was a

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wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.

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, the 56th ''yokozuna'' in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983. Its first wrestler to reach the top ''

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'' division was the Hawaiian born

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in 1997, followed by Gojōrō and Wakanojō, also in 1997. However the stable had less success in later years, with its decline dating from the death of Magaki Oyakata's wife and ''okamisan'' in 2005. Russian ''

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'' Wakanohō was thrown out of sumo in 2008 after being accused of cannabis possession, charges which were eventually dropped. In 2011, its highest ranked wrestler was forced to retire because of accusations of

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. In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōnomatsu and

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, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' after Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The stable closed after the March 2013 tournament, due to the poor health of Magaki-''oyakata''. The stable had just three wrestlers remaining at this point, all in the lowest three

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, although this did include future ''yokozuna''

Terunofuji ) is a Mongolian-Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. Wrestling for the Isegahama stable (2007), Isegahama stable, he entered professional sumo in January 2011 and took the second division ''jūryō'' championship in his debut as a ''seki ...

(then known as Wakamishō). Despite its small size Magaki did not believe in letting its wrestlers go and train at other stables (''degeiko''), which led to Terunofuji often training alone. The coach and remaining wrestlers transferred to

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. The original plan had been to merge with Miyagino stable, but negotiations fell through.

Owner

*1983-2013: 18th Magaki (The 56th ''yokozuna''

)

Notable members

* Gojōrō (''maegashira'') * Wakanohō (''maegashira'') * Wakanojō (''maegashira'') *

(''maegashira'') *Wakamishō (later ''yokozuna''

)

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External links

*Magaki stable page at Japan Sumo Association
English

Defunct sumo stables Sports clubs and teams established in 1983 1983 establishments in Japan Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in Japan

Owner

Notable members

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