Shikoroyama Stable

1024px-Shikoroyama Beya 2011 — Shikoroyama stable

Shikoroyama stable (錣山部屋, Shikoroyama beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its current form in February 2004 by former sekiwake Terao, who branched off from Izutsu stable.

As of January 2023 it has 14 active sumo wrestlers.

History[]

Shikoroyama stable was established in February 2004 by former sekiwake Terao, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Due to Shikoroyama oyakata's popularity during his active days as Terao, the stable gained many new recruits. The stable produced their first sekitori when Homasho earned promotion to juryo in 2005, one year after the stable's establishment.

The stable's foreign recruit, Mongolian Seiro, earned promotion to makuuchi in 2015.

In December 2017 Shikoroyama Oyakata left the Tokitsukaze group along with Tatsutagawa Oyakata (ex-Homasho) and Minato Oyakata (ex-Minatofuji), announcing that he would not join any other ichimon but would support Takanohana in the January 2018 elections to the board of the Japan Sumo Association. In September 2018 the stable joined the Nishonoseki group.

In December 2023 Shikoroyama oyakata, who had been suffering from heart conditions for quite some time, was hospitilized and passed away due to heart failure. The stable was then inherited by assistant coach Tatsutagawa (former Homasho), who became the acting master while trying to adquire the Shikoroyama stock, despite still being coach Tatsutagawa the stable for this period was still known as Shikoroyama. In February 2024, it was confirmed the JSA and Terao's widow had approved Homasho's sucession to the Shikoroyama name.

Ring Name Conventions[]

Since the establishment of the stable, some wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or shikona that begin with the characters 寺尾 (read: terao), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Terao. Examples include Teraoshō, Teraoumi and Teraowaka.