# Azumazeki stable > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azumazeki_stable > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azumazeki_stable.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azumazeki_stable > Source revision: 1349556930 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Defunct sumo stable}} thumb|right|280px|The Sumida premises in 2014 thumb|right|280px|The Sumida premises in 2014 {{Nihongo|'''Azumazeki stable'''|東関部屋|Azumazeki-beya}} was a [stable](/source/Heya_(sumo)) of [sumo](/source/sumo) wrestlers, part of the Takasago [group](/source/ichimon) of stables. It was founded in February 1986 by the [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii)an born [Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D) of the [Takasago stable](/source/Takasago_stable) in Higashi–Komagata, [Sumida, Tokyo](/source/Sumida%2C_Tokyo). It was the first stable ever to be run by a foreign-born coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/03/17/sumo/azumazeki-stable-legacy/|title=Fall of Azumazeki stable represents tragic loss for professional sumo|last=Gunning|first=John|date=17 March 2021|work=Japan Times|accessdate=18 March 2021}} Azumazeki's first ''[sekitori](/source/sekitori)'' was [Akebono](/source/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D), also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the ''[yokozuna](/source/yokozuna_(sumo))'' rank. A total of nine foreign born wrestlers have fought for the stable: seven from the [United States](/source/United_States), one from [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain) and one (Kosei) from [China](/source/China) who retired in January 2017. The stable's first Japanese ''sekitori'' was [Takamisakari](/source/Takamisakari). As of January 2021 it had seven wrestlers. The former Takamiyama reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in June 2009 and was succeeded by [Ushiomaru](/source/Ushiomaru_Motoyasu) who announced his retirement from active competition after the May tournament. In 2012 it absorbed [Nakamura stable](/source/Nakamura_stable_(1986%E2%80%932013)) when Takamiyama's former stablemate [Fujizakura](/source/Fujizakura) retired as a coach upon turning 65. In February 2018 the stable moved from Sumida to larger premises in Shibamata District, [Katsushika](/source/Katsushika). The opening was celebrated at the [Ryōgoku Kokugikan](/source/Ry%C5%8Dgoku_Kokugikan) with around 500 guests from the sumo world.{{cite web|url=http://www.at-s.com/sports/article/shizuoka/sumo/459397.html|script-title=ja:東関部屋が移転　両国国技館で祝賀会　大相撲|date=19 February 2018|publisher=At Shizuoka|language=Japanese|accessdate=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220212408/http://www.at-s.com/sports/article/shizuoka/sumo/459397.html|archive-date=20 February 2018|url-status=dead}} The move was encouraged by the Katsushika ward, to help increase tourism.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/01/16/sumo/sumo-101-stable-locations-layout/|title=Sumo 101: Stable locations and layout|last=Gunning|first=John|date=16 January 2019|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=18 January 2019}} Azumazeki-''oyakata'' died in December 2019 at the age of 41,{{cite web|url=https://hochi.news/articles/20191216-OHT1T50308.html|title=元幕内・潮丸の東関親方を高砂一門葬|date=17 December 2019|work=Hochi|language=Japanese|accessdate=18 December 2019}} and after the January 2020 tournament the former Takamisakari took over as Azumazeki-''oyakata''. However, this was on a provisional basis for one year only,{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202103080000577.html|title=東関部屋が春場所を最後に閉鎖か、継承者選びが難航|date=9 March 2021|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=9 March 2021}} and the Sumo Association announced the closure of the stable on April 1, 2021 due to no permanent successor to Ushiomaru being found, with the personnel moving to [Hakkaku stable](/source/Hakkaku_stable).{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/03/65afd1f3b399-sumo-1st-stable-run-by-foreign-born-elder-to-shut-its-doors.html|title=Sumo: 1st stable run by foreign-born elder to shut its doors|date=12 March 2021|work=Kyodo News|accessdate=12 March 2021}} The stable's last premises were later taken over by [Futagoyama stable](/source/Futagoyama_stable_(2018)). The original building used prior to 2018 still exists and was used for Kaonishiki's retirement ceremony in May 2021; from 2022 to 2024 it was home to the [Miyagino stable](/source/Miyagino_stable). ==Ring name conventions== Some wrestlers at this stable took ring names or ''[shikona](/source/shikona)'' that begin with the characters 高見 (read: takami), meaning high and view, in deference to the coach and owner, the former Takamiyama. Examples include Takamisato and Takamiryū. ==Owner== *2019–2021: 14th Azumazeki Daigorō (''[iin](/source/toshiyori)'', former ''[komusubi](/source/komusubi)'' [Takamisakari](/source/Takamisakari_Seiken)) *2009–2019: 13th Azumazeki Daigorō (former ''[maegashira](/source/maegashira)'' [Ushiomaru](/source/Ushiomaru_Motoyasu)) *1986–2009: 12th Azumazeki Daigorō (former ''[sekiwake](/source/sekiwake)'' [Takamiyama](/source/Takamiyama_Daigor%C5%8D)) ==Notable former members== [[File:Kaonishiki 2014 May.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Kaōnishiki was the only wrestler at the stable with ''[sekitori](/source/sekitori)'' experience at its closure in 2021, and the last wrestler recruited by founder Takamiyama]] *[Akebono](/source/Akebono_Tar%C5%8D) ([the 64th ''yokozuna''](/source/List_of_yokozuna)) *[Takamisakari](/source/Takamisakari_Seiken) (former ''[komusubi](/source/komusubi)'') *[Takamishū](/source/Teila_Tuli) (former ''[makushita](/source/makushita)'') *[Ushiomaru](/source/Ushiomaru_Motoyasu) (former ''[maegashira](/source/maegashira)'') *[Daiki](/source/Daiki_Susumu) (former ''[jūryō](/source/j%C5%ABry%C5%8D)'') *{{Interlanguage link multi|Kaōnishiki Takeshi|ja|3=華王錦武志|lt=Kaōnishiki}} (best rank ''jūryō'') *[Naniwa](/source/Mammoth_Sasaki) (former ''[sandanme](/source/sandanme)'') *[Hidenokuni](/source/Hidenokuni_Hajime) (former ''[jonidan](/source/jonidan)'') ==Referee== *Kimura Yōnosuke (''makuuchi'' ''[gyōji](/source/gy%C5%8Dji)'', real name Masashi Okuno) ==Usher== *Daikichi (''makuuchi'' ''[yobidashi](/source/yobidashi)'', real name Yūji Ōba) ==Hairdressers== *Tokokei (third class ''tokoyama'') ==Location and Access== *2018–2021: 2-10-13 Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo Prefecture 125-0052 *1986–2018: Tokyo, [Sumida Ward](/source/Sumida%2C_Tokyo), Higashi Komagata 4-6-4 3 minute walk from [Honjo-Azumabashi Station](/source/Honjo-Azumabashi_Station) on [Toei Asakusa Line](/source/Toei_Asakusa_Line) ==Contact Information== Phone number: 03-5876-5713 Fax number: 03-5876-5714 Email: tokyo@azumazeki.jp == See also == *[List of sumo stables](/source/List_of_sumo_stables) *[List of active sumo wrestlers](/source/List_of_active_sumo_wrestlers) *[List of past sumo wrestlers](/source/List_of_past_sumo_wrestlers) *[Glossary of sumo terms](/source/Glossary_of_sumo_terms) ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.azumazeki.jp/ Official site] {{in lang|ja}} *[http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataSumoBeya/detail?id=24 Japan Sumo Association profile] *[http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_3/Heya_Peek.htm Article on Azumazeki stable] {{coord|35.7064|N|139.8054|E|source:wikidata|display=title}} Category:Defunct sumo stables Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1986 Category:1986 establishments in Japan Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2021 Category:2021 disestablishments in Japan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Azumazeki stable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azumazeki_stable) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azumazeki_stable?action=history)). 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