is a

stable A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock. There are many different types of stables in use today; the ...

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 was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 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 ...

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV (born 30 July 1962 as Hideaki Kobayashi) is a former sumo wrestler from Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' He is now a sumo coach under the name of '' Sakaigawa''. Career He was a premature baby, who had ...

, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. It was originally called Nakadachi stable, but when Sakaigawa-''oyakata'' (the 50th ''

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 on ...

Sadanoyama was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was the sport's 50th ''yokozuna''. After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi stable and served as head of the Japan Sumo Association. Career Born in Arikawa, ...

) reached the

Japan Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling (called ''Ōzumō'', 大相撲) in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). ''Rikishi'' (active ...

's mandatory retirement age in February 2003, he passed on the Sakaigawa name, and the stable was renamed. As of January 2023, it had 19 wrestlers, with four of them ranked in the two top professional divisions. __TOC__ In July 2005, Satsuki, a ''

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'' wrestler encountered a fire in

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during the Nagoya tournament, used a ladder to rescue a woman on the second floor. He left the scene without telling his name, but later received a letter of appreciation from the Aichi Konan Fire Department. In June 2020, wrestlers from the stable saved another person while being among a group of 20 people who helped rescue a woman from drowning in a nearby river in an apparent

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. The Takenotsuka Metropolitan Police Department issued a letter of appreciation to the stable. In April 2021, the stable's 28 year-old ''

'' wrestler Hibikiryū died after he fell on his head during a tournament bout on March 26. The long hesitation of those around the ''

dohyō A ''dohyō'' (, ) is the space in which a sumo wrestling bout occurs. A typical ''dohyō'' is a circle made of partially buried rice- straw bales 4.55 meters in diameter. In official professional tournaments (''honbasho''), it is mounted on a squ ...

'' before Hibikiryū finally received professional medical attention several minutes later shocked spectators and raised criticism online and in the media about sumo proceedings, which prompted the Japanese Sumo Association to study a modification of procedure. In February 2022, Takekuma-''oyakata'' (former ''ōzeki'' Gōeidō) broke off from the stable to establish the Takekuma stable.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or ''

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 ...

'' that begin with the characters 佐田 (read: sada), in honor of the original holder of the Sakaigawa ''kabu'' (title), ''yokozuna'' Sadanoyama.

Owner

*1998–present: 13th Sakaigawa (''

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'', former ''

'' Ryōgoku)

Notable active wrestlers

* Myōgiryū (best rank ''

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 ...

'') *

Sadanoumi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kumamoto. He made his debut in 2003, and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division eleven years later in 2014. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 1. He has been a runner-up in one tournament, an ...

(best rank ''maegashira'') * Hiradoumi (best rank ''maegashira'') * Tsushimanada (best rank ''jūryō'')

Coaches

*Sekinoto Ryūta ('' iin'', former ''komusubi'' Iwakiyama) *Yamashina Ryūta (''

toshiyori A is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). Also known as , former wrestlers who reached a sufficiently high rank are the only people eligible. The benefits are considerable, as only ''toshiyori'' are allowed to run and coach in su ...

'', former ''maegashira'' Toyohibiki) *Furiwake Kokan (''

'', former ''maegashira'' Hōchiyama) *Dekiyama Akihoro (''

'', former ''maegashira'' Sadanofuji)

Notable past wrestlers

* Gōeidō (former '' ōzeki'') * Iwakiyama (former ''

) * Sadanofuji (former ''

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 ...

'') * Hōchiyama (former ''maegashira'') * Toyohibiki (former ''maegashira'')

Usher

*Yūji (''

jonidan Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...

yobidashi A is an announcer who calls a professional sumo wrestler, or ''rikishi'', to the ''dohyō'' (wrestling ring) immediately prior to his bout. He does this by calling the name of each wrestler fighting in turn while holding a traditional folding fa ...

, real name Yūki Tabata)

Hairdresser

*Tokoryū (3rd class ''

tokoyama A is a hairdresser employed by the Japan Sumo Association to cut and prepare sumo wrestlers' hair, which is done in the style. The Sumo Association ranks them according to experience and ability and only the most senior are entitled to prepar ...

'') *Tokoteru (4th class ''tokoyama'')

Location and access

Tokyo, Adachi ward, Toneri 4-3-1

References

External links

Official site

Japan Sumo Association profile
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