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The Michinoku stable (陸奥部屋, Michinoku-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former maegashira Hoshikabuto, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Former ōzeki Kirishima became the current head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in November 2000 upon the retirement of the stablemaster there. It lost four top members in April 2011 (Hakuba, Toyozakura, Jūmonji and Kirinowaka), who were forced to retire after being found guilty of match-fixing and as of January 2016 none of its twelve remaining wrestlers were ranked higher than the makushita division.
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Ring name conventions
Some wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 星 (read: hoshi), meaning star, in deference to two of their former owners.
Owners
Notable active wrestlers
Coaches
Assistant
Notable former members
Usher
Hairdresser
Location and access
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Ryōgoku 1-18-7
1 minute walk from Ryōgoku Station on Sōbu Line