is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly part of the Tokitsukaze ''

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'' or group of stables. It was established in its current form in February 2004 by 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 o ...

Terao Tsunefumi is a Japanese former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable. The highest rank he reached was ''sekiwake.'' Despite his relatively light weight he had an ex ...

, who branched off from the

Izutsu stable was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. Its last incarnation was in existence from 1972 until 2019. The stable was established in the Meiji era by former ''yokozuna'' Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th ''yokozuna' ...

. He did not take any established wrestlers with him, recruiting all the wrestlers himself instead. In December 2017 Shikoroyama-''oyakata'' left the Tokitsukaze group along with Tatsutagawa-''oyakata'' (former ''komusubi'' Hōmashō) and Minato-''oyakata'' (former ''maegashira'' Minatofuji), announcing that he would not join any other ''

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'' but would support Takanohana in the January 2018 elections to the board of 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 ...

. In September 2018 the stable joined the Nishonoseki group. As of January 2023, the stable had 16 wrestlers. Hamatensei (real name Issei Amakusa), a junior wrestler who competed for the stable from 2011 to 2019, became a civil servant after completing a

correspondence course Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...

as part of an arrangement between the Japan Sumo Association and NHK Gakuen senior high school.

Ring name conventions

Since the establishment of the stable, some wrestlers at this stable have taken 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'' ...

'' that begin with the characters 寺尾 (read: terao), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Terao. Examples include Teraoshō, Teraoumi and Teraowaka.

Owner

*2004–present: 20th Shikoroyama ('' iin'', former ''sekiwake''

Terao is a Japanese former sumo wrestler. He was born in Tokyo, but brought up in Kajiki, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable. The highest rank he reached was ''sekiwake.'' Despite his relatively light weight he had an ...

)

Notable active wrestlers

* Abi (best rank ''

'') * (best rank ''

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'')

Former wrestlers

* Hōmashō (best rank ''komusubi'') * Seirō (best rank ''maegashira'') * (best rank ''jūryō'')

Coach

*Tatsutagawa Noriyuki ('' iin'', former ''komusubi'' Hōmashō)

Referee

Kimura Shunta (''

Jonokuchi 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. For ...

'' ''

gyōji A ''gyōji'' () is a referee in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. ''Gyōji'' usually enter the sumo world as teenagers and remain employees of the Sumo Association until they retire aged 65. There are currently a little over 40 active ''gy� ...

'', real name Shunta Utsugi)

Usher

*Setsuo (''

sandanme 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. For ...

'' ''

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 Satoru Kumazaki)

Hairdresser

*Tokofumi (3rd class ''

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'')

Location and access

Tokyo, Kōtō Ward, Kiyosumi 3-6-2
3 minute walk from Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station on the Ōedo Line and Hanzōmon Line

References

External links

Official site

Japan Sumo Association profileShikoroyama blog
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