Nishonoseki stable (二所ノ関部屋, Nishonoseki-beya) (1911–2013) was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables (ichimon) named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in 1935 by the 32nd yokozunaTamanishiki while still active.
The former ōzekiSaganohana produced the stable's greatest wrestler, yokozunaTaihō, who won a record for the time of 32 yūshō or tournament championships between 1961 and 1971. The stable's last head coach, former sekiwakeKongō, took charge in 1976, when he was adopted by the widow of the previous head. He was also on the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association.
The stable's fortunes declined in later years. It had no sekitori wrestlers after the retirement of Daizen in 2003 and at the end had just three active wrestlers, all in sandanme or below (and one of whom, Kasachikara, was 41 years old, and the second oldest active wrestler in sumo). The naturalisation of a Chinese born rikishi, Ryūtei, opened up another spot in the stable for a foreigner, and a Mongolian wrestler was recruited in March 2010, Kengo, but he retired in May 2011 having missed several tournaments due to suffering a traumatic brain injury.
In February 2010 general affairs manager Yoshiyuki Inoguchi, a former wrestler for the stable from 1975 to 1993 under the shikona of Nijodake, was found hanged in an apparent suicide.[1]
The stable closed after the January 2013 tournament, due to the ill health of the stablemaster and the lack of a suitable successor to him.[2] All three of its wrestlers retired, with the rest of the personnel (except Fujigane-oyakata) moving to Matsugane stable.
The name of the stable was written in three-storey-high characters down the front of the building. It has since been demolished to make way for apartment blocks.[3]
^. Japan Today. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
^"Legend Taiho's stable set to close". Japan Times. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
^Gunning, John (4 November 2020). "Sumo stables housed in older structures becoming rare sight". Japan Times. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
Nishonoseki page at Japan Sumo Association (English) (Japanese)
May 02, 2023
nishonoseki, stable, 1911, 2013, stable, that, taken, this, name, since, 2021, nishonoseki, stable, 2021, nishonoseki, stable, 二所ノ関部屋, nishonoseki, beya, 1911, 2013, stable, sumo, wrestlers, part, nishonoseki, group, stables, ichimon, named, after, first, appe. For the stable that has taken this name since 2021 see Nishonoseki stable 2021 Nishonoseki stable 二所ノ関部屋 Nishonoseki beya 1911 2013 was a stable of sumo wrestlers part of the Nishonoseki group of stables ichimon named after it It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re established in 1935 by the 32nd yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active The former ōzeki Saganohana produced the stable s greatest wrestler yokozuna Taihō who won a record for the time of 32 yushō or tournament championships between 1961 and 1971 The stable s last head coach former sekiwake Kongō took charge in 1976 when he was adopted by the widow of the previous head He was also on the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association The stable s fortunes declined in later years It had no sekitori wrestlers after the retirement of Daizen in 2003 and at the end had just three active wrestlers all in sandanme or below and one of whom Kasachikara was 41 years old and the second oldest active wrestler in sumo The naturalisation of a Chinese born rikishi Ryutei opened up another spot in the stable for a foreigner and a Mongolian wrestler was recruited in March 2010 Kengo but he retired in May 2011 having missed several tournaments due to suffering a traumatic brain injury In February 2010 general affairs manager Yoshiyuki Inoguchi a former wrestler for the stable from 1975 to 1993 under the shikona of Nijodake was found hanged in an apparent suicide 1 The stable closed after the January 2013 tournament due to the ill health of the stablemaster and the lack of a suitable successor to him 2 All three of its wrestlers retired with the rest of the personnel except Fujigane oyakata moving to Matsugane stable The name of the stable was written in three storey high characters down the front of the building It has since been demolished to make way for apartment blocks 3 Contents 1 Owners 2 Coaches 3 Notable members 4 Referee 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOwners Edit1976 2013 10th Nishonoseki former sekiwake Kongō Masahiro 1975 1976 9th Nishonoseki interim 1952 1975 8th Nishonoseki former ōzeki Saganohana Katsumi 1938 1952 7th Nishonoseki former sekiwake Tamanoumi Umekichi 1935 1938 6th Nishonoseki the 32nd yokozuna Tamanishiki San emon Coaches EditKitajin former sekiwake Kirinji Minatogawa former komusubi Daitetsu Fujigane former komusubi Daizen Notable members EditTamanishiki the 32nd yokozuna Taihō the 48th yokozuna Daikirin former ōzeki Saganohana former ōzeki Rikidōzan former sekiwake Tamanoumi former sekiwake Kongō former sekiwake Kamikaze former sekiwake Referee EditShinnosuke Shikimori Hiromitsu Oshida juryō refereeSee also EditList of sumo stablesReferences Edit Sumo stable official found hanged in apparent suicide Japan Today 27 February 2010 Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 Legend Taiho s stable set to close Japan Times 11 January 2013 Retrieved 21 January 2013 Gunning John 4 November 2020 Sumo stables housed in older structures becoming rare sight Japan Times Retrieved 5 November 2020 External links EditNishonoseki page at Japan Sumo Association English Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nishonoseki stable 1911 2013 amp oldid 1136371845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
