name conventions
Most wrestlers at this stable took ring names or shikona that begin with the character 鶴 (two alternative readings: tsuru and kaku), meaning crane, in deference to the former owner, who was active as Tsurugamine.
Owners
- 1994–2019: 14th Izutsu (fuku-riji, former sekiwake Sakahoko)
- 1977-1994: 13th Izutsu (former sekiwake Tsurugamine Akio)
- 1974-1977: 12th Izutsu (former yokozuna Kitanofuji)
- 1972-1974: 11th Izutsu (former maegashira Hoshikabuto Yoshio)
- 1947-1972: 10th Izutsu (former maegashira Tsurugamine Michiyoshi)
- 1931-1944: 9th Izutsu (former maegashira Hoshikabuto Saneyoshi)
- 1909-1931: 8th Izutsu (former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō II)
Notable former members
- Nishinoumi Kajirō II (the 25th yokozuna)
- Nishinoumi Kajirō III (the 30th yokozuna)
- Kakuryū Rikisaburō (the 71st yokozuna)
- Toyokuni Fukuma (former ōzeki)
- Kirishima Kazuhiro (former ōzeki)
- Komagatake Kuniriki (former ōzeki)
- sekiwake)
- 36th Kimura Shōnosuke (given name Toshihiro Yamazaki - former chief referee)
Hairdresser
- Tokotsuru (1st class tokoyama)
Location and access
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Ryōgoku 2-2-7
8 minute walk from west exit of
Sōbu Line
See also
- Izutsu-oyakata
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ^ Hotta, Harumi; Linau, Martina (May 2008). "Interview with Izutsu Oyakata". Sumo Webpaper. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "鶴竜ら井筒親方死去で鏡山親方の一時預かりに" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "鶴竜ら力士３人、床山１人の陸奥部屋への転属を承認". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Sumo stables housed in older structures becoming rare sight". The Japan Times. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Japan Sumo Association profile