is a heya of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki or group of stables. It was established in February 2018 by the former Wakanosato, who branched off from Tagonoura stable, taking two wrestlers from the division with him (Wakasatake and Wakanoguchi). The stable is situated in Asakusa, Tokyo. As of January 2023, it had nine wrestlers.
In 2024, the stable filed a lawsuit against the family of two of its wrestlers, responsible for messages on social networks posted since May 2024 blaming the stable's for moral harassment. Although a first lawsuit was initially withdrawn in August after apologies from family members, and wrestlers' testifiying that there were no problems in the stable, the situation also led to the premature retirement of one of the wrestlers and the distancing of the second from his family. In October, new comments implicating the master and in the wrestler's choice to distance himself from his family erupted again, with the stable again filing a lawsuit and deleting its X account (formerly Twitter) after a wave of online harassment.
Ring name conventions Wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or that begin with the character 若 (), meaning young, followed by their surname; and later upon promotion to they will receive a ring name with the suffix 里 (read:), meaning village, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner Wakanosato.
Owners 2018–present: 12th Nishiiwa Shinobu (, Wakanosato, born 1976)
Notable active wrestlers
None
Referee Kimura Kazuma (, real name Kazuma Okada, born 1994)
Usher Hiroyuki (, real name Hiroyuki Kon, born 1978) Masao (, real name Noriyuki Otaka, born 1974)
Hairdresser Tokonishi (fifth class )
Location and access 4 Chome-4-9 Kotobuki, Taitō, Tokyo 111-0042, Japan Toei Subway Asakusa Line: 3 minutes on foot from Asakusa Station A1 Exit Toei Subway Oedo Line: 3 minutes on foot from Kuramae station A 5 exit Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: 3 minutes walk from Tahara Town Station 2 Exit
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