Kitanoumi stable

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Kitanoumi stable (北の湖部屋 Kitano-Umi Beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1985 by former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable.[1] It absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006, following the death of its head coach, former ozeki Hokuten'yū. In May 2010 it also absorbed Kise stable, which was forced to close after its stablemaster, former maegashira Higonoumi, was implicated in the selling of tournament tickets to yazuka members.[2] (Kise is now a coach at Kitanoumi stable.) As a result of this move the stable now has 46 wrestlers, making it by some margin the largest stable in sumo today. It is the first stable to have over 40 wrestlers since Futagoyama stable in 1998.[3]


Owner

Kitanoumi (former yokozuna Kitanoumi)


Current wrestlers with sekitori experience

See also: Sekitori
  • Kitataiki (maegashira)
  • Gagamaru (maegashira)

Former notable members

Coaches

  • Yamahibiki Kenji (former maegashira Ganyu)
  • Kise (former maegashira Higonoumi)
  • Onogawa Hidetoshi (former maegashira Kitazakura)

Referees

  • Kankuro Kimura (real name Yoshimi Nakamura) - makushita referee

Ushers

  • Tasuke (Taisuke Kominami) - makushita yobidashi
  • Soichi (Soichi Takahashi) - sandanme yobidashi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x. 
  2. ↑ "Kise wrestlers to join Kitanoumi stable". Japan Times. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Kotomitsuki listed on Nagoya sumo tournament rankings despite dismissal". Mainichi Daily News. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 

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