Kataonami stable
Kataonami stable (片男波部屋 Kataonami-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitarō, who branched off from Nishonoseki stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to another former sekiwake, Tamakasuga, remaining in the stable under the elder name Tateyama. As of April 2013 it had 10 wrestlers.
Ring name conventions
Almost wrestlers at this stable for the last forty years take the ring names or shikona that begin with the character 玉 (read: tama), in deference to the line of owners who have used this character in their own shikona.
Owner
- 1961-1987: 12th Kataonami Taketarō (former sekiwake Tamanoumi)
- 1987-2010: 13th Kataonami Daizō (former sekiwake Tamanofuji)
- 2010-present: 14th Kataonami Ryōji (iin, former sekiwake Tamakasuga)
Notable active wrestlers
Coach
- Tateyama Daizō (san'yo: senior councilor, former sekiwake Tamanofuji)
Notable former members
- Tamakairiki (former maegashira)
- Tamakiyama (former komusubi)
- Tamanoshima (best rank sekiwake)
- Tamarikidō Hideki (former maegashira)
- Tamaryū (former komusubi)
Hairdresser
- Tokoshin (third class tokoyama)
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Japan Sumo Association profile
Coordinates: 35°42′04″N 139°47′56″E / 35.7011°N 139.7989°E