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Ikazuchi stable

雷部屋

Ikazuchi stable is in Sumida ward, Tokyo, and is headed by Ikazuchi, the former komusubi Kakizoe. According to Japanese Wikipedia, it belongs to the Dewanoumi ichimon, was founded in January 1993 as Irumagawa stable, and became Ikazuchi stable on 1 February 2023, when the 17th Ikazuchi inherited it. The Japan Sumo Association lists one sekitori (a wrestler in juryo or the top division), Shishi, at West Maegashira 9 in the September 2026 rankings. No yokozuna or ozeki is listed for the stable in the Japanese Wikipedia roster.

Address〒130-0002 東京都墨田区業平3-1-9
HeadIkazuchi (former ring name Kakizoe; highest rank komusubi)
IchimonDewanoumi ichimon (per Japanese Wikipedia)
FoundedJanuary 1993, as Irumagawa stable, which opened in Yono, Saitama (now Saitama City) after the September 1993 tournament; renamed Ikazuchi stable on 1 February 2023; moved to Sumida ward, Tokyo, on 30 January 2025 (per Japanese Wikipedia)
Nearest stationOshiage Station, 6 minutes on foot; JR Sobu Line Kinshicho Station is 1 km away
Morning practiceNo page of the stable gives days, times, rules or an open-visit policy.
Visiting · No page of the stable gives days, times, rules or an open-visit policy. Priority for practice viewing is a benefit of the supporters' association.

The name Ikazuchi stable was revived on 1 February 2023 after 62 years, though it is a different lineage from the earlier Ikazuchi stable (per Japanese Wikipedia).

Shishi was promoted to juryo for the first time in the July 2023 tournament, the first sekitori of the stable since the rename (per Japanese Wikipedia).

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