was a

stable A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed. Styles There are many different types of stables in use tod ...

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 th ...

wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation in May 1986 by Fujizakura of the Takasago stable. The stable's first '' sekitori'' was in November 1995. It did not produce any ''

makuuchi , or , is the top division of Professional sumo divisions, 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 ...

'' wrestlers. As of December 2007 it had 14 sumo wrestlers. The stable had a policy of not recruiting foreigners or former collegiate competitors. Instead, the stablemaster only accepted new recruits out of middle school. However, he did allow his wrestlers to take high school correspondence courses over the internet. The former Fujizakura reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 early in 2013 and as there was no successor available, the stable closed in December 2012 with five of its remaining wrestlers, including former ''

jūryō 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 ...

'' Hishofuji, transferring to Azumazeki stable, and the other two retiring. The stable's premises were subsequently used by the Musashigawa stable.

Owner

*1986–2013: 10th Nakamura (former '' sekiwake'' Fujizakura)

Notable wrestlers

* (aka Sumiya), best rank ''jūryō'' *, best rank ''jūryō'' *, best rank ''jūryō'' * Hishofuji, best rank ''jūryō''

References

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External links

*Nakamura stable home page
Japanese
*Nakamura stable page at Japan Sumo Association

*Article on Nakamura stable
English
Defunct sumo stables Sports clubs and teams established in 1986 1986 establishments in Japan Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Japan

Owner

Notable wrestlers

See also

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