Ōnomatsu stable
Ōnomatsu stable (阿武松部屋, Ōnomatsu-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. His first wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division was Katayama in 2005. The now retired Wakakōyū reached komusubi in 2012, as did Ōnoshō in 2017. The stable's most successful foreign recruit has been the Russian former maegashira Amūru, who retired in 2018.
In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōtake and Magaki stable, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ichimon after former yokozuna Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The ejected stables formed their own group, which gained ichimon status of its own in 2014.[1][2] This was dissolved in 2018, with the Ōnomatsu, Ōtake and Chiganoura stables briefly forming Ōnomatsu ichimon before aligning themselves once again with the Nishonoseki group.
Ex-Masurao resigned from the Japan Sumo Association for health reasons on 26 September 2019 and was replaced by the former maegashira Daidō. As of January 2021, the stable had 16 wrestlers.
Owner[]
- 2019–present 13th Ōnomatsu, (shunin, former maegashira Daido)
- 1994-2019: 12th Ōnomatsu, former sekiwake Masurao)
Notable active wrestlers[]
- Ōnoshō (best rank komusubi)
Coach[]
- Shiranui Masaya (iin, former komusubi Wakakōyū)
Notable former members[]
- Wakakōyū (best rank komusubi)
- Amūru (best rank maegashira)
- Daidō (best rank maegashira)
- Katayama (best rank maegashira)
Hairdresser[]
- Tokotaka (1st class tokoyama)
- Tokoyū (4th class tokoyama)
Location and access[]
Chiba prefecture, Narashino city, Saginuma 5-5-14
10 minutes from Makuharihongō Station on Sōbu Main Line and Keisei Chiba Line
See also[]
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References[]
- ^ "Takanohana speaks out after six supporters kicked out of sumo faction". Mainichi Daily News. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Takanohana group certified as ichimon". Nikkan Sports. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
External links[]
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Japan Sumo Association profile
Coordinates: 35°40′14″N 140°02′05″E / 35.6705°N 140.0348°E
- Active sumo stables