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The Musashigawa stable (武蔵川部屋 Musashigawa-beya?) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It is an off-shoot of the better known stable of the same name set up by former yokozuna Mienoumi in 1981, that changed its name to Fujishima stable when former ōzeki Musōyama took over as head coach in September 2010. Former yokozuna Musashimaru branched off from this stable in April 2013 after taking on the elder name of his former head coach, starting a new stable using the Musashigawa name, and starting a new generation of Musashigawa stable. This is the second stable in sumo history to be headed (and founded) by a foreign-born former sumo wrestler after Takamiyama's Azumazeki stable.
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Ring name conventions
Most wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that include the character 武 (read: bu or mu), meaning war or weapon, which is taken from the first character in the stable's name and also in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Musashimaru.
Owner
Notable active wrestlers
Coach
Referee
Hairdresser
Location and access
Tokyo, Edogawa Ward, Chūō 4-1-10
10 minute walk from Shin-Koiwa Station on Sōbu Line