Musashigawa stable (2013)
TheMusashigawa stable(Japanese:Võ tàng xuyên bộ ốc,Hepburn:Musashigawa-beya)is astableofsumowrestlers, part of the Dewanoumiichimonor group of stables. It is an off-shoot of the better known stable of the same name set up by formeryokozunaMienoumiin 1981, which is currently known asFujishima stable.FormeryokozunaMusashimarubranched off from that stable in April 2013 after taking on the elder name of his former head coach and started a new stable using the Musashigawa name.[1]It is located in the same building as the defunctNakamura stable.[2]
Musashigawa stable is the second stable in sumo history to be founded by a foreign-born former sumo wrestler afterTakamiyama'sAzumazeki stable.[3]The head coach's nephew, Fiamalu Penitani, was a wrestler at the stable under theshikonaof Musashikuni, reaching themakushitadivision,[4]but he retired in 2019 due to injury problems. The stable was also home to the half Japanese, half African-American wrestler Ichiro Young (Wakaichiro). Musashigawa stable began with just four wrestlers, but had expanded to 19 by May 2019.[5]In January 2023 the stable had 16 wrestlers.
Owner[edit]
- 2013-present: 15th Musashigawa (iin,the 67thyokozunaMusashimaru)
Notable active wrestlers[edit]
- None
Coach[edit]
- None
Referee[edit]
- Kimura Keitaro (jonidangyōji,real name Keita Akiba)
Hairdresser[edit]
- Tokoken (second classtokoyama)
Location and access[edit]
Tokyo,Edogawa Ward,Chūō 4-1-10
10 minute walk fromShin-Koiwa StationonSōbu Line
See also[edit]
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References[edit]
- ^"Musashigawa stable makes some history".The Japan Times.Retrieved2013-08-20.
- ^Gunning, John (4 November 2020)."Sumo stables housed in older structures becoming rare sight".The Japan Times.Retrieved4 November2020.
- ^"Tân sinh võ tàng xuyên bộ ốc が khán bản phi lộ “Lệ xuất そうだ” ".nikkansports.com.Retrieved2013-08-20.
- ^Lewis, Ferd (1 May 2017)."Musashikuni earning his way up the ranks".Honolulu Star Advertiser.Retrieved2 August2017.
- ^Gunning, John (15 May 2019)."Sumo 101: Americans in sumo".Japan Times.Retrieved16 May2019.