Kataonami stable (片男波部屋, Kataonami-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitarō, who branched off from Nishonoseki stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to another former sekiwake, Tamakasuga, remaining in the stable under the elder name Tateyama. The March 2023 tournament saw the first promotion to the jūryō division for the stable since the former Tamakasuga took over as head coach, with Tamashōhō becoming its first new sekitori since Tamawashi in January 2008.[1]
History
Kataonami stable is known for its ingenious training methods to make up for the lack of wrestlers, such as one man taking on two opponents at the same time.[3] In 2023, the stable obtained the promotion of its second sekitori in the person of Tamashohō, a Mongolian-born wrestler, who stood out in particular during the makushita tournament of November 2022 by winning the tournament with a perfect score and inflicting a defeat to Asanoyama, a former ōzeki.[4]
Ring name conventions
Almost all wrestlers at this stable for the last forty years take the ring names or shikona that begin with the character 玉 (read: tama), meaning ball or sphere, in deference to the line of owners who have used this character in their own shikona.
Owners
- 2010–present: 14th Kataonami Ryōji (iin, sekiwake Tamakasuga, born 1972)
- 1987–2010: 13th Kataonami Daizō (sekiwake Tamanofuji, 1949–2021)
- 1961–1987: 12th Kataonami Taketarō (sekiwake Tamanoumi, 1923–1987)
Notable active wrestlers
- Tamawashi (best rank sekiwake, born 1984)
- Tamashōhō (best rank maegashira, born 1993)
Notable former members
- Tamanoumi (the 51st yokozuna, born 1944–1971)
- Tamakasuga (sekiwake, born 1972)
- Tamanofuji (sekiwake, 1949–2021)
- Tamanoshima (sekiwake, born 1977)
- Tamakiyama (komusubi, born 1951)
- Tamaryū (komusubi, born 1954)
- Tamaarashi (maegashira, 1941–1993)
- Tamakairiki (maegashira, born 1966)
- Tamarikidō (maegashira, born 1974)
- Tamaasuka (maegashira, born 1993)
Usher
Hairdresser
- Tokoshin (second class tokoyama, born 1981)
Location and access
Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Ishihara 1-33-9
15 minute walk from Ryōgoku Station on Sōbu Line
See also
References
- "2023 March Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". Japan Sumo Association. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Rikishi – Kataonami stable". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- "しこ名は四つ目、義兄の鉄人を追う苦労人が奮闘 大相撲・玉正鳳". The Mainichi (in Japanese). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- "29-year-old Mongolian-born Tamashoho is promoted to Juryo for the first time. Tamawashi's brother-in-law who is enrolled in his fifth stable. A hard-working person aiming for Makuuchi "I'm looking forward to fight against Ochiai"". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
- Japan Sumo Association profile (in English)
- Japan Sumo Association profile (in Japanese)
- Official website (in Japanese)
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