Musashigawa stable (2013)
The Musashigawa stable (武蔵川部屋 Musashigawa-beya?) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It is an off-shoot of the better known stable of the same name set up by former yokozuna Mienoumi in 1981, that changed its name to Fujishima stable when former ōzeki Musōyama took over as head coach in September 2010. Former yokozuna Musashimaru branched off from this stable in April 2013 after taking on the elder name of his former head coach, starting a new stable using the Musashigawa name, and starting a new generation of Musashigawa stable.[1] This is the second stable in sumo history to be headed (and founded) by a foreign-born former sumo wrestler after Takamiyama's Azumazeki stable.[2]
Ring name conventions
Most wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that include the character 武 (read: bu or mu), meaning war or weapon, which is taken from the first character in the stable's name and also in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Musashimaru.
Owner
- 2013-present: 15th Musashigawa (shunin, the 67th yokozuna Musashimaru)
Notable active wrestlers
- None
Coach
Referee
- Kimura Kōki (jonokuchi gyōji, real name Kōki Fujikawa)
Hairdresser
- Tokoken (second class tokoyama)
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ↑ "Musashigawa stable makes some history". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
- ↑ "新生武蔵川部屋が看板披露「涙出そうだ」". nikkansports.com. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
External links
Coordinates: 35°42′46″N 139°51′51″E / 35.7128°N 139.8643°E