Futagoyama stable (2018)
Futagoyama stable (二子山部屋, Futagoyama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established on April 1, 2018 by former ōzeki Miyabiyama, who branched off from Fujishima stable, taking five low ranked wrestlers with him.[1] and was originally located in Tokorozawa, Saitama. As of January 2023, it had 14 wrestlers.
The stable's foreign recruit is former high school yokozuna Rōga, who is of Russian and Mongolian heritage and made his debut in November 2018. He became the stable's first sekitori upon his promotion to the jūryō division for the November 2022 tournament.[2] One year later, in November 2023, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division.[3]
In April 2021 the stable announced plans to move to Shibamata District, Katsushika, occupying the premises previously used by the now-defunct Azumazeki stable.
On 7 February 2023, Futagoyama stable, along with Ōshima stable and Kokonoe stable, signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with the Katsushika Ward of Tokyo. The agreement was presented as having the objective of cooperating further in a wide range of areas, including tourism, culture, sports, and educational promotion, and work closely to revitalize local communities.[4]
In May 2023, the stable launched its own YouTube channel called "Sumo Food".[5][6] The channel features meals and the daily lives of the stable's wrestlers. Unusually, the stable chose to include English subtitles, making the channel particularly popular with foreign audiences.[5] In January 2024, the channel became one of Japan's fastest-growing YouTube channels in terms of subscribers, with some videos also topping the million-view mark.[6]
Owners[edit]
- 2018–Present: 14th Futagoyama Masataka (iin, former ōzeki Miyabiyama)
Location and access[edit]
Current location: 2-10-13 Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo. 7-8 minutes walk from Shibamata Station (Keisei Kanamachi Line). [7]
Former Location: Iwaoka 366, Tokorozawa, Saitama
30 min walk from Shin-Tokorozawa station on Seibu Shinjuku Line
Notable active wrestlers[edit]
- Rōga (best rank maegashira)
- Nabatame (best rank makushita)
- Kotakiyama (best rank makushita)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "二子山部屋１４年ぶり再興 所沢初の相撲部屋に" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "九州場所番付編成会議 狼雅と対馬洋が新十両 元大関雅山の二子山親方、部屋創設後初の関取輩出 (Kyushu banzuke meeting: Roga becomes the first sekitori from former ozeki Miyabiyama's Futagoyama stable)". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "【九州場所新番付】朝乃山は三役復帰目前の東前頭筆頭、友風は奇跡の復活劇／平幕以下関取編" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "九重、二子山、大島の相撲部屋３部屋が葛飾区と連携・協力協定 地元に「一生懸命恩返し」". Nikkan Sports. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ a b "「このチャンネル最高です」「チャンネル登録しちゃうよね」 二子山部屋のYouTubeチャンネルが外国人視聴者からも人気上昇中". ガジェット通信 GetNews (in Japanese). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "「食べっぷりの良さに感動」「迫力がある」つけ麺すする力士たち 二子山部屋、食事動画でYouTube人気「急上昇」". J-cast.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Futagoyama Beya Information (in Japanese)". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Japan Sumo Association profile
- Home Page
- Sumo food - sumo wrestler's daily life - Futagoyama stable's YouTube channel
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