is 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 thr ...

wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi

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of stables. It is situated in Tokyo's Ōta ward. It was established in August 2006 by former ''

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 on ...

Hamanoshima Hamanoshima Keishi (濱ノ嶋啓志, born 21 March 1970 as Keishi Hamasu) is a former sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1992, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1994. ...

, who branched off from

Mihogaseki stable The was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. Its last head coach, former '' ōzeki'' Masuiyama Daishirō II who took charge in November 1984, was the son of the previous head, also an ''ōzeki'' under ...

and took several of its leading wrestlers with him. For its first few years, Onoe stable was located in what was essentially a "converted garage," where numerous miscellaneous items were only about a meter away from the edge of the practice

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's straw bales. In November 2007, it had eight wrestlers, half of whom were ranked as ''

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'' (in the top two divisions). In 2011, three of its wrestlers, former ''

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'' ranked

Sakaizawa Sakaizawa Kenichi (born 11 April 1983 as Kenichi Sakaizawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 2006, and reached the Makuuchi, top division in March 2008. His highest rank was ' ...

, and Yamamotoyama and the former ''

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'' Shirononami, were forced to retire after being found guilty by the

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. The retirements of

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in November 2018 and Tenkaihō in March 2019 left the stable with no wrestlers in the top two divisions until reached ''

'' in July 2019, but he suddenly left sumo in September 2021 due to an ankle injury. As of January 2022, Onoe stable has 13 wrestlers. It has posted regular updates from its

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page since training at the stable was curtailed due to the

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Owner

*2006–present: 17th Onoe ('' shunin'', former ''komusubi''

)

Notable active wrestlers

*None

Coaches

*Sanoyama Kōsaku (''

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'', former ''

) *Hidenoyama Takayuki (toshiyori, former ''maegashira'' Tenkaihō)

Notable former members

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(former '' ōzeki'') *

(former ''maegashira'') *

(former ''maegashira'') * Tenkaihō (former ''maegashira'') * Yamamotoyama (former ''maegashira'')

Hairdresser

*Tokohama (5th class ''

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'')

Location

Tokyo, Ōta ward, Ikegami 8-8-8

References

External links

Official site

Japan Sumo Association profileArticle on Onoe stable
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