is a

stable A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed. Styles There are many different types of stables in use tod ...

of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established on 1 April 2018 by former '' ōzeki''

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, who branched off from Fujishima stable, taking five low ranked wrestlers with him. and was originally located in

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. As of March 2025, it had 17 wrestlers. The stable's foreign recruit is former high school ''yokozuna'' Rōga, who is of Russian and Mongolian heritage and made his debut in November 2018. He became the stable's first ''

sekitori A ''sekitori'' (関取) is a '' rikishi'' (力士, sumo wrestler) who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: '' makuuchi'' and '' jūryō''. The name literally translates to having taken the barrier, as only a relatively small fr ...

'' upon his promotion to the ''

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'' division for the November 2022 tournament. One year later, in November 2023, he was promoted to the top ''

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'' division. In April 2021 the stable announced plans to move to Shibamata District,

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, occupying the premises previously used by the now-defunct

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. On 7 February 2023, Futagoyama stable, along with

Ōshima stable was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former '' ōzeki'' Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the n ...

and

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, signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the Katsushika Ward of

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. The agreement was presented as having the objective of cooperating further in a wide range of areas, including tourism, culture, sports, and educational promotion, and work closely to revitalize local communities. In May 2023, the stable launched its own

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channel called
Sumo Food
. The channel features meals and the daily lives of the stable's wrestlers. Unusually, the stable chose to include English subtitles, making the channel particularly popular with foreign audiences. In January 2024, the channel became one of Japan's fastest-growing YouTube channels in terms of subscribers, with some videos exceeding million views.

Notable wrestlers

* Rōga (best rank ''

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'') * (best rank ''

'') * (best rank ''jūryō'')

Owners

* 2018–Present: 14th Futagoyama Masataka ('' iin, ''former '' ōzeki''

)

Location and access

Current location: 2-10-13 Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo. 7-8 minutes walk from

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(Keisei Kanamachi Line). Former Location: Iwaoka 366,

30 min walk from Shin-Tokorozawa station on Seibu Shinjuku Line

References

External links

Japan Sumo Association profileHome PageSumo food - sumo wrestler's daily life
- Futagoyama stable's

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Notable wrestlers

Owners

Location and access

See also

References

External links