Minato stable (湊部屋, Minato-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in 1982 by former komusubi Yutakayama, who branched off from Tokitsukaze stable. Minato-oyakata studied at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, and due to his interest in academia his stable was the first to introduce a library on its premises.[1] Until the arrival of Ichinojō, the stable had produced just one makuuchi division wrestler, Minatofuji, who reached a highest rank of maegashira 2 in 1995 and later became a coach at the stable under the name Tatsutagawa. In July 2010 Minato and Tatsutagawa swapped roles. In the same month the Chinese wrestler Nakanokuni earned promotion to the jūryō division. In December 2017 Minato-oyakata left the Tokitsukaze ichimon, leaving the stable unaffiliated to any group.[2] As of January 2023, it had 11 wrestlers. In September 2018 it joined the Nishonoseki ichimon.

People

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that include the character 湊 (read: minato), which is the first character in the stable name, and which is also in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Minatofuji. It can be used as a prefix, as in Minatoryū and Minatoshō, or as a suffix, as in Hamaminato and Haruminato.

Owners

Notable active wrestlers

Notable former members

Referees

  • Kimura Motoki (makuuchi gyōji, real name Hiromichi Okamura)

Hairdresser

Location and access

Saitama Prefecture, Kawaguchi City, Shibanakata 2-20-10
15 minute walk from Warabi Station on Keihin Tōhoku Line

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 201. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
  2. ↑ 錣山親方ら３親方、時津風一門を離脱…理事選は無所属で投票 (in Japanese). Hochi. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

35°49′46″N 139°42′10″E / 35.8295°N 139.7029°E / 35.8295; 139.7029

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