Kasugano stable

Kasugano stable

Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five "sekitori" wrestlers, including the young Georgian Tochinoshin.

It was originally founded in the mid 18th century by a wrestler named Kasugano Gunpachi.Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lorna |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |id=ISBN 0-8348-0283-x] It became inactive for a long time but was led in the Meiji period by a referee named Kimura Soshiro (this is no longer allowed as "oyakata" must now be former wrestlers). He adopted as his son the Yokozuna Tochigiyama, who led the stable for over thirty years. He in turn adopted as his son the 44th Yokozuna Tochinishiki, who became the head in 1959 whilst still an active wrestler and later served as the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. Tochinoumi took over upon Tochinishiki's death in 1990 and led the stable until his retirement in 2003.

The prefix "Tochi" is commonly used for wrestlers in the stable. It originally referred to Tochigi Prefecture, where Tochigiyama came from, but Tochinishiki was born in Tokyo and the prefix no longer has a geographical meaning, instead being used as a stable identifier.

Kasugano-oyakata

*7th Kimura Soshiro, referee
*8th Tochigiyama, the 27th "Yokozuna" 1925-1959
*9th Tochinishiki, the 44th "Yokozuna" 1959-1990
*10th Tochinoumi, the 49th "Yokozuna" 1990-2003
*11th Tochinowaka, former "sekiwake" 2003-present

Active wrestlers with "makuuchi" experience

*Tochinonada, former "sekiwake"
*Tochiozan, "maegashira"
*Tochinoshin, "maegashira"
*Kimurayama, "maegashira"
*Kasuganishiki, former "maegashira"

Toshiyori

*Iwatomo (former maegashira Tochiisami)
*Hatachiyama (former "komusubi" Tochinohana)
*Takenawa (former "maegashira" Tochisakae)

ee also

*List of sumo beya

References

External links

* [http://www.kasuganobeya.com/ Official website (Japanese)]
* [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/sumo_beya/heya.php?heya=44 Profile at the Japan Sumo Association]
* [http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_15/Heya_Peek.pdf Article on Kasugano stable]


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