Dewanoumi stable
Encyclopedia
is a stable of sumo
wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers.
The demotion of Futeno to the makushita division in July 2010 left the stable without any sekitori
for the first time since 1898.
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers.
The demotion of Futeno to the makushita division in July 2010 left the stable without any sekitori
Sekitori
A sekitori is a sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions...
for the first time since 1898.
Famous former wrestlers
- Hitachiyama, the 19th Yokozuna
- Onishiki UichiroOnishiki UichiroŌnishiki Uichirō was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th Yokozuna. On November 2, 1922, he became the first yokozuna to perform Yokozuna Dohyo-iri at the Meiji Shrine.-Career:...
, the 26th Yokozuna - Tochigiyama, the 27th Yokozuna
- Tsunenohana, the 31st Yokozuna
- Musashiyama, the 33rd Yokozuna
- Akinoumi, the 37th Yokozuna
- Chiyonoyama, the 41st Yokozuna
- Sadanoyama, the 50th Yokozuna
- Mienoumi, the 57th Yokozuna
Toshiyori
- Dekiyama (former sekiwake Dewanohana)
- Yamashina (former komusubi Onishiki Ittetsu)
- Takasaki (former maegashira Oginohana)
- Nakadachi (former komusubi Oginishiki)
- Sendagawa (former maegashira Kinkaiyama)
- Inagawa (former komusubi Futeno)