The Oitekaze stable (追手風部屋, Oitekaze-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation on 1 October 1998 by former maegashira Daishōyama, who is the stable's current head coach. He had married the daughter of the previous Oitekaze-oyakata and branched off from Tomozuna stable, taking some wrestlers with him including future sekitori Hayateumi and Daishōdai.[1] As of January 2023, it had 18 wrestlers, of which seven were sekitori. Eight wrestlers in the stable's history have reached the top makuuchi division as of 2019.[2]
In December 2016, the stable moved from the Isegahama ichimon to the Tokitsukaze ichimon.
In April 2024, coach Tatsutayama transferred from the former Michinoku stable, following the latter's closure after the retirement of former Kirishima.[3]
Ring name conventions
editMany wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the characters 大翔 (read: daishō) or simply 大 (read: dai), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Daishōyama.
Owner
edit- 1998-present: 11th Oitekaze (iin, former maegashira Daishōyama)
Notable active wrestlers
edit- Daieishō (best rank sekiwake)
- Endō (best rank komusubi)
- Tobizaru (best rank komusubi)
- Daiamami (best rank maegashira)
- Daishōhō (best rank maegashira)
- Daishōmaru (best rank maegashira)
- Tsurugishō (best rank maegashira)
- Hitoshi (best rank jūryō)
Coaches
edit- Takashima Daizō (san'yo, former sekiwake Kōbōyama)
- Tatsutayama Hironori (iin, former maegashira Sasshūnada)
Notable former members
edit- Hayateumi (former sekiwake)
- Kokkai (former komusubi)
- Hamanishiki (former maegashira)
Referee
editHairdressers
edit- Tokosaku (2nd class tokoyama)
- Tokokaze (4th class tokoyama)
Location and access
editSaitama prefecture, Sōka City, Sezaki 5-32-22
15 minute walk from Yatsuka Station on Tōbu Isesaki Line
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Harumi Hotta (April 2006). "Interview of Tomozuna oyakata". Le Monde du Sumo. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "2017 November Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "大相撲 親方定年で陸奥部屋閉鎖 大関 霧島が音羽山部屋に移籍". NHK. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links
edit- Official site (in Japanese)
- Oitekaze stable at the Japan Sumo Association