Oshima stable
Encyclopedia
is a stable
of sumo
wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable
. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was promoted to ozeki in 1987. Oshima has produced eight sekitori
since it opened, all of whom have gone on to reach the top makuuchi
division. As of May 2011 the sole sekitori is veteran Kyokutenhō, who will take over the running of the stable when the current head coach reaches the mandatory retirement age of 65 in 2012.
Most wrestlers' fighting names include the Chinese character
"旭" meaning "sunrise", that can be read as either Asahi or Kyoku, taken from the founding stablemaster's shikona
.
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, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable
Tatsunami stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...
. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was promoted to ozeki in 1987. Oshima has produced eight 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...
since it opened, all of whom have gone on 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. As of May 2011 the sole sekitori is veteran Kyokutenhō, who will take over the running of the stable when the current head coach reaches the mandatory retirement age of 65 in 2012.
Most wrestlers' fighting names include the Chinese character
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
"旭" meaning "sunrise", that can be read as either Asahi or Kyoku, taken from the founding stablemaster's shikona
Shikona
A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...
.
Famous former wrestlers
- AsahifujiAsahifuji Seiyais a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He joined professional sumo in 1981, reaching the top makuuchi division just two years later. He reached the second highest rank of ozeki in 1987 and became the 63rd Yokozuna in the history of the sport in 1990 at the age of 30...
(the 63rd Yokozuna) - Kyokudozan (former komusubi)
- Asahiyutaka (former komusubi)
- Kyokushuzan (former komusubi)
Gyoji
- Shozaburo Kimura (real name Saburo Hatakeyama) - Sanyaku Referee
- Hisayuki Kimura (Toshikazu Hata) - Makuuchi Referee