Oitekaze stable
The Oitekaze stable (追手風部屋, Oitekaze-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation on 1 October 1998 by former maegashira Daishōyama, who is the stable's current head coach. He had married the daughter of the previous Oitekaze-oyakata and branched off from Tatsunami stable, taking some wrestlers with him including future sekitori Hayateumi and Daishōdai.[1] As of January 2020, it had 20 wrestlers, of which seven were sekitori, the most of any current stable. Eight wrestlers in the stable's history have reached the top makuuchi division as of 2019.[2]
In December 2016 the stable moved from the Isegahama ichimon to the Tokitsukaze ichimon.
Ring name conventions
Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the characters 大翔 (read: daishō) or simply 大 (read: dai), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Daishōyama.
Owner
- 1998-present: 11th Oitekaze (iin, former maegashira Daishōyama)
Notable active wrestlers
- Daiamami (best rank maegashira)
- Daieishō (best rank komusubi)
- Daishoho (best rank maegashira)
- Daishōmaru (best rank maegashira)
- Endō (best rank komusubi)
- Tobizaru (best rank jūryō)
- Tsurugishō (best rank maegashira)
Coach
- None
Notable former members
- Hayateumi (former sekiwake)
- Kokkai (former komusubi)
- Hamanishiki (former maegashira)
Referee
Hairdressers
- Tokosaku (2nd class tokoyama)
- Tokokaze (4th class tokoyama)
Location and access
Saitama prefecture, Sōka City, Sezaki 5-32-22
15 minute walk from Yatsuka Station on Tōbu Isesaki Line
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ^ Harumi Hotta (April 2006). "Interview of Tomozuna oyakata". Le Monde du Sumo. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "2017 November Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Oitekaze stable at the Japan Sumo Association