Sadogatake stable (佐渡ヶ嶽部屋, Sadogatake-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form, it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubiKotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozunaKotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. The stable is located in Matsudo, Chiba prefecture. Over the next thirty years the stable produced a string of top division wrestlers. Kotozakura stood down in November 2005, handing the stable over to his son-in-law, former sekiwakeKotonowaka.
A successful stable, Sadogatake is currently the active stable with the longest continuous presence (59 years) of at least one of its wrestlers in the makuuchi division.[1] Between September 2007 and July 2010, it became the first stable since Musashigawa stable in 2001 to have two wrestlers ranked at ōzeki simultaneously, with Kotomitsuki and Kotoōshū. It happened again between November 2011 and November 2013 with Kotoōshū and Kotoshōgiku. As of January 2023 the stable has 26 wrestlers, three of them being sekitori. In March 2020 Sadogatake-oyakata's son, who also goes by the name of Kotonowaka, reached the top makuuchi division. On the May 2020 banzuke all five sekitori were ranked in the top division, although none were above maegashira 13. The most the stable has ever had in makuuchi simultaneously is seven, in November 1992 and January 1993.
In April 2024, the stable recruited Kōsei Motomura, a former Hakuhō Cup participant and the first wrestler since the end of the Second World War to measure less than 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) since the abolition of the weight and height minimums system.[2]
In January 2021, junior wrestler Kotokantetsu retired and publicly criticized Sadogatake-oyakata for not supporting him during his sumo career and not allowing him to sit out that month's honbasho despite his fears of contracting COVID-19 after undergoing cardiac surgery.[3] The former Kotokantetsu, whose real name is Daisuke Yanagihara, subsequently filed a lawsuit against the Japan Sumo Association and Sadogatake in March 2023 for ¥4.1 million in monetary damages over claims of being forced to retire from professional sumo and for violations of his human rights, while also alleging that lower division wrestlers in the stable were mistreated.[4] In a statement to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in July 2023, Yanagihara said that he wanted to reveal the actual state of the sumo world "which has been shrouded in mystery in the name of traditional culture," adding his concern that the Japanese media was not accurately covering the issue and that there was a possibility it could be covered up. He alleged that in 2011 he was repeatedly slapped by a senior wrestler with traditional footwear that contained metal. He also told reporters that lower-division wrestlers at the stable were often forced to eat rotten meat during their training. Yanagihara showed reporters a picture he took in July 2017 and sent to his mother using the communications app Line of a package of rib roast allegedly served at the stable that had been expired for 5+1⁄2 years. When asked by Agence France-Presse about the lawsuit in July 2023, the Sumo Association declined to comment.[5][6]
Ring name conventionsedit
Virtually all wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 琴 (read: koto), in deference to the founder, Kotonishiki, and the owners who followed him.
Ownersedit
2005–present: 13th Sadogatake (riji, former sekiwakeKotonowaka)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sadogatake stable news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Sadogatake stable 佐渡ヶ嶽部屋 Sadogatake beya is a stable of sumo wrestlers one of the Nishonoseki group of stables In its modern form it dates from September 1955 when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki s death The stable is located in Matsudo Chiba prefecture Over the next thirty years the stable produced a string of top division wrestlers Kotozakura stood down in November 2005 handing the stable over to his son in law former sekiwake Kotonowaka A successful stable Sadogatake is currently the active stable with the longest continuous presence 59 years of at least one of its wrestlers in the makuuchi division 1 Between September 2007 and July 2010 it became the first stable since Musashigawa stable in 2001 to have two wrestlers ranked at ōzeki simultaneously with Kotomitsuki and Kotoōshu It happened again between November 2011 and November 2013 with Kotoōshu and Kotoshōgiku As of January 2023 the stable has 26 wrestlers three of them being sekitori In March 2020 Sadogatake oyakata s son who also goes by the name of Kotonowaka reached the top makuuchi division On the May 2020 banzuke all five sekitori were ranked in the top division although none were above maegashira 13 The most the stable has ever had in makuuchi simultaneously is seven in November 1992 and January 1993 In April 2024 the stable recruited Kōsei Motomura a former Hakuhō Cup participant and the first wrestler since the end of the Second World War to measure less than 1 60 m 5 ft 3 in since the abolition of the weight and height minimums system 2 Contents 1 Controversy 2 Ring name conventions 3 Owners 4 Notable active wrestlers 5 Coaches 6 Assistant 7 Notable former members 8 Referees 9 Ushers 10 Hairdresser 11 Location and access 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksControversy editIn January 2021 junior wrestler Kotokantetsu retired and publicly criticized Sadogatake oyakata for not supporting him during his sumo career and not allowing him to sit out that month s honbasho despite his fears of contracting COVID 19 after undergoing cardiac surgery 3 The former Kotokantetsu whose real name is Daisuke Yanagihara subsequently filed a lawsuit against the Japan Sumo Association and Sadogatake in March 2023 for 4 1 million in monetary damages over claims of being forced to retire from professional sumo and for violations of his human rights while also alleging that lower division wrestlers in the stable were mistreated 4 In a statement to the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in July 2023 Yanagihara said that he wanted to reveal the actual state of the sumo world which has been shrouded in mystery in the name of traditional culture adding his concern that the Japanese media was not accurately covering the issue and that there was a possibility it could be covered up He alleged that in 2011 he was repeatedly slapped by a senior wrestler with traditional footwear that contained metal He also told reporters that lower division wrestlers at the stable were often forced to eat rotten meat during their training Yanagihara showed reporters a picture he took in July 2017 and sent to his mother using the communications app Line of a package of rib roast allegedly served at the stable that had been expired for 5 1 2 years When asked by Agence France Presse about the lawsuit in July 2023 the Sumo Association declined to comment 5 6 Ring name conventions editVirtually all wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 琴 read koto in deference to the founder Kotonishiki and the owners who followed him Owners edit2005 present 13th Sadogatake riji former sekiwake Kotonowaka 1974 2005 12th Sadogatake the 53rd yokozuna Kotozakura 1955 1974 11th Sadogatake former komusubi Kotonishiki Notable active wrestlers editSee also sekitori Kotozakura best rank ōzeki Kotoekō best rank maegashira Kotoshōhō best rank maegashira Kotoyushō ja best rank juryō Coaches editHidenoyama Kazuhiro iin former ōzeki Kotoshōgiku Kumegawa Yoshikiro iin former komusubi Kotoinazuma Shiratama Katsuyuki iin former maegashira Kototsubaki Hamakaze Hideaki iin former maegashira Gojōrō Assistant editKotochitose wakaimonogashira former maegashira real name Minoru Yamamoto Notable former members editKotozakura the 53rd yokozuna Kotogahama former ōzeki Kotokaze former ōzeki Kotomitsuki former ōzeki Kotoōshu former ōzeki Kotoshōgiku former ōzeki Kotogaume former sekiwake Hasegawa former sekiwake Kotonishiki former sekiwake Kotonowaka former sekiwake Kotofuji former sekiwake Kotoyuki former sekiwake Kotoinazuma former komusubi Kotobeppu former maegashira Kotokasuga former maegashira Kotoryu former maegashira Kototsubaki former maegashira Kototenzan later known as the professional wrestler Earthquake Referees editShikimori Kinosuke makushita gyōji real name Kazuki Ikegami Shikimori Shihō Makushita gyōji real name Hitoshi Fukuda Ushers editKotozō makuuchi yobidashi real name Tsuyoshi Tsuma Kotoyoshi makuuchi yobidashi real name Masaki Takahashi Hairdresser editTokoazuma 4th tokoyama Tokohibiki 5th class tokoyama Location and access editChiba prefecture Matsudo City Kushizaki Minamicho 39 7 minute walk from Matsuhidai Station on the Hokusō LineSee also editList of sumo stables List of active sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers Glossary of sumo termsReferences edit 九州場所番付発表 碧山が十両転落 56年ぶりに春日野部屋の幕内力士不在に in Japanese Sports Nippon 30 October 2023 Retrieved 30 October 2023 戦後初の 身長150センチ台力士 誕生へ 体格基準撤廃後初の新弟子二次検査に元村康誠が合格 Sports Nippon in Japanese 19 April 2024 Retrieved 19 April 2024 Gunning John 13 January 2021 Sumo stables deserve more scrutiny after wrestler s shock retirement Japan Times Retrieved 5 February 2021 佐渡ヶ嶽部屋 コロナ禍引退の元力士が相撲協会提訴 千葉 松戸 in Japanese NHK 2 March 2023 Retrieved 3 March 2023 Former Wrestler Sues Japan Sumo Body For Alleged Mistreatment barrons com Agence France Presse 31 July 2023 Retrieved 31 July 2023 5年前の腐った肉食わせられ 元力士が 奴隷生活 訴え 相撲協会は否定 in Japanese J Cast 31 July 2023 Retrieved 31 July 2023 External links editJapan Sumo Association profile Official site 35 46 38 N 139 57 42 E 35 7772 N 139 9616 E 35 7772 139 9616 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sadogatake stable amp oldid 1221828550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
