is a stable

Heya

In sumo wrestling, a heya , usually translated into English as stable, is an organization of sumo wrestlers where they train and live. All wrestlers in professional sumo must belong to one. There are currently 49 heya , all but four of which belong to one of five ichimon...

 of sumo

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, formerly one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo

Masurao Hiroo

is a Japanese former sumo wrestler, born in Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture. Making his professional debut in 1979, he reached the top division in 1985. His highest rank was sekiwake and he won five special prizes in his top division career. He was one of the lightest wrestlers in the top division, and...

, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. His first wrestler to reach the top makuuchi

Makuuchi

or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....

 division was Katayama

Katayama Shinji

Katayama Shinji is a former sumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 13.-Career:...

 in 2005. Wakakoyū has also reached makuuchi, and Furuichi has reached the juryo division. As of December 2007 the stable had 21 sumo wrestlers.

In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana

Takanohana stable

is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was known as Futagoyama stable until 2004.-History:Futagoyama stable was established in 1962 by former Yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji I, who branched off from Hanakago stable and converted his home near the Minami...

, Otake

Otake stable

is a stable of sumo wrestlers.It was set up in 1971, as Taihō stable, by yokozuna Taihō Kōki on his retirement from wrestling. It passed on to his son-in-law Ōtake on his retirement...

 and Magaki stable

Magaki Stable

is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th Yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983 and is its current oyakata. Its first wrestler to reach the top division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997...

, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ichimon after former yokozuna Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors.

Ōnomatsu Hiroo - oyakata

• Hiroo Teshima (given name) (former sekiwake Masurao Hiroo
  Masurao Hiroo
  is a Japanese former sumo wrestler, born in Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture. Making his professional debut in 1979, he reached the top division in 1985. His highest rank was sekiwake and he won five special prizes in his top division career. He was one of the lightest wrestlers in the top division, and...
  
  (ring name))

Active wrestlers with makuuchi experience

• Wakakōyū
  Wakakōyū Masaya
  Wakakōyū Masaya is a professional sumo wrestler from Funabashi, Japan. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. The last two characters of his ring name are taken from his mentor and coach at Ōnomatsu, the former Masurao. He is only the second wrestler from his stable to reach the top division...
  
   (maegashira)
• Daido
  Daidō Kenji
  Daidō Kenji is a professional sumo wrestler or rikishi. He made his debut in 2005, reaching the top division four years later, debuting in the July, 2011 tournament...
  
  (maegashira)

External links

• Ōnomatsu stable page at Japan Sumo Association (English) (Japanese)