Chiganoura stable

Chiganoura stable (千賀ノ浦部屋 Chiganoura-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, currently part of the Takanohana ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in September 2004 by former sekiwake Masudayama, who branched off from Kasugano stable of the Dewanoumi ichimon. As of January 2016 it had thirteen wrestlers. In April 2016 the former Takamisugi took over the running of the stable when ex-Masudayama reached the mandatory retirement age of 65.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 舛 (read: masu), in deference to their former coach and the stable's founder, the former Masudayama.

Owner

• 2004-2016: 19th Chiganoura Yasuhito (riji, former sekiwake Masudayama)
• 2016–present: 20th Chiganoura Takakatsu (former komusubi Takamisugi)

Notable active wrestlers

• Masunoyama (best rank maegashira)

Assistant

• Tochinoyama (sewanin, former makushita, real name Hiroshi Yamada)

Referees

• Kimura Hideaki (makushita gyōji, real name Akira Moriyasu)
• Kimura Masatoshi (jonidan gyōji, real name Shōhei Uto)

Usher

• Mikio (jonokuchi yobidashi, real name Mikio Kawashita)

Hairdresser

• Tokosen (fourth class tokoyama)

See also

• List of sumo stables
• List of active sumo wrestlers
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• Glossary of sumo terms

External links

• Official site (Japanese)
• Japan Sumo Association profile

Coordinates: 35°43′26″N 139°48′23″E / 35.7240°N 139.8064°E