Asakayama stable
Asakayama stable (浅香山部屋 Asakayama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Previous incarnations with this stable name have existed, with the last being headed by former yokozuna Nishinoumi, and which folded in 1933. The current incarnation is part of the Isegahama ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in February 2014 by former ōzeki Kaiō Hiroyuki (elder name Asakayama), who branched off from the Tomozuna stable. As of May 2014 it had four wrestlers. Two were wrestlers he took with him from his former stable and two were new recruits. As it is a new stable and small, it has yet to acquire any referees, hairdressers, etc.[1][2] In the May 2014 tournament, this stable had the distinction of being the only one where all of its wrestlers achieved kachi-koshi or a majority of wins.[3] As of January 2016 it had six wrestlers.
Owner
- 2014–present: 15th Asakayama (iin, former ōzeki Kaiō Hiroyuki)
Notable active wrestlers
- None
Assistant
- Shiraiwa (wakaimonogashira, former jūryō, real name Masatoshi Sato)
Usher
- Kōji (jūryō yobidashi, real name Takuma Hatano)
Hairdresser
- Tokosei (2nd class tokoyama)
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ↑ "Ex-ozeki Kaio to establish Asakayama stable". The Japan Times. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ 魁皇の浅香山部屋が地鎮祭「弟子のために」国技館至近 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Natsu 2014 Asakayama rikishi results". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2014-05-28.