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Azumazeki stable (東関部屋, Azumazeki-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in February 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the yokozuna rank. A total of nine foreign born wrestlers have fought for the stable: seven from the United States, one from Great Britain and one (Kosei) from China who retired in January 2017. As of January 2016 it had 11 wrestlers.
Contents
- Ring name conventions
- Owner
- Notable active wrestlers
- Coaches
- Notable former members
- Referee
- Usher
- Hairdressers
- Location and Access
- References
The former Takamiyama reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in June 2009 and was succeeded by Ushiomaru who announced his retirement from active competition after the May tournament. In 2012 it absorbed Nakamura stable when Takamiyama's former stablemate Fujizakura retired as a coach upon turning 65.
Ring name conventions
Some wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the characters 高見 (read: takami), meaning high and view, in deference to the now retired coach and owner, the former Takamiyama.
Owner
Notable active wrestlers
Coaches
Notable former members
Referee
Usher
Hairdressers
Location and Access
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Higashi Komagata 4-6-4
3 minute walk from Honjo-Azumabashi Station on Toei Asakusa Line