Nishonoseki stable (1911–2013)

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For the stable that has taken this name since 2021, see Nishonoseki stable (2021).

Nishonoseki stable (二所ノ関部屋, Nishonoseki-beya) (1911–2013) was a

yokozuna Tamanishiki
while still active.

The former

Kongō, took charge in 1976, when he was adopted by the widow of the previous head. He was also on the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association
.

The stable's fortunes declined in later years. It had no

Ryūtei, opened up another spot in the stable for a foreigner, and a Mongolian wrestler was recruited in March 2010, Kengo
, but he retired in May 2011 having missed several tournaments due to suffering a traumatic brain injury.

In February 2010 general affairs manager Yoshiyuki Inoguchi, a former wrestler for the stable from 1975 to 1993 under the shikona of Nijodake, was found hanged in an apparent suicide.[1]

The stable closed after the January 2013 tournament, due to the ill health of the stablemaster and the lack of a suitable successor to him.

Matsugane stable
.

The name of the stable was written in three-storey-high characters down the front of the building. It has since been demolished to make way for apartment blocks.[3]

Owners

Coaches

  • Kitajin (former sekiwake Kirinji)
  • Minatogawa (former komusubi
    Daitetsu
    )
  • Fujigane (former komusubi Daizen)

Notable members

Referee

  • Shinnosuke Shikimori (Hiromitsu Oshida) - jūryō referee

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sumo stable official found hanged in apparent suicide". Japan Today. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Legend Taiho's stable set to close". Japan Times. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ Gunning, John (4 November 2020). "Sumo stables housed in older structures becoming rare sight". Japan Times. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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