Onomatsu stable
Onomatsu stable (阿武松部屋, Onomatsu-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on October 1st, 1994, by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. Ex-Masurao resigned from the Japan Sumo Association for health reasons on 26 September 2019 and was replaced by the former maegashira Daido.
As of January 2023 it has 13 active sumo wrestlers.
History[]
Onomatsu stable was established on October 1st, 1994, by former sekiwake Masurao, who branched off from Oshiogawa stable. The stable produced their first sekitori when Komidori was promoted to juryo in 2001. They produced their first makuuchi rikishi in 2005 when Katayama was promoted. The now retired Wakakōyū reached komusubi in 2012, as did Ōnoshō in 2017. The stable's most successful foreign recruit has been the Russian former maegashira Amūru, who retired in 2018.
In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōtake and Magaki stable, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ichimon after former yokozuna Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The ejected stables formed their own group, which gained ichimon status of its own in 2014. This was dissolved in 2018, with the Ōnomatsu, Ōtake and Chiganoura stables briefly forming Ōnomatsu ichimon before aligning themselves once again with the Nishonoseki group.
The stable's first sekitori, Komidori, later known as Furuichi, was dismissed for illegal gambling in 2010. Furuichi was sentenced to six years in prison.
Ex-Masurao resigned from the Japan Sumo Association for health reasons on 26 September 2019 and was replaced by the former maegashira Daidō. The first sekitori promotion oversaw by the ex-Daido was Yuma's promotion to the second division in July 2023. His first makuuchi rikishi was Onokatsu in September 2024.
Since the retirement of Amuru in 2018, in 2023 the stable had a new foreign recruit, Onokatsu from Mongolia who was able to use the makushita tsukedashi system and reached the makuuchi division in September 2024.
Owners[]
- 2019–present 13th Onomatsu Kenji (shunin, former maegashira Daido)
- 1994-2019: 12th Onomatsu Hiroo (former sekiwake Masurao)
Coaches[]
Notable Active Wrestlers[]
- Onokatsu (best rank maegashira)
- Yuma (best rank juryo)
- Tosamidori (best rank makushita)
- Nihonyanagi (best rank makushita)
Notable Former Wrestlers[]
Makuuchi[]
- Onosho (former komusubi)
- Wakakoyu (former komusubi)
- Amuru (former maegashira)
- Daido (former maegashira)
- Katayama (former maegashira)
Juryo[]
Lower Divisions[]
- Fujiryu (former makushita)
- Yamatofuji (former makushita)
- Fujimoto (former makushita)
- Wakayama (former makushita)
- Genki (former makushita)
- Matsumidori (former makushita)
- Tennozan (former makushita)
- Tetsuyuzan (former makushita)
- Ikeru (former makushita)
- Oruri (former makushita)
Usher[]
Hairdresser[]
- Tokotaka (first class tokoyama) - transferred from Takanohana stable
- Tokoyu (third class tokoyama)