Michinoku stable
The Michinoku stable (陸奥部屋 Michinoku-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former maegashira Hoshikabuto, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Former ōzeki Kirishima became the current head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in November 2000 upon the retirement of the stablemaster there.[1] It lost four top members in April 2011 (Hakuba, Toyozakura, Jūmonji and Kirinowaka), who were forced to retire after being found guilty of match-fixing[2] and as of January 2016 none of its twelve remaining wrestlers were ranked higher than the Makushita division.[3]
Ring name conventions
Some wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 星 (read: hoshi), meaning star, in deference to two of their former owners.
Owners
- 1997-present: 9th Michinoku Kazuhiro (yakuin taigu iin, former ōzeki Kirishima)
- 1991-1997: 8th Michinoku Yuji (former maegashira Hoshiiwato)
- 1974-1991: 7th Michinoku Yoshio (former maegashira Hoshikabuto)
Notable active wrestlers
- None
Coaches
- Tatsutayama Hironori (iin, former maegashira Sasshūnada)[3]
- Urakaze Tomimichi (shunin, former maegashira Shikishima)[3]
Assistant
- Fukunosato (wakaimonogashira, former jūryō, real name Kunio Fukuda)
Notable former members
- Hoshitango (former jūryō)
- Ryūhō (former maegashira)
Usher
Hairdresser
- Tokodai (2nd class tokoyama)
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ↑ "Michinoku Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "Match-fixing wrestlers forced to retire". Times Live. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- 1 2 3 "Sumo Beya Guide - Michinoku Beya". Nihon Sumō Kyōkai. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Japan Sumo Association profile
Coordinates: 35°41′45″N 139°47′29″E / 35.6957°N 139.7913°E