Ōnomatsu stable

{{Short description|Organization of sumo wrestlers}} 300px|thumb|right {{nihongo|'''Ōnomatsu stable'''|阿武松部屋|Ōnomatsu-beya}} is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. As of January 2023, the stable had 13 wrestlers.

== History == The stable first wrestler to reach the top ''makuuchi'' division was Katayama in 2005. The now retired Wakakōyū reached ''komusubi'' in 2012, as did Ōnoshō in 2017. The stable's most successful foreign recruit has been the Russian former ''maegashira'' Amūru, who retired in 2018. <br>In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōtake and Magaki stable, 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. The ejected stables formed their own group, which gained ''ichimon'' status of its own in 2014.<ref>{{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|accessdate=1 August 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100124093808/http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sports/news/20100120p2a00m0na011000c.html| archive-date= 24 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20140524-1306036.html|title=Takanohana group certified as ichimon |date=24 May 2014|publisher=Nikkan Sports|accessdate=12 March 2015 }}</ref> This was dissolved in 2018, with the Ōnomatsu, Ōtake and Chiganoura stables briefly forming Ōnomatsu ''ichimon'' before aligning themselves once again with the Nishonoseki group. Masurao resigned from the Japan Sumo Association for health reasons on 26 September 2019 and was replaced by the former ''maegashira'' Daidō.

On 26 December, the Japan Sumo Association announced the stable recruited Batjargal Choijirsuren, a Mongolian-born Student Yokozuna, and allowed him to use the ''makushita tsukedashi'' system and enter his first official tournament at the rank of makushita 15.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2022/12/26/kiji/20221226s00005000482000c.html|title=学生横綱・チョイジルスレンが阿武松部屋入り臨時理事会で幕下15枚目格付け出し資格承認|date=26 December 2022|work=Sports Nippon|language=ja|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref> Now wrestling under the ''shikona'' of Ōnokatsu, he made his competitive debut at the November 2023 tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hochi.news/articles/20231106-OHT1T51112.html?page=1|title=昨年の学生横綱チョイジルスレンのしこ名は「阿武剋」幕下１５枚目格付け出しで今場所が初土俵…師匠「将来を背負えるように」|date=6 November 2023|work=Sports Hochi|language=ja|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>

==Owner== *2019–present 13th Ōnomatsu, (''shunin'', former ''maegashira'' Daidō) *1994–2019: 12th Ōnomatsu, former ''sekiwake'' Masurao)

==Notable active wrestlers== 180px|thumb|right|Ōnoshō was the most senior wrestler in Ōnomatsu stable from 2018 until his 2024 retirement. {{See also|sekitori}} *Ōnokatsu (best rank ''maegashira'')

==Coach== *Shiranui Masaya (''iin'', former ''komusubi'' Wakakōyū)

==Notable former members== *Ōnoshō (best rank ''komusubi'') *Wakakōyū (best rank ''komusubi'') *Amūru (best rank ''maegashira'') *Daidō (best rank ''maegashira'') *Katayama (best rank ''maegashira'') *{{ill|Keitenkai|ja|慶天海孔晴}} (best rank ''jūryō'') *{{ill|Yūma Takeru|lt=Yūma|ja|勇磨猛}} (best rank ''jūryō'')

==Usher== *Jin (''jonokuchi'' ''yobidashi'', real name Jin Sekimoto)

==Hairdresser== *Tokotaka (1st class ''tokoyama'') *Tokoyū (4th class tokoyama)

==Location and access== Chiba prefecture, Narashino city, Saginuma 5-5-14<br> 10 minutes from Makuharihongō Station on Sōbu Main Line and Keisei Chiba Line

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://ounomatsu.com/ Official site] {{in lang|ja}} *[http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataSumoBeya/detail?id=40 Japan Sumo Association profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Onomatsu Stable}} Category:Active sumo stables Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1994 Category:1994 establishments in Japan