Sadogatake stable
Encyclopedia
is a stable
of sumo
wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next thirty years the stable produced a string of top division wrestlers. Kotozakura stood down in November 2005, handing the stable over to his son-in-law, former sekiwake Kotonowaka. As of July 2009, it had 26 sumo wrestlers. In August 2007 it became the first stable since Musashigawa stable
in 2001 to have two wrestlers ranked at ozeki simultaneously. The stable is located in Matsudo, Chiba
prefecture.
Increasingly, wrestlers in the Sadogatake stable have taken to beginning their names with the Kanji 琴, (Koto) the Japanese instrument in deference to the founder.
Heya
In sumo wrestling, a heya , usually translated into English as stable, is an organization of sumo wrestlers where they train and live. All wrestlers in professional sumo must belong to one. There are currently 49 heya , all but four of which belong to one of five ichimon...
of sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next thirty years the stable produced a string of top division wrestlers. Kotozakura stood down in November 2005, handing the stable over to his son-in-law, former sekiwake Kotonowaka. As of July 2009, it had 26 sumo wrestlers. In August 2007 it became the first stable since Musashigawa stable
Musashigawa stable
Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...
in 2001 to have two wrestlers ranked at ozeki simultaneously. The stable is located in Matsudo, Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
prefecture.
Increasingly, wrestlers in the Sadogatake stable have taken to beginning their names with the Kanji 琴, (Koto) the Japanese instrument in deference to the founder.
Famous former wrestlers
- Kotozakura
- Kotogahama (former ozeki)
- Kotokaze (former ozeki)
- Kotomitsuki (former ozeki)
- Kotogaume (former sekiwake)
- HasegawaHasegawa KatsutoshiHasegawa Katsutoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan. He began his professional career in 1960, reaching the top division in 1965. He won eight special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won a tournament...
(former sekiwake)
Toshiyori
- Hidenoyama (former sekiwake Kotonishiki)
- Kumegawa (former komusubi Kotoinazuma)
- Shiratama (former maegashira 3 Kototsubaki)
- Hamakaze (former maegashira GojoroGojōrō KatsuhiroGojōrō Katsuhiro is a former sumo wrestler from Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. Making his professional debut in 1989, he spent a total of 53 tournaments as an elite sekitori ranked wrestler, reaching a highest rank of maegashira 3 in 1998. After a number of injury problems he retired in 2005 at the age...
)