Tatsutagawa stable (立田川部屋, ''Tatsutagawa beya'') was a '' heya'' (stable) of

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wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze '' ichimon'' or group of stables. It was active from 1971 until 2000.

History

The stable was founded in 1971 by the former ''

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 ...

Kagamisato was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He was the sport's 42nd ''yokozuna''. Career He was born in a small fishing village in Sannohe District. He came from a poor family as his father had died when he was very you ...

. He had become head coach of the

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in 1968 upon the death of the previous stablemaster, Futabayama, but was forced out because Futabayama's widow (who retained the rights of the stable and its premises) wanted the former '' ōzeki''

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in charge instead. Kagamisato took the

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name of Tatsutagawa (which had previously been used by several '' gyōji'' but had remained vacant since 1961) and set up the stable without taking any recruits with him from Tokitsukaze stable. He was joined by Tatsutayama Oyakata, the former ''ōzeki'' Ouchiyama, who worked as a coach at the new stable until his death in 1985. The stable was unable to attract many promising wrestlers and Kagamisato reached the

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's mandatory retirement age of 65 in April 1988 without having produced any top division wrestlers, and just one ''

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''. The name literally translates to having taken the barrier, as only a relatively small fra ...

,'' Takamichi, who reached a highest rank of ''

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'' 9. Following Kagamisato's retirement the stable was taken over by the 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 ...

'' Aonosato who moved from the parent Tokitsukaze stable. He produced the ''sekitori'' Fukunosato, Shikishima, Jūmonji and Ryūhō. The stable folded upon Aonosato's retirement in November 2000 upon reaching 65 years of age, with the remaining wrestlers and personnel transferring to Michinoku stable. Among them were future top division wrestlers Toyozakura and

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Owner

*1968-1988 13th Tatsutagawa: (former Kagamisato Kiyoji, the 42nd ''yokozuna'') *1988-2000 14th Tatsutagawa: (former ''

'' Aonosato Sakari)

Notable wrestlers

(best rank ''

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 o ...

'') * Shikishima (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 o ...

'' 1) * Toyozakura (best rank ''maegashira'' 5) * Jūmonji (best rank ''maegashira'' 6) * Ryūhō (best rank ''maegashira'' 16) * Takamichi (best rank ''

'' 9) * Fukunosato (best rank ''jūryō'' 13)

References

{{Reflist Defunct sumo stables

History

Owner

Notable wrestlers

See also

References