Ōshima stable

Ōshima stable (大島部屋, Ōshima-beya) was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ōzeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Ōshima until Asahifuji was promoted to ōzeki in 1987.^[1] Ōshima produced ten sekitori, all of whom went on to reach the top makuuchi division. Ōshima's senior wrestler in later years was the Mongolian born veteran Kyokutenhō, who has Japanese citizenship and was seen as the successor to Ōshima. However, after Kyokutenhō indicated a desire to continue wrestling, the stable instead closed on 25 April 2012 when Ōshima reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, with its wrestlers transferring to Tomozuna stable.^[2]

Ring name conventions

Most wrestlers' fighting names included the Chinese character "旭" meaning "sunrise", that can be read as either Asahi or Kyoku, taken from the founding stablemaster's shikona.^{[citation needed]}

Owner

1980-2012: 2nd Ōshima (former ōzeki Asahikuni)

Notable wrestlers

Asahifuji (the 63rd Yokozuna)
Kyokutenhō (sekiwake)
Kyokudōzan (komusubi)
Asahiyutaka (komusubi)
Kyokushūzan (komusubi)
Kyokunankai (maegashira)
Kyokugōzan (maegashira)
Kyokushūhō (maegashira)
Kyokutaisei (maegashira)
Asahisato (maegashira)
Asahishō (maegashira)

Referees

Shozaburo Kimura (real name Saburo Hatakeyama) - san'yaku referee
Hisayuki Kimura (Toshikazu Hata) - makuuchi referee

Usher

Akira (Toshiyuki Ichikawa) - makuuchi usher

Location

3-5-3 Ryōgoku, Sumida, Tokyo, 10 minute walk from Ryōgoku Station^[3]

References

^ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
^ 親方定年で大島部屋力士が友綱へ転属 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^ Gilhooly, Rob (15 April 2001). "Free sumo stable visits available". Japan Times. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

External links

Japan Sumo Association profile of Ōshima beya

[Sharnoff-1] Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.

[2] 親方定年で大島部屋力士が友綱へ転属 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[3] Gilhooly, Rob (15 April 2001). "Free sumo stable visits available". Japan Times. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

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