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 ...

sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by th ...

wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi

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of stables. It was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 by former ''

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 o ...

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV (born 30 July 1962 as Hideaki Kobayashi) is a former sumo wrestler from Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' He is now a sumo coach under the name of '' Sakaigawa''. Career He was a premature baby, who had ...

, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. It was originally called Nakadachi stable, but when Sakaigawa-''oyakata'' (the 50th ''

yokozuna , 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 o ...

Sadanoyama was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was the sport's 50th ''yokozuna''. After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi stable and served as head of the Japan Sumo Association. Career Born in Arikawa, ...

) reached the

Japan Sumo Association The , officially the ; sometimes abbreviated JSA or NSK, and more usually called Sumo Kyōkai, is the governing body that operates and controls Professional sports, professional sumo wrestling, called , in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Min ...

's mandatory retirement age in February 2003, he passed on the Sakaigawa name, and the stable was renamed. As of January 2023, it had 19 wrestlers, with four of them ranked in the two top professional divisions. The stable is known for its rigorous training. At the heart of the stable are written ten rules, these having been written by the master (former Ryōgoku) and Ōnaruto (former Yoshinotani) at the time of the stable's foundation. It has become traditional for wrestlers to recite them at the end of training. In July 2005, Satsuki, a ''

sandanme Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...

'' wrestler encountered a fire in

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during the Nagoya tournament, used a ladder to rescue a woman on the second floor. He left the scene without telling his name, but later received a letter of appreciation from the Aichi Konan Fire Department. In June 2020, wrestlers from the stable saved another person while being among a group of 20 people who helped rescue a woman from drowning in a nearby river in an apparent

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. The Takenotsuka Metropolitan Police Department issued a letter of appreciation to the stable. In April 2021, the stable's 28 year-old ''

'' wrestler Hibikiryū died after he fell on his head during a tournament bout on March 26. The long hesitation of those around the ''

dohyō A ''dohyō'' (, ) is the space in which a sumo wrestling bout occurs. A typical ''dohyō'' is a circle made of partially buried rice- straw bales 4.55 meters in diameter. In official professional tournaments ('' honbasho''), it is mounted on a sq ...

'' before Hibikiryū finally received professional medical attention several minutes later shocked spectators and raised criticism online and in the media about sumo proceedings, which prompted the Japanese Sumo Association to study a modification of procedure. In February 2022, Takekuma-''oyakata'' (former ''ōzeki'' Gōeidō) broke off from the stable to establish the Takekuma stable.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or ''

shikona A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The tradition of ring names in sumo dates back to the Muromachi period and established itself during the Edo period, where they were used as a means to hide the identities of the . Given by the master to his di ...

'' that begin with the characters 佐田 (read: sada), in honor of the original holder of the Sakaigawa ''kabu'' (title), ''yokozuna'' Sadanoyama.

Owner

*1998–present: 13th Sakaigawa ('' riji'', former ''

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)

Notable active wrestlers

* Hiradoumi (best rank ''

'') * Sadanoumi (best rank ''maegashira'') * Tsushimanada (best rank ''jūryō'')

Coaches

*Furiwake Yasunari (''

toshiyori A , also known as an , is a sumo Elder (administrative title), elder exercising both Coach (sport), coaching functions with rikishi, active wrestlers and Management, responsibilities within the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). All are former wrest ...

'', former ''

sekiwake , 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 o ...

'' Myōgiryū) *Sekinoto Ryūta ('' iin'', former ''komusubi'' Iwakiyama) *Yamashina Ryūta (''

'', former ''maegashira'' Toyohibiki) *Dekiyama Kokan (''

'', former ''maegashira'' Hōchiyama)

Notable past wrestlers

* Gōeidō (former '' ōzeki'') *Myōgiryū (best rank ''sekiwake'') * Iwakiyama (former ''

) * Sadanofuji (former ''

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 on ...

'') *Hōchiyama (former ''maegashira'') *Toyohibiki (former ''maegashira'')

Usher

*Yūji (''

jonidan Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...

yobidashi A , often translated in English as "usher", "ring attendant", or "ring announcer", is an employee of the Japan Sumo Association, responsible for various tasks essential to the traditional running of Sumo#Professional sumo, professional sumo tour ...

, real name Yūki Tabata)

Hairdresser

*Tokoryū (3rd class ''

tokoyama A is a traditional Japanese hairdresser specializing in the theatrical arts (kabuki and ) and Sumo#Professional sumo, professional sumo. The trade is the result of a slow evolution from the traditional Japanese barbers of the Edo period, some ...

'') *Tokoteru (4th class ''tokoyama'')

Location and access

Tokyo, Adachi ward, Toneri 4-3-1

References

External links

Official site

Japan Sumo Association profile
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