Asahiyama stable

Asahiyama stable (朝日山部屋, Asahiyama beya^?) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long history. As of April 2008 it had 11 sumo wrestlers.

History

Asahiyama stable is one of the oldest continually-running stables in sumo, its current incarnation dating back to 1896. It is the only stable still in existence that can trace its lineage back directly to the days of the once-rival Osaka sumo organization where it had a strong base, producing the 28th Yokozuna Ōnishiki Daigorō in 1918. During the 1970s the stable was home to six Tongan wrestlers (including Sione Vailahi and Tonga Fifita) recruited by former maegashira Futaseyama, but when he died in 1975 they were caught up in a succession dispute between former maegashira Ryuo and the man who eventually became the new head, former komusubi Wakafutase. They sided with Futaseyama's widow, who preferred Ryuo to take over, and were ultimately dismissed by the Japan Sumo Association.^[1] Watafutase led the stable until his death in 1997. Since then it has been led by former ozeki Daiju.

Asahiyama Oyakata

• 14th Asahiyama: former sekiwake Futasegawa 1944-1959
• 15th Asahiyama: former sekiwake Kozuzan 1959-1963
• 16th Asahiyama: former maegashira Futaseyama 1963-1975
• 17th Asahiyama: former komusubi Wakafutase 1975-1997
• 18th Asahiyama: former ozeki Daiju 1997-present

Former wrestlers

• Kotetsuyama (former sekiwake, later founded Onaruto stable)
• Daihisho (former maegashira)
• Daimanazuru (former maegashira)

Current wrestlers with top division experience

None

Gyoji

• Masanao Kimura (real name Yukihisa Yamauchi) - Sanyaku Referee

See also

• List of sumo beya

References

1. ^ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x. 

External links

• Asahiyama stable at the Japan Sumo Association