was 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 ''

ichimon The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H ...

'' or group of stables. It was established in February 2000 by 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 ...

Kushimaumi Kushimaumi Keita (久島海啓太; 6 August 1965 – 13 February 2012), born as Keita Kushima (久嶋啓太), was a sumo wrestler from Shingū, Wakayama, Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. A successful amateur, his highest rank in profe ...

, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. It was located in the Koto ward of

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. In 2012 it had eight sumo wrestlers. Tagonoura did not recruit any wrestlers from

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, despite his own amateur sumo background there, and though he did recruit foreigners he avoided the most common sources such as

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and

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, instead taking in the

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n Hisanoumi in 2001, and later the

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n Aoiyama (Daniel Ivanov) who 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 ...

'' and reached the rank of ''maegashira'' 7 in January 2012. The stable suffered a number of setbacks, including Tagonoura's heart attack in 2003, the death of a 17-year-old ''

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 in 2004 and the death of a ''

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 ...

'' in 2008. Following the death of Tagonoura in February 2012 the stable was dissolved, with half the wrestlers going to Dewanoumi stable and the other half, including Aoiyama, going to

Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ''ichimon'' or group of stables. As of January 2023 it had 17 wrestlers. It has been led by former ''sekiwake'' Tochinowaka Kiyotaka since 2003. It was one of the most successful stables in 201 ...

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers from this stable took ''

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 character 碧 (read: aoi), meaning blue. Examples include Aoiyama, Aokishin and Aozora.

Owner

*2000-2012: 14th: Tagonoura Keihito (former ''maegashira'' Kushimaumi)

Notable wrestlers

* Aoiyama * Aotsurugi (aka Hisanoumi)

References

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External links

Official websiteTagonoura stable at the Japan Sumo Association
Defunct sumo stables Sports clubs and teams established in 2000 2000 establishments in Japan Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in Japan

Ring name conventions

Owner

Notable wrestlers

See also

References

External links