Shibatayama stable

{{Short description|Organization of sumo wrestlers}} thumb|right|280px '''Shibatayama Stable''' (Japanese: 芝田山部屋, ''Shibatayama-beya'') is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1999 by former ''yokozuna'' Ōnokuni. Located in Suginami, it is the only stable to be situated in the western half of Tokyo as of 2020.<ref name="gunning0311">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/03/11/sumo/former-yokozuna-onokuni-now-acts-jsas-public-face/#.XmkT6-SWyUm|last=Gunning|first=John|title=Former yokozuna Onokuni now acts as JSA's public face|date=11 March 2020|work=Japan Times|accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>

Mongolian born {{Interlanguage link multi|Daiyubu Ryusen|ja|3=大勇武龍泉|lt=Daiyubu}} became the stable's first wrestler to earn promotion to the ''jūryō'' division, in March 2008, but he only lasted one tournament in the division and left sumo in acrimonious circumstances in 2010, claiming in a lawsuit that was eventually settled out of court that he had been forced to retire against his will. In February 2013 the stable absorbed its parent Hanaregoma stable due to the imminent retirement of its stablemaster, former ''ōzeki'' Kaiketsu. Among the wrestlers transferring was another Mongolian, {{Interlanguage link multi|Sakigake Takeshi|ja|3=魁猛|lt=Sakigake}}, who was ranked in ''jūryō'' for five tournaments between January 2014 and January 2015. In January 2020 returned to ''jūryō'' after 30 tournaments away.

In March 2016 Shibatayama and wrestler Komanokuni were ordered by the Tokyo District Court to pay 32.4 million yen (287,500 USD) in compensation to a former wrestler who the court ruled had faced "daily abuse" since joining in 2008 and had to undergo four surgeries for a detached retina, eventually losing sight in the eye in 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-03-24 |title=Sumo wrestler and stable master 'to pay damages over abuse' |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/contenu/20160324-sumo-wrestler-and-stable-master-pay-damages-over-abuse |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=Radio France Internationale |language=en |agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref> Shibatayama appealed the ruling,<ref name=":0" /> and in November 2016 a court-mediated, confidential settlement was reached. As of January 2023, it had nine wrestlers.

The stable is unusual in that its training ''dohyō'' is located in the basement.<ref name="gunning0311"/>

In June 2025 the Sumo Association dismissed a Shibatayama stable {{translit|ja|gyōji}}, Kimura Ginjirō, for embezzling approximately 20 million yen from the reserve fund of the {{translit|ja|rikishi-kai}} (a wrestlers association composed of active {{translit|ja|sekitori}} competitors).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202506090000923.html|title=行司の木村銀治郎が懲戒解雇「横領や搾取したお金をギャンブルなどの遊興費に費消」処分内容全文|language=ja|date=9 June 2025|publisher=Nikkan Sports|access-date=9 June 2025}}</ref>

thumb|right|180px|Daiyubu

==Ring name conventions== Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or ''shikona'' that include either the character 大 (read: ō or dai) or 国 (read: kuni), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Ōnokuni whose ''shikona'' included both characters.

==Owner== *1999–present: 12th Shibatayama (''riji'', the 62nd ''yokozuna'', Ōnokuni)

==Notable active wrestlers== *None

==Notable past wrestlers== thumb|left|Mongolian Sakigake was the most senior wrestler at Shibatayama at the time of his retirement in 2022{{-}} *{{Interlanguage link multi|Sakigake Takeshi|ja|3=魁猛|lt=Sakigake}} (best rank ''jūryō'') *{{Interlanguage link multi|Wakanoshima Fumiya|ja|3=若乃島史也|lt=Wakanoshima}} (best rank ''jūryō'') *Daishōchi (best rank ''Makushita'')

==Coach== *Minezaki (''consultant'', former ''maegashira'' Misugiiso)

==Assistant== *Hananokuni (''wakaimonogashira'', former ''maegashira'', real name Akihiro Noguchi)

==Referee== *Kimura Kichijirō (''jūryō'' ''gyōji'', real name Masahiro Nishino)

==Ushers== *Katsuyuki ({{translit|ja|fuku-tate-yobidashi}}, real name Katsuyuki Koyama) - to be promoted to {{translit|ja|tate-yobidashi}} in January 2026<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202510020001869.html|title=日本相撲協会が行司、呼び出し、床山10人の昇進承認|date=2 October 2025|publisher=Nikkan Sports|lang=ja|access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref> *Keisukei ({{translit|ja|jūryō yobidashi}}, real name Daisuke Nakano)

==Hairdresser== *Tokokado (1st class ''tokoyama'')

==Location and access== Tokyo, Suginami, Takaido 2-26-9<br> 2 minute walk from Takaido Station on the Inokashira Line

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataSumoBeya/detail?id=54 Japan Sumo Association profile] *[http://shibatayama.fc2web.com Official Site]

Category:Active sumo stables Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in Japan