Tatsunami stable

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Tatsunami stable (立浪部屋, Tatsunami-beya) is a

ichimon or group of stables. As of January 2023 it had 20 wrestlers. Previously situated in sumo's heartland of Ryōgoku nearby the Kokugikan stadium, it briefly moved in 2020 to Ibaraki Prefecture and alongside Shikihide stable was one of the furthest from Ryōgoku.[1] In April 2021 the stable announced it was moving to Taitō, to occupy the premises previously used by Tokiwayama stable
. It now resides in this large building with the practice dohyo on the ground floor.

History

The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was founded in 1876 by

Annenyama.[2] Annenyama in turn married Haguroyama's daughter and succeeded to the leadership of the stable upon his father-in-law's death in 1969.[2]

Annenyama produced

Sumo Association as a result.[2]

In the early 1990s the stable produced top division wrestlers such as

yen as Asahiyutaka had obtained the Tatsunami elder name for free instead of having to pay the market value,[4]
although the award was reversed. Annenyama also attempted to evict Asahiyutaka from the stable premises.

In April 2011, the stable's last sekitori at that point, the

jūryō after the September 2016 tournament. Meisei made the top division in July 2018. Another notable member is Hanakaze
, who holds the distinction of having the longest career in the centuries long history of sumo, a career that began in 1986, one year before his current stablemaster.

The stable's success was reflected in its postwar status as the leading stable in its ichimon or group of stables, which was called Tatsunami-Isegahama ichimon until 2006, when it became simply Tatsunami ichimon (reflecting the decline of the old

Kiyokuni's leadership). However, in 2012, due to the head coach voting against the ichimon's will in the Sumo Association's board elections, Tatsunami stable moved to the Takanohana ichimon.[5] Tatsunami Ichimon then renamed itself Isegahama Ichimon in January 2013. Tatsunami stable went independent in 2018, but after the Sumo Association indicated that stables must belong to an ichimon,[6]
it aligned itself with the Dewanoumi group.

The stable's foreign recruit is

sekiwake in September 2022, and is expected to be promoted to ōzeki after winning his first top-division championship in July 2023.[7] In November 2020, Akua became the fifth member of Tatsunami stable to reach the top division under the present stablemaster,[8] following Ōhinode
, Mōkonami, Meisei and Hōshōryū.

In July 2021 Meisei became the first Tatsunami stable wrestler to reach the

Kitao
in 1985.

In February 2024, two of the stable's wrestlers received a letter of commendation from the Tokyo Fire Department for providing first aid to an 87-year-old man drowning after a cardiac arrest in the public baths.[10]

People

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or shikona that end with the character 浪 (read: nami), which is the last character of the elder name associated with ownership of the stable. Examples include Kokuryūnami and Taranami.

Owners

  • 1999–present: 7th Tatsunami (
    Asahiyutaka
    )
  • 1969-1999: 6th Tatsunami (former
    Annenyama
    )
  • 1952-1969: 5th Tatsunami (the 36th yokozuna Haguroyama)
  • 1915-1952: 4th Tatsunami (former
    komusubi Midorishima
    )

Notable active wrestlers

See also: sekitori

Notable former members

Referees

  • Kimura Toyohiko (
    sandanme
     gyōji, real name Taku Hasuma)

Ushers

Hairdresser

Location and access

1 Chome-16-5 Hashiba, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0023, Japan]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gunning, John (16 January 2019). "Sumo 101: Stable locations and layout". Japan Times. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-8348-0283-X
    .
  3. ^ Haberman, Hlyde (2 Jan 1988). "Tokyo Journal:Wrestler Fails to Keep Hold on an Honorable Past". New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. Japan Times
    . 2003-02-25. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  5. ^ "Tatsunami Ichimon-no more". Sumo Forum. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Stablemaster Takanohana tenders resignation to Japan Sumo Association". The Mainichi. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.
  7. ^ "「大関豊昇龍」誕生へ、初Ｖ受け臨時理事会招集を了承　過去に昇進見送られた例はなし" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ "2020 November Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. ^ "2021 July Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ^ "銭湯で人命救助の幕下・木竜皇らに東京消防庁から感謝状「なかなかいただけるものではない」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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