, formerly known as Kumagatani stable from January 1960 to May 1961, was a
stable
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of
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 Tatsunami ''
ichimon
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'' or group of stables. Its head coach was former ''
Ozeki Ozeki or Ōzeki may refer to:
* Ōzeki, a rank in ''Makuuchi'', the top division of professional sumo
** List of ōzeki
* Ōzeki station (disambiguation), the name of two railway stations in Japan
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Mitsuneyama. It closed in 1982 with all wrestlers and personnel transferring to the new Kumagatani stable.
History
A previous incarnation of the stable existed from at least 1922, run by former ''maegashira''
Hakkozan and continued after his death in 1951 by former ''komusubi''
Tomoegata. This version had ''
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.
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Yoshibayama
, real name , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Atsuta District, Hokkaido. He was the sport's 43rd ''yokozuna''. He suffered a number of injuries and only won one tournament championship, but was a popular wrestler. He was a runner ...
and Ozeki
Mitsuneyama as members. Upon Mitsuneyama's retirement in January 1960 he branched out and founded a stable of his own, then known as Kumagatani stable. In May 1961 he received the more prestigious Takashima ''
toshiyori
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'' (Ex-Tomoegata having switched to the Tomozuna name) and changed the name of the stable to match. Thus the March 1961 and May 1961 ''
banzuke
A , officially called is a document listing the rankings of professional sumo wrestlers published before each official tournament (''honbasho''). The term can also refer to the rankings themselves. The document is normally released about two w ...
'' both had stables called Takashima, but they were entirely separate entities, the old continuing as
Tomozuna stable.
The new Takashima stable would produce its first ''
sekitori
A ''sekitori'' (関取) is a ''rikishi'' (力士, sumo wrestler) who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: ''makuuchi'' and ''jūryō''.
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'' in March 1966 following the promotion of
Wakahikari to
Juryo
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. But with just a 3-12 record in his Juryo debut the stable would be left without a sekitori again. This would remain the case until the promotion of
Daiju to the Juryo division in September 1969. He would quickly rise up the ranks making it to the
Makuuchi
, 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.
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division in May 1970 and then making his
Sanyaku
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Sekiwake
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in March 1971. Then in September 1973 he would reach the rank of
Ozeki Ozeki or Ōzeki may refer to:
* Ōzeki, a rank in ''Makuuchi'', the top division of professional sumo
** List of ōzeki
* Ōzeki station (disambiguation), the name of two railway stations in Japan
* Ōzeki Masutoshi (1849–1905), 16th daimyō o ...
. Daiju would remain the stable's only sekitori until his retirement in May 1977. The Stable would again be without a Sekitori until the promotion of
Koboyama to the Juryo division in May 1981.
The stable would enter a period of decline after this with the stablemaster's health deteriorating. It deteriorated to such an extent that by 1982 he resigned as head of Takashima stable causing it to merge with another incarnation of Kumagatani stable.
Owner
1960-1982: 10th Takashima Toshimasa (former ''Ozeki''
Mitsuneyama)
Notable wrestlers
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Daiju (Ozeki)
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Koboyama (Sekiwake)
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Wakahikari (Juryo)
See also
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List of sumo stables
The following is an alphabetical list of ''heya'' or training stables in professional sumo. All belong to one of five groups, called ''ichimon''. These groups, led by the stable by which each group is named, are in order of size: Dewanoumi ''ichi ...
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List of past sumo wrestlers
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References
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Defunct sumo stables