was a

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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, part of the Tatsunami ''

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'' or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former '' ōzeki'' Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Ōshima until

Asahifuji is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Aomori. He joined professional sumo in 1981, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division just two years later. He reached the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' in 1987 and became the 63rd ''yokoz ...

was promoted to ''ōzeki'' in 1987. Ōshima produced ten ''

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'', all of whom went on to reach the top ''

makuuchi , or , is the top division of Professional sumo divisions, the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous ...

'' division. Ōshima's senior wrestler in later years was the Mongolian born veteran Kyokutenhō, who has Japanese citizenship and was seen as the successor to Ōshima. However, after Kyokutenhō indicated a desire to continue wrestling, the stable instead closed on 25 April 2012 when Ōshima reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, with its wrestlers transferring to Tomozuna stable.

Ring name conventions

Most wrestlers' fighting names included the

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"旭" meaning "sunrise", that can be read as either ''Asahi'' or ''Kyoku'', taken from the founding stablemaster's ''

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.''

Owner

1980-2012: 2nd Ōshima (former ''ōzeki'' Asahikuni)

Notable wrestlers

(the 63rd ''

Yokozuna , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers ('' rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the o ...

'') * Kyokutenhō (''

sekiwake , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers ('' rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the o ...

'') * Kyokudōzan (''

komusubi , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers ('' rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the o ...

'') * Asahiyutaka (''komusubi'') * Kyokushūzan (''komusubi'') * Kyokunankai (''maegashira'') * Kyokugōzan (''maegashira'') * Kyokushūhō (''maegashira'') * Kyokutaisei (''maegashira'') * Asahisato (''maegashira'') * Asahishō (''maegashira'')

Referees

*Shozaburo Kimura (real name Saburo Hatakeyama) - ''

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*Hisayuki Kimura (Toshikazu Hata) - ''makuuchi'' referee

Usher

*Akira (Toshiyuki Ichikawa) - ''makuuchi'' usher

Location

3-5-3 Ryōgoku,

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, 10 minute walk from Ryōgoku Station

References

External links

Japan Sumo Association profile of Ōshima beya
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oshima stable Defunct sumo stables Sports clubs and teams established in 1980 1980 establishments in Japan Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in Japan