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Asahiyama stable (朝日山部屋, Asahiyama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki ichimon (or group of stables). It's predecessor in name had a very long history in sumo, however the current incarnation is unrelated to it.
History[edit]
A year after the closing of the former stable, the retired former Kotonishiki, after several years of borrowing elder names, finally acquired the vacant elder name of Asahiyama, and set up his own stable. He stated it had been a dream of his for sometime, and that he planned to build the stable in Chiba on some land he had procured.[1]
He took two low ranked wrestlers from the stable Oguruma which he had previously been a coach at (and was also a member of the same ichimon, Nishonoseki).[2]
Ring name conventions[edit]
So far both wrestlers who branched out to the new stable with the former Kotonishiki have taken shikona starting with "Asahi", meaning morning sun, and which are the first two characters in the name of the owner's elder name and that of the stable.
Owner[edit]
- 2016-present: 19th Asahiyama, former Sekiwake Kotonishiki)
Notable members[edit]
None as of yet
See also[edit]
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
References[edit]
- ^ "元琴錦の中村親方が朝日山襲名 年内に部屋再興へ Former Kotonishiki, Nakamura elder to take the elder name Asahiyama and start own stable". Nikkan sports. 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Asahiyama stable information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 17 June 2016.