{{Short description|Defunct sumo stable}} thumb|right|300px thumb|right|300px {{nihongo|'''Minezaki stable'''|峰崎部屋|Minezaki-beya}} was a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded in December 1988 by Misugiiso, who branched off from the Hanaregoma stable and enrolled his younger brother as a wrestler. As of January 2021 it had seven wrestlers. It was located in the Nerima ward of Tokyo. After the May 2012 tournament it absorbed Hanakago stable, run by former ''sekiwake'' Daijuyama, who became an assistant coach. The stable never produced a ''sekitori'' wrestler on its own, but inherited Arawashi, previously of Hanakago and before that Araiso stable, who first reached ''jūryō'' in July 2011. Minezaki stable already had a Mongolian wrestler, Torugawa, but was allowed to take another foreigner because of the merger. Hanakago stable's Ryūkiyama from South Korea was allowed to transfer for the same reason.

In March 2018 it emerged that a junior wrestler at the stable had been the victim of physical assault by a more senior wrestler and retired as a result.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2018/03/18/kiji/20180318s00005000257000c.html|title=峰崎部屋で暴力事件！日馬暴力事件発覚後にも…相撲協会が発表|date=18 March 2018|publisher=Sponichi|language=Japanese|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref> The incidents were not reported to Minezaki-''oyakata'' at the time and he found out only after the victim's father sent him a letter saying his son was beaten four times at the stable between September 2017 and January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/18/national/sumo-association-reveals-two-fresh-cases-physical-abuse-among-wrestlers/#.Wq-7SeSWyUl|title=Sumo association reveals two fresh cases of physical abuse among wrestlers|date=19 March 2018|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref> The wrestler who allegedly carried out the assault was given a one tournament suspension by the Japan Sumo Association on March 29 and Minezaki-''oyakata'' was given a 10% salary reduction for two months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/201803290000508.html|title=貴乃花親方２階級降格で年寄に ３カ月で月給半額|date=29 March 2018|publisher=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=29 March 2018}}</ref>

The demotion of Arawashi to ''makushita'' in July 2019 and subsequent retirement in January 2020 left the stable with no ''sekitori''. It closed after the March 2021 tournament, ahead of Minezaki-''oyakata'' reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 in May, with its wrestlers, head coach and ''makuuchi'' referee transferring to Shibatayama stable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN6Y6X93N6YONFB00C.html|title=三重）「最終年に稽古場開けず残念」峰崎親方が桑名訪問|date=30 June 2020|work=Asahi Shimbun|language=Japanese|accessdate=7 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20210223/sum21022320430006-n1.html|title= 峰崎部屋が春場所で閉鎖 力士は芝田山部屋転籍へ|date=23 February 2021|work=Sanspo|language=Japanese|accessdate=24 February 2021}}</ref> Other personnel were split between the Takadagawa and Nishiiwa stables.

==Owner== *1988–2021: 7th Minezaki (''iin'', former ''maegashira'' Misugiiso)

==Notable active wrestlers== *None

==Former wrestlers== *Arawashi (best rank ''maegashira'' 2)

==Coach== *Hanakago Tadaaki (''iin'', former ''sekiwake'' Daijuyama)

==Referees== *Kimura Ginjirō (''makuuchi'' ''gyōji'', real name Noriyuki Itoi) *Kimura Mitsunosuke (''jūryō'' ''gyōji'', real name Makoto Kawahara) *Kimura Kazuma (''makushita'' ''gyoji'', real name Kazuma Okada)

==Ushers== *Hiroyuki (''jūryō'' yobidashi, real name Hiroyuki Kon) *Masao (''jūryō'' ''yobidashi'', real name Noriyuki Ōtaka)

==Hairdresser== *Tokoaki (Fourth class ''tokoyama'')

==Location and Access== Tokyo, Nerima Ward, Tagara 2–20–3<br> Nearest station: Chikatetsu Akatsuka Station on the Yūrakuchō Line

== See also == *List of sumo stables *List of active sumo wrestlers *List of past sumo wrestlers *Glossary of sumo terms

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataSumoBeya/detail?id=39 Japan Sumo Association profile] *[http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_17/Heya_Peek2.pdf Article on Minezaki-beya] *[http://www.minezaki.com Homepage]

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Category:Defunct sumo stables Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1988 Category:1988 establishments in Japan Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2021 Category:2021 disestablishments in Japan