Shibatayama Stable (Japanese: 芝田山部屋, Shibatayama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1999 by former Ōnokuni. Located in Suginami, it is the only stable to be situated in the western half of Tokyo as of 2020.
As of May 2026, the stable has 6 active wrestlers.
Mongolian born became the stable's first wrestler to earn promotion to the division, in March 2008, but he only lasted one tournament in the division and left sumo in acrimonious circumstances in 2010, claiming in a lawsuit that was eventually settled out of court that he had been forced to retire against his will. In February 2013 the stable absorbed its parent Hanaregoma stable due to the imminent retirement of its stablemaster, Kaiketsu. Among the wrestlers transferring was another Mongolian, , who was ranked in for five tournaments between January 2014 and January 2015. In January 2020 returned to after 30 tournaments away.
In March 2016 Shibatayama and wrestler Komanokuni were ordered by the Tokyo District Court to pay 32.4 million yen (287,500 USD) in compensation to a former wrestler who the court ruled had faced "daily abuse" since joining in 2008 and had to undergo four surgeries for a detached retina, eventually losing sight in the eye in 2013. Shibatayama appealed the ruling, and in November 2016 a court-mediated, confidential settlement was reached.
The stable is unusual in that its training is located in the basement.
In June 2025 the Sumo Association dismissed a Shibatayama stable , Kimura Ginjirō, for embezzling approximately 20 million yen from the reserve fund of the (a wrestlers association composed of active competitors).
Ring name conventions Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or that include either the character 大 (read: or ) or 国 (read: kuni), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Ōnokuni whose included both characters.
Owner 1999–present: 12th Shibatayama (, the 62nd , Ōnokuni, born 1962)
Notable active wrestlers None
Notable past wrestlers
(best rank 7, born 1984) (best rank 10, born 1986) Daishōchi (best rank 15, 1984–2020)
Coach Minezaki (, Misugiiso, born 1956)
Assistant Hananokuni ( 1, , real name Akihiro Noguchi, born 1959)
Referee Kimura Kichijirō ( , real name Masahiro Nishino, born 1977)
Ushers Katsuyuki (, real name Katsuyuki Koyama, born 1964) Keisukei (, real name Daisuke Nakano, born 1983)
Hairdresser Tokokado (first class , born 1971)
Location and access Tokyo, Suginami, Takaido 2-26-9 2 minute walk from Takaido Station on the Inokashira 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