Tagonoura stable (2013)

Tagonoura stable (田子ノ浦部屋 Tagonoura-beya), formerly Naruto stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.

The stable was established on 1 February 1989 by former yokozuna Takanosato Toshihide. The stable's first sekitori was Rikio in 1994. Four more, Wakanosato, Takanowaka, Takayasu and Kisenosato, have reached sekiwake rank. Naruto died suddenly on 7 November 2011. The stable's current master, former maegashira Takanotsuru, changed to the Tagonoura toshiyori in December 2013 and renamed the stable accordingly. Upon changing the stable name, the stable was also moved to the Ryōgoku area from Matsudo, Chiba. It has no connection to the defunct Tagonoura stable established by the late Kushimaumi.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or shikona that end with the character 里 (read: sato), in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the deceased former Takanosato. Many wrestlers from this stable also take shikona that begin with the character 碧 (read: aoi), meaning blue.

Owners

Notable active wrestlers

See also: sekitori

Notable former members

Referees

Usher

Hairdresser

See also

External links

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