Oshiogawa stable (押尾川部屋, Oshiogawa-beya) 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, one of the Nishonoseki

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of stables. It broke off from

Oguruma stable was a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it existed from March 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler., until February 2022. The first wrestler from the sta ...

by its founder, former ''

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 on ...

Takekaze Takekaze Akira (born June 21, 1979 as Akira Narita) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2002, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division the following year. He ...

, and officially opened in February 2022. The planned opening of the stable was first announced in April 2021, and was prompted by the imminent retirement of the head of Oguruma stable, former '' ōzeki'' Kotokaze, who turned 65 years of age in April 2022.As of January 2023 it had six wrestlers.

Ring name conventions

Oshiogawa has announced that all his recruits will have the

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as a prefix in their ''

shikona A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The tradition of ring names in sumo dates back to the Edo period, where they were used as a means to attract customers and hide the identities of the ''rikishi''. Like standard Japanese names, a ''shikona'' co ...

''. In Oguruma stable, it was used as a suffix.

Owners

2022–Present: Oshiogawa Akira ('' shunin'', former ''

)

Notable active wrestlers

* Yago (best rank ''

maegashira , 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 ...

'') * Amakaze (best rank ''maegashira'')

Coaches

*Oguruma Koichi (''

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'', former '' ōzeki'' Kotokaze)

Assistant

* ('' sewanin'', former ''

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'', real name Yasuyuki Adachi)

Hairdresser

*Tokogō (1st class ''

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'')

Location and access

Tokyo, Sumida ward, Bunka 3-6-3
6 minute walk from

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Tobu Kameido Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tobu Railway in Tokyo. The line is in central Tokyo, a short 3.4 km branch off the Tobu Skytree Line at , southbound to with connections to the JR East Chūō-Sōbu Line. ...

References

External links

Oshiogawa stable page at Japan Sumo AssociationHome page
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