Hakkaku stable
Hakkaku stable (八角部屋, Hakkaku-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Takasago ichimon or group of stables. It was established in September 1993 by former yokozuna Hokutoumi, who took with him four wrestlers from Kokonoe stable.[1] The stable has so far produced nine sekitori, four of whom have reached the makuuchi division. As of January 2023, it had 21 wrestlers.
Many Hakkaku wrestlers have the kanji 北勝 (pronounced hokuto or hokutō) in their ring name, taken from the former name of their head coach.
Ring name conventions[edit]
Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 北 (hoku, north) in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Hokutoumi.
Owner[edit]
- 1993-present: 8th Hakkaku Nobuyoshi (rijichō, the 61st yokozuna Hokutoumi)
Notable active wrestlers[edit]
- Hokutofuji (best rank komusubi)
- Kitanowaka (best rank maegashira)
Coaches[edit]
- Kimigahama Ayumi (toshiyori, former sekiwake Okinoumi)[2]
- Azumazeki Seiken (iin, former komusubi Takamisakari)
- Jinmaku Tetsuya (iin, former maegashira Fujinoshin)
- Ōyama Susumu (consultant, former maegashira Daihi)
Notable former members[edit]
- Hokutōriki Hideki (former sekiwake)
- Kaihō Ryōji (former komusubi)
- Hokutoarashi Ryōta (former makushita)
- Hokudōzan Kazusada (former makushita)
Referee[edit]
- Kimura Yōnosuke (makuuchi gyōji, real name Masashi Okuno)
- Kimura Kozaburo (juryo gyōji, real name Ryōsuke Miyasaka)
Usher[edit]
- Daikichi (makuuchi yobidashi, real name Yūji Ōba)
Hairdresser[edit]
- Tokomichi (Third class tokoyama)
- Tokosho (Fifth class tokoyama)
Location and Access[edit]
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Kamezawa 1-16-1
3 minute walk from Toei Oedo Line Ryōgoku Station and 7 minute walk from Sōbu Line Ryōgoku Station
Adjacent to sister stable, Nishikido
See also[edit]
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References[edit]
- ^ "北村さん「身の引き締まる思い」で角界入り【釧路】 | 全国郷土紙連合". kyodoshi.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Okinoumi announces retirement after exiting New Year meet". The Japan Times. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-03-13.