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sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by th ...
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. __TOC__ The stable first wrestler to reach the top ''
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'' division was Katayama in 2005. The now retired Wakakōyū reached '' komusubi'' in 2012, as did Ōnoshō in 2017. The stable's most successful foreign recruit has been the Russian former '' maegashira'' Amūru, who retired in 2018.
In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōtake and Magaki stable, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' after former ''yokozuna'' Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The ejected stables formed their own group, which gained ''ichimon'' status of its own in 2014. This was dissolved in 2018, with the Ōnomatsu, Ōtake and Chiganoura stables briefly forming Ōnomatsu ''ichimon'' before aligning themselves once again with the Nishonoseki group. Masurao resigned from the Japan Sumo Association for health reasons on 26 September 2019 and was replaced by the former ''maegashira'' Daidō. On 26 December, the Japan Sumo Association announced the stable recruited Batjargal Choijirsuren, a Mongolian-born Student Yokozuna, and allowed him to use the ''
makushita tsukedashi The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H ...
'' system and enter his first official tournament at the rank of makushita 15. Now wrestling under the ''shikona'' of Ōnokatsu, he made his competitive debut at the November 2023 tournament.


Owner

*2019–present 13th Ōnomatsu, ('' shunin'', former '' maegashira'' Daidō) *1994-2019: 12th Ōnomatsu, former '' sekiwake'' Masurao)


Notable active wrestlers

* Ōnokatsu (best rank '' maegashira'') * (best rank '' jūryō'')


Coach

*Shiranui Masaya ('' iin'', former ''komusubi'' Wakakōyū)


Notable former members

* Wakakōyū (best rank '' komusubi'') * Ōnoshō (best rank '' komusubi'') * Amūru (best rank '' maegashira'') * Daidō (best rank ''maegashira'') * Katayama (best rank ''maegashira'') * (best rank ''jūryō'')


Usher

*Jin ('' jonokuchi'' ''yobidashi'', real name Jin Sekimoto)


Hairdresser

*Tokotaka (1st class '' tokoyama'') *Tokoyū (4th class tokoyama)


Location and access

Chiba prefecture, Narashino city, Saginuma 5-5-14
10 minutes from Makuharihongō Station on Sōbu Main Line and Keisei Chiba Line


See also

* List of sumo stables * List of active sumo wrestlers *
List of past sumo wrestlers This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
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Glossary of sumo terms The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H ...


References


External links


Official site

Japan Sumo Association profile
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