, formerly Naruto stable, is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.
As of May 2026, the stable has 15 active wrestlers.
The stable was established as Naruto stable, on 1 February 1989 by former Takanosato Toshihide. The stable's first was Rikiō in 1994. Four more, Wakanosato, Takanowaka, Takayasu and Kisenosato, have reached rank, with Takayasu going on to reach the rank, and the stable's first being Kisenosato. It had a reputation for being a closed, family-knit stable, as Naruto did not allow his wrestlers to go out and train at other stables (which is unusual in sumo) or socialize with wrestlers from different stables.
Naruto died suddenly on 7 November 2011. The stable's current master, Takanotsuru, changed to the Tagonoura in December 2013 and renamed the stable accordingly. Upon changing the stable name, the stable was also moved to the Ryōgoku area from Matsudo, Chiba. It has no connection to the defunct Tagonoura stable established by the late Kushimaumi.
The stable sat out of the January 2022 tournament after four individuals, including the stablemaster, tested positive for COVID-19. The stable withdrew a second time in July 2022 after three wrestlers, including Takayasu, tested positive for the virus.
Ring name conventions Many wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or that end with the character 里 (read: ), meaning village or native place, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the deceased former Takanosato.
Owners 2011–present: 16th Tagonoura: (, Takanotsuru, born 1976) 1989–2011: 13th Naruto: (the 59th Takanosato, born 1952–2011)
Notable active wrestlers
Takayasu Akira (best rank , born 1990)
Notable former members Kisenosato Yutaka (the 72nd , born 1986) Wakanosato Shinobu (, born 1976) Takanowaka Yūki (, born 1976) Takanotsuru Shinichi ( 8, born 1976) Takanoyama Shuntarō ( 12, born 1983)
Referees Kimura Shozuburō ( , real name Keiichirō Shigeyama, born 1976) Kimura Yunosuke ( , real name Keiichirō Shigeyama, born 2008)
Usher Mitsuaki ( , real name Mitsuaki Kanai, born 1975)
Hairdresser Tokonaru (first class , born 1975)
Location and access Tokyo, Edogawa ward, Higashi Koiwa 4-9-20 10 minute walk from Koiwa Station on the Sōbu Line
See also List of sumo stables List of active sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers Glossary of sumo terms
References
External links Japan Sumo Association profile Japan Sumo Association profile Official website