(1988–2021) was a sumo stable of the Nishonoseki group.
It was founded in December 1988 by Misugiiso, who branched off from the Hanaregoma stable and enrolled his younger brother as a wrestler. As of January 2021 it had seven wrestlers. It was located in the Nerima ward of Tokyo. After the May 2012 tournament it absorbed Hanakago stable, run by former Daijuyama, who became an assistant coach. The stable never produced a wrestler on its own, but inherited Arawashi, previously of Hanakago and before that Araiso stable, who first reached in July 2011. Minezaki stable already had a Mongolian wrestler, Torugawa, but was allowed to take another foreigner because of the merger. Hanakago stable's Ryūkiyama from South Korea was allowed to transfer for the same reason.
In March 2018 it emerged that a junior wrestler at the stable had been the victim of physical assault by a more senior wrestler and retired as a result. The incidents were not reported to Minezaki at the time and he found out only after the victim's father sent him a letter saying his son was beaten four times at the stable between September 2017 and January 2018. The wrestler who allegedly carried out the assault was given a one tournament suspension by the Japan Sumo Association on March 29 and Minezaki was given a 10% salary reduction for two months.
The demotion of Arawashi to in July 2019 and subsequent retirement in January 2020 left the stable with no . It closed after the March 2021 tournament, ahead of Minezaki reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 in May, with its wrestlers, head coach and referee transferring to Shibatayama stable. Other personnel were split between the Takadagawa and Nishiiwa stables.
Owner 1988–2021: 7th Minezaki (, Misugiiso)
Former wrestlers Arawashi ( 2)
Coach Hanakago Tadaaki (, , Daijuyama)
Referees Kimura Ginjirō ( , real name Noriyuki Itoi) Kimura Mitsunosuke ( , real name Makoto Kawahara) Kimura Kazuma ( gyoji, real name Kazuma Okada)
Ushers Hiroyuki ( yobidashi, real name Hiroyuki Kon) Masao ( , real name Noriyuki Ōtaka)
Hairdresser Tokoaki (fourth class )
Location and Access Tokyo, Nerima Ward, Tagara 2–20–3 Nearest station: Chikatetsu Akatsuka Station on the Yūrakuchō Line
See also List of sumo stables List of sumo elders List of active sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo Glossary of sumo terms
References
External links Japan Sumo Association profile Japan Sumo Association profile Official website Heya A-Z database Article on Minezaki-beya