List of sumo stables

The following is an alphabetical list of heya or training stables in professional sumo. Each belongs to one of six groups. These groups, led by the stable by which each group is named, are in order of size: Dewanoumi ichimon, Nishinoseki ichimon, Tokitsukaze ichimon, Takasago ichimon, Isegahama ichimon, and the splinter group led by Takanohana stable that broke off in in February 2010 but was subsequently given ichimon status in 2014;^[1] see here. The founding dates listed below are for the current incarnation of each stable; in most cases this is not the first stable to exist under a given name, however.

The number of stables peaked at 54 with the opening of Onoe stable in August 2006, following which the Japan Sumo Association introduced new rules that September greatly raising the qualifications needed by ex–wrestlers wishing to branch out (namely, those ranked below yokozuna or ozeki must have spent at least 60 tournaments in the top makuuchi division or 25 in the titled sanyaku ranks). Discounting the special circumstances of the temporary closure of Kise stable from 2010 until 2012, there were no new stables established for more than six years, while eleven folded, bringing the number of active heya down to 43. This sequence was ended by the opening of former yokozuna Musashimaru's Musashigawa stable in April 2013.

Active stables

There are currently 43 stables. Wrestlers listed in bold are still active.

Name	Ichimon	Year opened	Notable wrestlers past and present	Other notable information
Arashio	Tokitsukaze	2002	Sōkokurai	head is former Ōyutaka, made headlines when it welcomed back exonerated Sōkokurai in 2013
Asakayama	Isegahama	2014	none as yet	head is former Kaiō, all of its four wrestlers had winning records in stable's inaugural tournament, branched off from Tomozuna stable
Azumazeki	Takasago	1986	Akebono, Takamisakari	head is former Ushiomaru, first stable founded by foreign born wrestler (former Takamiyama)
Chiganoura	Dewanoumi	2004	Masunoyama	head is former Masudayama, branched off from Kasugano stable
Dewanoumi	Dewanoumi	1862 (c.)	Chiyonoyama, Dewahayate, Mainoumi, Mienoumi, Tochigiyama	head is former Oginohana, demotion of its last sekitori left the stable without any sekitori for the first time since 1898
Fujishima	Dewanoumi	1981	Dejima, Miyabiyama, Musashimaru, Shōtenrō, Wakanoyama	head is former Musōyama, was the strongest stable in early 2000s, name was changed from its previous incarnation as Musashigawa
Hakkaku	Takasago	1993	Kaihō, Okinoumi	head is former Hokutoumi, branched off from Kokonoe stable
Irumagawa	Dewanoumi	1993	Masatsukasa, Sagatsukasa, Yōtsukasa	head is former Tochitsukasa, branched off from Kasugano stable
Isegahama	Isegahama	1979	Aminishiki,Harumafuji, Homarefuji, Takarafuji, Terunofuji	head is former Asahifuji, renamed from its original incarnation as Ajigawa stable
Isenoumi	Tokitsukaze	1949	Hattori, Ikioi, Kashiwado	head is former Kitakachidoki, the Isenoumi name has one of the longest traditions in sumo
Izutsu	Tokitsukaze	1972	Kakuryū, Kirishima, Nishinoumi, Terao, Toyokuni	head is former Sakahoko (former Terao's brother), stable has been in the same family on and off since the Meiji era.
Kagamiyama	Tokitsukaze	1970	Kagamiō	head is former Tagaryū, currently smallest stable with two wrestlers, branched off from Isenoumi stable
Kasugano	Dewanoumi	1925	Aoiyama, Tochiōzan, Tochinoshin, Tochinowaka	head is former Tochinowaka, active since the Meiji era, currently one of most successful stables
Kasugayama	Isegahama	1997	Kasugaō	head is former Hamanishiki, has only produced one sekitori in its history
Kataonami	Nishonoseki	1961	Tamaasuka, Tamakiyama, Tamaryū, Tamawashi	head is former Tamakasuga, branched off from Nishinoseki stable
Kise	Dewanoumi	2003	Gagamaru, Jōkōryū, Kiyoseumi, Tokushōryū	head is former Higonoumi, was dissolved over a ticket selling scandal, then was allowed to reform 2 years later
Kitanoumi	Dewanoumi	1985	Ganyū, Hakurozan, Kitaharima, Kitataiki	head is former Kitanoumi, branched off from Mihogaseki, absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006
Kokonoe	Takasago	1967	Chiyomaru, Chiyoō, Chiyoōtori, Chiyonokuni, Chiyotaikai, Chiyotairyū	head is former Chiyonofuji, currently one of most successful stables with 5 out of 15 wrestlers being sekitori
Michinoku	Tokitsukaze	1947	Hoshitango, Jūmonji, Ryūhō, Toyozakura	head is former Kirishima, lost the largest number of wrestlers to the 2013 match fixing scandal
Minato	Tokitsukaze	1982	Ichinojō	head is former Minatofuji, who is the only top division wrestler the stable has ever produced until Ichinojō in 2014.
Minezaki	Nishonoseki	1988	Arawashi	head is former Misugiiso, had never had a sekitori wrestler until absorbing Hanakago stable and inheriting Arawashi
Miyagino	Isegahama	1958	Yamaguchi, Hakuhō, Ishiura	head is former Chikubayama, but in recent years has had a convoluted series of successions
Musashigawa	Dewanoumi	2013	none as yet	head is former Musashimaru, who is only the second foreign born wrestler to open his own stable
Nishikido	Takasago	2002	none as yet	head is former Mitoizumi, was home to the only Kazakh wrestler
Nishonoseki	Nishonoseki	1990	Shōhōzan	head is former Wakashimazu, branched off from Futagoyama stable
Oguruma	Nishonoseki	1987	Takekaze, Wakakirin, Wakatoba, Yoshikaze	head is former Kotokaze, branched off from Sadogatake stable, absorbed Oshiogawa stable in 2005
Oitekaze	Isegahama	1998	Endō, Hamanishiki, Hayateumi, Kokkai	head is former Daishōyama, who branched off from Tomozuna stable
Onoe	Dewanoumi	2006	Baruto, Satoyama, Tenkaihō, Yamamotoyama	head is former Hamanoshima, branched off from Mihogaseki stable, lost three sekitori wrestlers due to match fixing scandal in 2011
Ōnomatsu	Takanohana	1994	Amuuru, Daidō, Katayama, Wakakōyū	head is former Masurao, forced out of Nishonoseki ichimon and joined Takanohana ichimon in 2010
oŌtake	Takanohana	1971	Ōsunaarashi, Ōzutsu, Rohō	head is former Dairyū, the previous head (former Takatōriki) was forced out in a gambling scandal
Sadogatake	Nishonoseki	1955	Hasegawa, Kotomitsuki, Kotoōshū, Kotonishiki, Kotoshōgiku, Kotoyūki	head is former Kotonowaka, one of the most successful stables in recent years, with several wrestlers in makuuchi and san'yaku
Sakaigawa	Dewanoumi	1998	Gōeidō, Myōgiryū, Sadanofuji, Sadanoumi, Toyohibiki	head is former Ryōgoku, one of the most successful current stables
Shibatayama	Nishonoseki	1999	Sakigake, Wakanoshima	head is former Ōnokuni, in 2013 absorbed its parent stable (Hanaregoma), its only short-lived sekitori quit under acrimonious circumstances
Shikihide	Dewanoumi	1992	Senshō	head is former Kitazakura, took almost 20 years to produce a sekitori in 2012
Shikoroyama	Tokitsukaze	2004	Abi, Hōmashō, Seirō	head is former Terao, when he branched off from Izutsu stable, he unusually chose to start from scratch and take no wrestlers with him
Tagonoura	Nishonoseki	1989	Kisenosato, Rikiō, Takanoyama, Takayasu, Wakanosato	head is former Takanotsuru, founded by yokozuna Takanosato but renamed from Naruto and moved to Ryōgoku following his death
Takadagawa	Nishonoseki	1974	Dairaidō, Kagayaki, Kenkō, Maenoshin	head is former Akinoshima, stable was ousted from Takasago ichimon in 1998, finally accepted into Nishonoseki ichimon in 2013
Takanohana	Takanohana	1962	Takanoiwa, Takanonami, Takanosato, Wakanohana II	in 1990s it was a merger of two strong stables and was criticized for being too big and too strong, current incarnation is under Takanohana whose maverick style got his stable and others kicked out of their respective ichimon
Takasago	Takasago	1878	Asasekiryū, Asashōryū, Azumafuji, Konishiki, Maedayama, Takamiyama	head is former Asashio, the second oldest and arguably one of the most successful stables throughout its history
Tamanoi	Dewanoumi	1990	Azumaryū, Fujiazuma, Yoshiazuma	head is former Tochiazuma Daisuke, passed onto him by his father, the stable's founder Tochiazuma Tomoyori
Tatsunami	Takanohana	1916	Annenyama, Futabayama, Futahaguro, Haguroyama, Mōkonami	head is former Asahiyutaka, one of the most prestigious stables in sumo but has had little success in recent years
Tokitsukaze	Tokitsukaze	1941	Kitabayama, Sotairyū, Tokitenkū, Tosayutaka, Toyonoshima	head is former Tokitsuumi who took over when previous head (former Futatsuryū) went to prison for the death of a new recruit, currently one of the most successful stables
Tomozuna	Isegahama	1922	Asahishō, Kaisei, Kyokushūhō, Kyokutenhō, Sentoryū, Tachiyama	head is former Kaiki, has a long and prestigious history

Recent mergers and closures

• Asahiyama stable closes January 2015, all wrestlers and some personnel move to Isegahama, some other personnel move to Asakayama.
• Mihogaseki stable closes October 2013, wrestlers move to Kasugano
• Magaki stable closes March 2013, wrestlers move to Isegahama
• Hanaregoma stable closes February 2013, wrestlers move to Shibatayama
• Nishonoseki stable closes January 2013, remaining wrestlers retire, other personnel move to Matsugane
• Nakamura stable closes December 2012, wrestlers move to Azumazeki
• Hanakago stable closes May 2012, wrestlers move to Minezaki
• Ōshima stable closes April 2012, wrestlers move to Tomozuna
• Tagonoura stable closes February 2012, wrestlers move to Dewanoumi and Kasugano
• Takashima stable closes June 2011, head coach moves to Kasugayama
• Kiriyama stable closes January 2011, wrestlers move to Asahiyama
• Araiso stable closes September 2008, one remaining wrestler moves to Hanakago
• Isegahama stable closes February 2007, wrestlers move to Kiriyama
• Hatachiyama stable closes June 2006, wrestlers move to Kitanoumi
• Oshiogawa stable closes March 2005, wrestlers move to Oguruma
• Takekuma stable closes March 2004, no wrestlers are left but head coach moves to Tomozuna
• Kabutoyama stable closes December 2002, no wrestlers are left but head coach moves to Minato
• Wakamatsu stable merges with Takasago in February 2002
• Tatsutagawa stable closes November 2000, wrestlers move to Michinoku
• Kise stable closes February 2000, wrestlers move to Kiriyama
• Kumagatani stable closes April 1996, wrestlers move to Tatsunami
• Ōnaruto stable closes December 1994, wrestlers move to Kiriyama

Recent name changes

• Matsugane stable is renamed Nishonoseki stable in December 2014.
• Naruto stable is renamed Tagonoura stable in December 2013.
• Musashigawa stable is renamed Fujishima stable in September 2010.
• Ajigawa stable is renamed Isegahama stable in November 2007.
• Futagoyama stable is renamed Takanohana stable in February 2004.
• Taihō stable is renamed Ōtake stable in February 2003.
• Nakadachi stable is renamed Sakaigawa stable in January 2003.

See also

• Heya (sumo)
• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of active sumo wrestlers
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of yokozuna

References

External links

• Japan Sumo Association list of beya