Takekuma stable

Takekuma stable (武隈部屋, Takekuma-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It broke off from Sakaigawa stable by its founder, former ōzeki Gōeidō Gōtarō, and officially opened in February 2022.^[1] In May 2022 Nishikawa (now Gōnoyama) became the first member of the stable to be promoted to the jūryō division.^[2] As of January 2023, the stable had six wrestlers.

Ring name conventions edit

Some wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 豪 (read: gō), in deference to the coach and stable's owner, former Gōeidō.

Owners edit

2021-present: 14th Takekuma Gōtarō (iin, ōzeki Gōeidō)^[3]

Notable active wrestlers edit

Gōnoyama (best rank maegashira)

Usher edit

Kumajiro (jonokuchi yobidashi, real name Raiku Matsumoto)

Location and access edit

The stable is planned to be built in Yukigayaōtsuka-chō, Ōta, Tokyo.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "元豪栄道の武隈親方が独立「武隈部屋」新設を承認今月29日に断髪式". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Nishikawa, now Kōnoyama, new juryo, Takekuma stable's first sekitori". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "Takekuma Kabu History". Sumo Reference. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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[ns270122-1] "元豪栄道の武隈親方が独立「武隈部屋」新設を承認今月29日に断髪式". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[2] "Nishikawa, now Kōnoyama, new juryo, Takekuma stable's first sekitori". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[3] "Takekuma Kabu History". Sumo Reference. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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