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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 thr ...

wrestlers, part of the Isegahama '' ichimon'' or group of stables. As of January 2023, it has seven wrestlers. The current version of the stable was established in January 1961 by former '' komusubi'' Tomoegata. Upon reaching the age of 65 in 1976 he turned the stable over to the former ''jūryō'' wrestler Yamatonishiki. In 1989 former ''sekiwake'' Kaiki became the stablemaster upon Yamatonishiki's retirement, and eventually produced ''ōzeki'' Kaiō. In April 2012, the stable absorbed seven wrestlers from a previous incarnation of the Ōshima stable, due to Ōshima-''oyakata'' reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65. Among the wrestlers who transferred was former '' sekiwake'' Kyokutenhō, who one month later won his first '' yūshō'' (or tournament) for his new stable. In February 2014, former '' ōzeki'' Kaiō branched off and formed

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, taking two wrestlers from Tomozuna with him. In June 2017, Kyokutenhō became the 11th Tomozuna's owner, and the first

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n born wrestler to take charge of a stable. He had retired two years earlier and inherited the Ōshima name, but rather than immediately re-establish Ōshima stable, he chose to initially keep the Tomozuna name by swapping elder names with the previous head coach (Kaiki) upon the latter reaching 65 years of age. On 1 February 2022, Tomozuna stable was renamed Ōshima stable following another swap of elder names between Kyokutenhō and Kaiki. Following the demotion and subsequent retirement of Kaisei the stable has no '' sekitori'' as of September 2022.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or '' shikona'' that begin with the character 魁 (read: kai), in deference to their former head coach Kaiki. Examples Kaiō, Kaidō, Kainishiki and Kainowaka. Since absorbing the old Ōshima stable, they have also inherited wrestlers who use the character 旭 (read: asahi or kyoku), taken from Ōshima's former head coach Asahikuni.

Owners

*2017–present: 11th Tomozuna ('' shunin,'' former ''sekiwake'' Kyokutenhō, known as Ōshima from February 2022) *1989–2017: 10th Tomozuna (former ''sekiwake'' Kaiki) *1976–1989: 9th Tomozuna: (former ''

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'' Yamatonishiki) *1941–1976: 14th Tamagaki, 1st Ajigawa, 9th Takashima, 8th Tomozuna (former '' komusubi'' Tomoegata）

Notable active wrestlers

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(best rank '' maegashira'')

Coaches

*Tamagaki ('' iin'', former '' komusubi''

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) *Kiriyama (''iin'', former ''maegashira'' 11 Asahishō) *Tomozuna (''toshiyori'', former ''sekiwake'' Kaisei)

Notable other former members

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( the 22nd ''yokozuna'') * Kaiō (former ''ōzeki'') * Sentoryū (former ''maegashira'') * Kyokushūhō (former ''maegashira'') *

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(former ''

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(given name Saburō Hatakeyama - former chief referee)

Referee

*Kimura Hisanosuke ('' makuuchi'' '' gyoji'', real name Toshikazu Hata) *Shikimori Tomokazu ('' makushita'' ''gyōji'', real name Hiromasa Shinya) *Kimura Katsunosuke ('' jonidan'' ''gyoji'', real name Kaito Matsumoto)

Ushers

*Kōkichi ('' makuuchi'' '' yobidashi'', real name Katsushi Chiba) *Akira (''makuuchi'' '' yobidashi'', real name Toshiyuki Ichikawa)

Hairdresser

*Tokoyuki (1st class '' tokoyama'')

Location and access

Tokyo, Sumida ward, Narihira 3-1-9
7 minute walk from Oshiage Station on the Hanzōmon Line and Asakusa Line

References

External links

Official siteJapan Sumo Association profile
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