is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi or group of stables. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former Oginohana.
As of May 2026, the stable has 16 active wrestlers.
History
The stable's rise to prominence was due to the 19th Hitachiyama, who transformed it from a minor stable when he joined sumo into a powerful recruiting house when he retired in 1914 and became its head coach. Under his leadership the stable produced three yokozuna, Ōnishiki, Tochigiyama and Tsunenohana, Kyushuzan, Tsushimanada, Ōnosato, and Hitachiiwa, and 20 other top division wrestlers. At its peak the stable contained over 200 wrestlers, and Hitachiyama's refusal to allow any of his disciples to break away and form new stables when they retired ensured its dominance remained after his death in 1922 at the age of 48. The 57th Mienoumi was the first Dewanoumi stable member to be permitted to branch out and open a new stable, which he did in 1981 with Musashigawa stable. (A previous from the stable, Chiyonoyama, had been thrown out of the Dewanoumi in 1967 after setting up Kokonoe stable). Long time head Sadanoyama stood down in 1996, passing control over to former Washūyama.
The demotion of Futen'ō to the division in July 2010 left the stable without any (wrestlers in the salaried divisions) for the first time since 1898. This continued until was promoted to the division for the November 2014 tournament (in which he managed only five wins and was immediately demoted). In January 2015 the stable saw former Towanoyama announce his retirement, leaving and the 44-year-old , with four tournaments in between them, as the only other wrestlers apart from Dewahayate with any experience. However shortly afterwards the stable recruited former amateur Mitakeumi who quickly made in July 2015 and the top division in January 2016. In July 2017 he became the first member of the stable to reach rank since 1982, and in July 2018 the first to win a top division championship for the stable since Mienoumi in 1980. In January 2022, Mitakeumi won his third top division , and was promoted to .
People Ring name conventions Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or that begin with the characters 出羽 (read: ), which are taken from the first two characters of the stable's name.
Owners
2014–present: 11th Dewanoumi Akikazu (, Oginohana) 1996–2014: 10th Dewanoumi Yoshikazu (, Washūyama) 1968–1996: 9th Dewanoumi Tomotaka (the 50th Sadanoyama) 1960–1968: 8th Dewanoumi Yoshihide ( Dewanohana) 1949–1960: 7th Dewanoumi Hidemitsu (the 31st Tsunenohana) 1922–1949: 6th Dewanoumi Kajinosuke ( ) 1914–1922: 5th Dewanoumi Taniemon (the 19th Hitachiyama) 1890–1914: 4th Dewanoumi Unemon ( Hitachiyama) –1890: 3rd Dewanoumi ( Katsuragawa)
Coaches Nakadachi Yasuteru (, Oginishiki) Takasaki Ryūsui (, Kinkaiyama)
Notable wrestlers Active
Mitakeumi (best rank: ) (best rank )
Former
Hitachiyama (the 19th ) Ōnishiki (the 26th ) Tochigiyama (the 27th ) Tsunenohana (the 31st ) Musashiyama (the 33rd ) Akinoumi (the 37th ) Chiyonoyama (the 41st ) Sadanoyama (the 50th ) Mienoumi (the 57th ) Hitachiiwa () Shionoumi () Masuiyama () Ryōgoku () Tenryū () Dewaminato () Dewanohana () Ōnishiki () Mainoumi () Dewanohana ( 1) Kushimaumi ( 1)
Assistant (, , real name Yudai Yamasaki)
Referee Kimura Chishū ( , real name Ryōta Kobayashi)
Usher Yōhei ( , real name Yōhei Kadooka)
Hairdressers Tokoriki (third class ) Tokosora (fifth class )
Location and access Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Ryōgoku 2-3-157 minute walk from Ryōgoku Station on 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