Fujishima stable (2010)

This article is about the currently existing sumo stable. For the stable bearing this name between 1982 and 1993, see Takanohana stable.

Fujishima stable (藤島部屋 Fujishima-beya), formerly known as Musashigawa stable, is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in August 1981 by former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable.[1] By the early 2000s it had become the strongest stable in sumo, with a yokozuna, three ōzeki and several other top division wrestlers.[2] As of May 2014 it had thirteen wrestlers.[3]

In September 2010 the former Mienoumi stood down as head coach and passed the stable to former ōzeki Musōyama, who changed its name to Fujishima.[4] Former yokozuna Musashimaru branched off from the stable in April 2013 after taking on the elder name of his former head coach, creating a new generation of Musashigawa stable.

Ring name conventions

Some wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that include the character 武 (read: bu or mu), which is taken from the first character of the former name of the stable, Musashigawa, and is also the first character in the name of the stable's current owner, former Musōyama.

Owner

Notable active wrestlers

See also: sekitori

Coaches

Notable former members

Assistant

Referee

Hairdresser

References

  1. ↑ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
  2. ↑ "Musashigawa stable makes some history". The Japan Times. 2000-06-27. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  3. ↑ http://www.sumo.or.jp/en/sumo_data/sumo_beya/detail?id=fujishima
  4. ↑ "List of Changes". The Oyakata Gallery. Retrieved 2012-10-02.

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Coordinates: 35°43′35″N 139°46′48″E / 35.7265°N 139.7801°E