Irumagawa stable
Irumagawa stable (入間川部屋, Irumagawa-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in January 1993 by former sekiwake Tochitsukasa, who branched off from Kasugano stable. The first sekitori produced by the stable was (also known as Shirasaki) in January 1994. As of January 2021 it had 10 wrestlers. It has recruited the Ukrainian Sergey Sokolovsky who made his debut in March 2020, making Ukraine the 24th different foreign country or territory to have a wrestler join professional sumo.[1][2]
Ring name conventions[]
Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that end with the character 司 (read: tsukasa), meaning boss, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Tochitsukasa.
Owner[]
- 1993-present: 16th Irumagawa Tetsuo (iin, former sekiwake Tochitsukasa)
Coach[]
- Wakafuji Nobuhide (iin, former maegashira Ōtsukasa)
- Ikazuchi Tōru (toshiyori, former komusubi Kakizoe)
Notable former wrestlers[]
- Masatsukasa (former maegashira)
- Ōtsukasa (former maegashira)
- Sagatsukasa (former maegashira)
- Yōtsukasa (former maegashira)
Referee[]
- Kimura Narimasa (jonokuchi gyoji, real name Narimasa Tajima)
Hairdresser[]
- Tokokuwa (second class tokoyama)
Location[]
Hachiouji 3-32-12, Saitama City, Saitama
See also[]
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References[]
- ^ "Reviewing last year, previewing 2020 in sumo". Japan Times. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Shishi - Rikishi Profile". Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links[]
Coordinates: 35°52′57″N 139°36′41″E / 35.8826°N 139.6114°E
- Active sumo stables