Nishikido stable
Nishikido stable (Japanese: 錦戸部屋, Nishikido-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was founded in 2002 by Mitoizumi of the Takasago stable. It uses Takasago stable's old facilities, which became available when Takasago merged with Wakamatsu stable.
It was home to the only Kazakh wrestler in professional sumo, Kazafuzan, who competed in the makushita division and retired in September 2014. In 2015, the stable recruited Canadian Brodi Henderson of Victoria who competed as Homarenishiki,[1] but he suddenly left sumo the following year.[2] Several other wrestlers retired at the same time, leaving just five active wrestlers in the stable after July 2016. In 2017, the Mongolian Mitoryū (Turbold Baasansuren) joined as a makushita tsukedashi entrant from Nihon University, and he became the stable's first ever sekitori after the November 2017 tournament.
Owner
Notable active wrestlers
- Mitoryū (best rank juryo)
Coach
Referee
- Kimura Kintarō (jonidan gyōji, real name Hayate Matsunagai)
Usher
- Tsurutarō (jonokuchi yobidashi, real name Shintarō Honda)
Hairdresser
- Tokonaka (1st class tokoyama)
Location and Access
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Kamezawa 1-16-1
3 minute walk from Toei Oedo Line Ryōgoku Station and 7 minute walk from Sōbu Line Ryōgoku Station
Adjacent to sister stable, Hakkaku
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References
- ^ Armstrong, Jim (July 10, 2015). "Victoria's Brodi Henderson set to enter Japan's elite sumo ranks". CBC News. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "希善龍、若乃島十両復帰 カナダ出身の誉錦ら引退". Sponichi. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.