Tomozuna stable

Tomozuna stable (友綱部屋, Tomozuna-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Isegahama ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. The current Tomozuna stable was established in January 1961 by former komusubi Tomoegata.[1] As of January 2020, it has 11 wrestlers.

In April 2012, the stable absorbed seven wrestlers from Ōshima stable, due to Ōshima-oyakata reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65.[2] Among the wrestlers who transferred was former sekiwake Kyokutenhō, who one month later won his first yūshō (or tournament) for his new stable.[3] In February 2014, former ōzeki Kaiō branched off and formed Asakayama stable, taking two wrestlers from Tomozuna with him.[4] In June 2017, Kyokutenhō became the 11th Tomozuna's owner, and the first Mongolian born wrestler to take charge of a stable.[5] He had retired two years earlier and inherited the Ōshima name, but rather than re-establish Ōshima stable, he chose to keep the Tomozuna name by swapping elder names with the previous head coach (former sekiwake Kaiki) upon the latter reaching 65 years of age.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or shikona that begin with the character 魁 (read: kai), in deference to their former head coach Kaiki. Examples Kaiō, Kaidō, Kainishiki and Kainowaka. Since absorbing Ōshima stable, they have also inherited wrestlers who use the character 旭 (read: asahi or kyoku), taken from Ōshima's former head coach Asahikuni.

Owners
  • 2017-present: 11th Tomozuna (shunin, former sekiwake Kyokutenhō)
  • 1989–2017: 10th Tomozuna (former sekiwake Kaiki)
  • 1976–1989: 9th Tomozuna: (former jūryō Yamatonishiki)
  • 1941–1976: 14th Tamagaki, 1st Ajigawa, 9th Takashima, 8th Tomozuna (former komusubi Tomoegata）

Notable active wrestlers
See also: sekitori

Coaches

Notable former members

Referee
  • Kimura Hisanosuke (makuuchi gyoji, real name Toshikazu Hata)
  • Shikimori Tomokazu (makushita gyōji, real name Hiromasa Shinya)
  • Shikimori Tomotaro (jonokuchi gyoji, real name Kaito Matsumoto)

Ushers

Hairdresser

Location and access

Tokyo, Sumida ward, Narihira 3-1-9
7 minute walk from Oshiage Station on the Hanzōmon Line and Asakusa Line

See also

References
  1. http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Kabu.aspx?kabu=99
  2. 親方定年で大島部屋力士が友綱へ転属 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. "Kyokutenho: the first Japanese yusho in six-plus years . . . sort of". The Japan Times. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. 魁皇の浅香山部屋が地鎮祭「弟子のために」国技館至近 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. "Mongolian-born wrestler turned Japanese to get to grips with sumo". Reuters. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. "Oyakata (Coaches)". Japan Sumo Association. 2012-08-27. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

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