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Kataonami stable

片男波部屋

Kataonami stable is in Ishihara, Sumida ward, Tokyo. Its head is Kataonami (Kataonami Ryoji), who wrestled as Tamakasuga and reached sekiwake as his highest rank. According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable belongs to the Nishonoseki ichimon, was founded in May 1961 as a branch of Nishonoseki stable, and counts Tamanoumi Masahiro as its yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo. The Japan Sumo Association page lists two sekitori, Tamawashi (East Juryo 3) and Tamashoho (East Juryo 12), in juryo, the second division, on the September 2026 banzuke.

Address〒130-0011 東京都墨田区石原1-33-9
HeadKataonami (Kataonami Ryoji); former shikona Tamakasuga; highest rank sekiwake
IchimonNishonoseki ichimon (per Japanese Wikipedia)
FoundedMay 1961, branched from Nishonoseki stable by the 12th Kataonami (ex-sekiwake Tamanoumi Daizaburo) (per Japanese Wikipedia)
Nearest stationJR Sobu Line Ryogoku Station, 15 minutes on foot (per Japanese Wikipedia)
Morning practiceThe stable's own site publishes no general public statement on visiting morning practice; see visit note.
Visiting · The stable's own site publishes no general public statement on visiting morning practice. Its supporters' association bylaws list watching practice as an association activity, and corporate members who apply for several shares are invited once a year per share to a practice tour and chanko meal at the Tokyo stable (free, advance reservation required). No fee, times or visitor rules are stated.

By tradition every wrestler's shikona carries the character 玉 (Tama), taken from the founder's ring name (per Japanese Wikipedia).

Tamawashi won the top-division championship in January 2019, the stable's first title since Tamanoumi in July 1971 (per Japanese Wikipedia).

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