Kitanoumi stable

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] As a result of this move the stable had 46 wrestlers, making it by some margin the largest stable in sumo at this time. It was the first stable to have over 40 wrestlers since Futagoyama stable in 1998.[3] As Kise was allowed to reestablish the stable in April 2012, all former members, as well as newcomers Jōkōryū and Sasanoyama, joined the reconstituted stable again.

As of May 2014, Kitanoumi stable had 16 wrestlers.

Ring name conventions

A few wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 北 (read: kita or hoku), meaning north, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Kitanoumi.

Owner

Kitanoumi (rijichō, the 55th yokozuna)

Notable active wrestlers

See also: sekitori

Coaches

Notable former members

Referees

Ushers

Hairdresser

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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Coordinates: 35°40′57″N 139°47′42″E / 35.6825°N 139.7951°E