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Tatsutagawa Stable
Tatsutagawa stable (立田川部屋, ''Tatsutagawa beya'') was a ''heya (sumo), heya'' (stable) of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was active from 1971 until 2000. History The stable was founded in 1971 by the former ''yokozuna'' Kagamisato Kiyoji, Kagamisato. He had become head coach of the Tokitsukaze stable in 1968 upon the death of the previous stablemaster, Futabayama Sadaji, Futabayama, but was forced out because Futabayama's widow (who retained the rights of the stable and its premises) wanted the former ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' Yutakayama Katsuo in charge instead. Kagamisato took the toshiyori, elder name of Tatsutagawa (which had previously been used by several ''gyōji'' but had remained vacant since 1961) and set up the stable without taking any recruits with him from Tokitsukaze stable. He was joined by Tatsutayama Oyakata, the former ''ōzeki'' Ouchiyama, who worked as a coach at the new stable until his death in 1985. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heya (sumo)
In professional sumo wrestling, a , most commonly and metaphorically translated in English as "Stable#Other uses, stable", but also known as "Barracks, training quarters", or "fraternity", is an organization of rikishi, wrestlers where they train and live in a "quasi-Monastery#Monastic life, monastic and Stratocracy, militaristic lifestyle". Closer to a medieval fraternity than a modern sports team, a stable is a group that lives, eats, trains, sleeps and socializes together, under the authority of one or more elders. Additionally to wrestlers, all the traditional sports professionals (such as , and ) must belong to a . vary in size, with the largest and most successful stables having a completely different training environment from the smaller stables that have a dimension described as being more family-oriented. Most are based in and around the Ryōgoku district of Tokyo, sumo's traditional heartland, although the high price of land has led to some newer being built in oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aonosato Sakari
Aonosato Sakari (born Sakari Ogasawara; November 13, 1935 – May 16, 2008) was a sumo wrestler from Kuraishi, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1953, and reached the top division in January 1959. His highest rank was ''sekiwake''. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Hatachiyama. In 1988, he took over as head coach at Tatsutagawa stable from former ''yokozuna'' Kagamisato and became ''Tatsutagawa-oyakata''. Two months prior to reaching the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65 in November 2000, Tatsutagawa stable was shut down and the remaining wrestlers transferred to Michinoku stable. His son, Moriyuki, was born in 1970 and also became a sumo wrestler, reaching a highest rank of ''makushita'' 42 under the ring name of Fusanosato. Career record *''The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Establishments In Japan
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Clubs And Teams Established In 1968
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Defunct Sumo Stables
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List Of Sumo Stables
The following is an alphabetical list of ''heya (sumo), heya'' or training stables in professional sumo. All belong to one of five groups, called Glossary of sumo terms#ichimon, ''ichimon''. These groups, led by the stable by which each group is named, are in order of size: Dewanoumi ''ichimon'', Nishonoseki ''ichimon'', Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'', Takasago ''ichimon'' and Isegahama ''ichimon''. Occasionally there have been independent stables, but the Japan Sumo Association agreed at a director's meeting in July 2018 that all sumo elders must belong to one of the five ''ichimon''. The founding dates listed below are for the current incarnation of each stable; in most cases this is not the first stable to exist under a given name, however. The number of stables peaked at 54, with the opening of Onoe stable in August 2006. In order to limit the over-proliferation of stables, the Japan Sumo Association introduced new rules the following month that greatly raised the qualifications need ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maegashira
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses (''kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criteria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komusubi
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers ('' rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses ('' kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakuba Takeshi
Hakuba Takeshi (白馬毅, born May 5, 1983) is a former sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Joining the professional sport in 2000, he entered the top division for the first time in 2008, returning in 2010. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He was forced to retire from sumo in 2011 after being found guilty by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) of involvement in match-fixing. Early life and sumo background Ariunbayar Unurjargal had little background in sports. However, his aunt living in Japan had an acquaintance who knew the coach of Tatsutagawa stable. He was encouraged to come to Japan and try out. The Tatsutagawa coach had originally intended for Hakuba to join another stable in the same ''ichimon'', Michinoku, as his own stable would be disbanded upon his impending retirement. However, at the time of Hakuba's entry in January 2000, Michinoku already had its Japan Sumo Association designated limit of foreign wrestlers. Hakuba was therefore allowed to join Tatsutagawa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyozakura
Toyozakura Toshiaki (born March 12, 1974, as Toshiaki Mukō) is a former sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his debut in 1989, and after many years in the lower ranks he reached the top division for the first time in 2003. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 5. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He is the younger brother of Kitazakura. He was forced to retire in April 2011 after an investigation by the Japan Sumo Association found him guilty of match-fixing. Career Toyozakura's father was also a sumo wrestler, who fought under the same ''shikona'' or sumo name, but he never climbed higher than the fourth ''sandanme'' division. He encouraged his son to join a different stable than Kitakazura, so Toyozakura joined Tatsutagawa stable. This stable folded in 2000 upon the stablemaster's retirement and Toyozakura moved to Michinoku stable. He made his professional debut in March 1989. He first reached elite ''sekitori'' sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michinoku Stable
The was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former ''maegashira'' , who branched off from Izutsu stable, and closed in April 2024, at the time of the retirement of former '' ōzeki'' Kirishima, who became the stable head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in November 2000 upon the retirement of the stablemaster there. 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. The retirement of Ryūhō in 2012 left it with no ''sekitori'' until Mongolian Kiribayama reached the ''jūryō'' division in 2019. Kiribayama reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 2020, the first for the stable since Hakuba in 2008. In May 2023 Michinoku's old ''shikona'' (ring name) of Kirishima was adopted by Kiribayama following the latter's promotion to ''ōzeki''. After the death of Izutsu-'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūhō Masayoshi
Ryūhō Masayoshi (born June 18, 1977 as Keisuke Urazaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan. His highest rank was '' maegashira'' 16. Career He entered sumo in March 1993, joining Tatsutagawa stable. He initially wrestled under his own surname of Urazaki, first adopting the ''shikona'' of Ryūhō in 1997. He changed the second part of his ''shikona'' several times, from Keisuke to Shokichi before settling on Masayoshi. In 2000 he moved to Michinoku stable when his old '' heya'' was closed down upon the retirement of its stablemaster. After over nine years in the unsalaried apprentice ranks, he finally became a '' sekitori'' for the first time in November 2002 upon promotion to the second highest '' jūryō'' division. He could only manage a 5-10 score in that tournament and was demoted back to the '' makushita'' division. He finally managed a return to ''jūryō'' in September 2005, after nearly three years away, and slowly moved up the division until an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
