Otowayama stable
Otowayama stable (音羽山部屋, Otowayama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon, or group of stables. It was formed by the 71st Yokozuna Kakuryū in December 2023 after he became independent from Michinoku stable. As of January 2024, the stable has 2 wrestlers.
History[edit]
On 27 December 2023 the Sumo Association announced that Kakuryū would inherit the Otowayama elder stock, which had been vacated earlier in the year by former maegashira Tenkaihō.[1] Additionally, he was given approval to branch off from Michinoku stable and form his own stable, Otowayama stable, with two wrestlers and a senior tokoyama going along.[1] Creating the first incarnation of the Otowayama stable in 78 years.[2] The stable is located in a three-story building in Sumida, Tokyo that was previously used by the local government before being renovated for use by sumo wrestlers.[3] In April 2024, the stable inaugurated its nameplate, featuring calligraphy by Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera's head priest Mori Kiyonori, a priest known for writing the emblematic kanji of the years in Japan.[4]
During the same month, the stable housed the transfer of ōzeki Kirishima and the former head coach of Michinoku stable (former Kirishima Kazuhiro) following the closure of the latter after Kazuhiro reached the mandatory retirement age set by the Japan Sumo Association.[5]
Owners[edit]
2023-present: 24th Otowayama Rikisaburō (iin, the 71st yokozuna Kakuryū).[2]
Notable active wrestlers[edit]
Coaches[edit]
Usher[edit]
Hairdressers[edit]
- Tokotsuru (Special class tokoyama)
Location and access[edit]
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Mukojima 2-17-11
13 minute walk from Honjo-azumabashi Station on Toei Asakusa Line
See also[edit]
- List of yokozuna
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References[edit]
- ^ a b "鶴竜親方が年寄「音羽山」襲名 力士２人、床山１人で「音羽山部屋」創設もこの日付で承認される". Nikkan Sports. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Otowayama Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "独立した元横綱鶴竜の音羽山親方、すでに３階建て相撲部屋の準備完了「設備は申し分ない」" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "音羽山部屋が看板披露 元横綱鶴竜「恥じないように頑張っていく」清水寺の森清範貫主が揮毫" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "大相撲 親方定年で陸奥部屋閉鎖 大関 霧島が音羽山部屋に移籍". NHK. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.