was 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 ...
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 t ...
wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.
Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th
''yokozuna'' in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983. Its first wrestler to reach the top ''
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.
This is the o ...
'' division was the
Hawaiian born
Yamato in 1997, followed by
Gojōrō and
Wakanojō, also in 1997. However the stable had less success in later years, with its decline dating from the death of Magaki Oyakata's wife and ''okamisan'' in 2005. Russian ''
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 o ...
''
Wakanohō was thrown out of sumo in 2008 after being accused of cannabis possession, charges which were eventually dropped. In 2011, its highest ranked wrestler
Wakatenrō was forced to retire because of accusations of
match-fixing which he admitted to after being banned from competition.
In January 2010 the stable, along with the
Takanohana,
Ōnomatsu and
Ōtake stable, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' after Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors.
The stable closed after the March 2013 tournament, due to the poor health of Magaki-''oyakata''. The stable had just three wrestlers remaining at this point, all in the lowest three
divisions, although this did include future ''yokozuna''
Terunofuji (then known as Wakamishō). Despite its small size Magaki did not believe in letting its wrestlers go and train at other stables (''degeiko''), which led to Terunofuji often training alone. The coach and remaining wrestlers transferred to
Isegahama stable
Isegahama stable was a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami-Isegahama ''ichimon,'' or group of stables.
It was founded in 1859 by former '' komusubi'' Arakuma. It was led from 1929 by former ''sekiwake'' Kiyosegawa. His da ...
. The original plan had been to merge with
Miyagino stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Isegahama '' ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd ''yokozuna'' Yoshibayama as ''Yoshibayama dōjō'' while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 19 ...
, but negotiations fell through.
Owner
*1983-2013: 18th Magaki (The 56th ''yokozuna''
Wakanohana Kanji II)
Notable members
*
Gojōrō (''maegashira'')
*
Wakanohō (''maegashira'')
*
Wakanojō (''maegashira'')
*
Yamato (''maegashira'')
*Wakamishō (later ''yokozuna''
Terunofuji)
See also
*
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 ''ich ...
References
{{Reflist
External links
*Magaki stable page at Japan Sumo Association
English
Defunct sumo stables