# Magaki stable
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{{Short description|Defunct sumo stable}}
{{Nihongo|'''Magaki stable'''|間垣部屋|Magaki beya}} was a [stable](/source/Heya_(sumo)) of [sumo](/source/sumo) wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. [Wakanohana Kanji II](/source/Wakanohana_Kanji_II), the 56th [''yokozuna''](/source/Yokozuna_(sumo)) in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983. Its first wrestler to reach the top ''[makuuchi](/source/makuuchi)'' division was the [Hawaiian](/source/Native_Hawaiians) born [Yamato](/source/Yamato_Go) in 1997, followed by [Gojōrō](/source/Goj%C5%8Dr%C5%8D_Katsuhiro) and [Wakanojō](/source/Wakanoj%C5%8D_Munehiko), also in 1997. However the stable had less success in later years, with its decline dating from the death of Magaki Oyakata's wife and ''okamisan'' in 2005.[{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/06/06/sumo/army-okamisan-work-behind-scenes-keep-sumo-stables-running-smoothly/#.Wxgw7eSWymT|title=Army of okamisan work behind scenes to keep sumo stables running smoothly|last=Gunning|first=John|date=6 June 2018|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=6 June 2018}}] Russian ''[maegashira](/source/maegashira)'' [Wakanohō](/source/Wakanoh%C5%8D_Toshinori) was thrown out of sumo in 2008 after being accused of cannabis possession, charges which were eventually dropped. In 2011, its highest ranked wrestler {{ill|Wakatenrō Keisuke|lt=Wakatenrō|ja|若天狼啓介}} was forced to retire because of accusations of [match-fixing](/source/Match-fixing_in_professional_sumo).[{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2022/07/20/sumo/wakanohana-legacy/|title=Recently deceased yokozuna Wakanohana leaves mixed legacy|last=Gunning|first=John|date=20 July 2022|work=Japan Times|access-date=23 July 2022}}]
In January 2010 the stable, along with the [Takanohana](/source/Takanohana_stable), [Ōnomatsu](/source/Onomatsu_stable) and [Ōtake stable](/source/%C5%8Ctake_stable), was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' after Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors.[{{cite web|url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20100120p2a00m0na011000c.html|title=Takanohana speaks out after six supporters kicked out of sumo faction|date=20 January 2010|publisher=[Mainichi Daily News](/source/Mainichi_Daily_News)|accessdate=1 August 2015| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100124093808/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20100120p2a00m0na011000c.html| archivedate= 24 January 2010}}]
The stable closed after the March 2013 tournament, due to the poor health of Magaki-''oyakata''. The stable had just three wrestlers remaining at this point, all in the lowest three [divisions](/source/professional_sumo_divisions), although this did include future ''yokozuna'' [Terunofuji](/source/Terunofuji) (then known as Wakamishō).[{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/04/26/sumo/emergence-new-generation-bodes-well-summer-basho/#.WQx1o2eGPoo|title=Emergence of new generation bodes well for Summer Basho|last=Gunning|first=John|date=26 April 2017|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=5 May 2017}}] Despite its small size Magaki did not believe in letting its wrestlers go and train at other stables (''degeiko''), which led to Terunofuji often training alone.[{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/09/08/sumo/sumo-101-degeiko/#.XXjxc-SWymQ|title=Sumo 101: Degeiko|last=Gunning|first=John|date=8 September 2019|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=11 September 2019}}] The coach and remaining wrestlers transferred to [Isegahama stable](/source/Isegahama_stable_(2007)).[{{cite news|script-title=ja:間垣部屋 春場所後に閉鎖…伊勢ケ浜部屋に移籍へ|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/01/27/kiji/K20130127005067570.html|accessdate=25 November 2013|newspaper=[Sports Nippon](/source/Sports_Nippon)|date=27 January 2013|language=Japanese}}] The original plan had been to merge with [Miyagino stable](/source/Miyagino_stable), but negotiations fell through.[{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/04/24/sumo/u-s-style-draft-opens-world-possibilities-sumo/#.XNLQM-SWymQ|title=U.S.-style draft opens world of possibilities for sumo|date=24 April 2019|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=8 May 2019}}]
==Owner==
*1983–2013: 18th Magaki (The 56th ''yokozuna'' [Wakanohana Kanji II](/source/Wakanohana_Kanji_II))
==Notable members==
*[Gojōrō](/source/Goj%C5%8Dr%C5%8D_Katsuhiro) (''maegashira'')
*[Wakanohō](/source/Wakanoh%C5%8D_Toshinori) (''maegashira'')
*[Wakanojō](/source/Wakanoj%C5%8D_Munehiko) (''maegashira'')
*[Yamato](/source/Yamato_G%C5%8D) (''maegashira'')
*Wakamishō (later ''yokozuna'' [Terunofuji](/source/Terunofuji_Haruo))
==See also==
*[List of sumo stables](/source/List_of_sumo_stables)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*Magaki stable page at Japan Sumo Association ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070211073546/http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/sumo_beya/magaki.html English]) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070706040321/http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/ozumo_meikan/sumo_beya/magaki.html Japanese])
Category:Defunct sumo stables
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1983
Category:1983 establishments in Japan
Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2013
Category:2013 disestablishments in Japan
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