Kitanoumi stable

As verified on 23 October 2026, no stable named Kitanoumi exists today: it was renamed Yamahibiki stable on 30 November 2015, after the death of its founder Kitanoumi on 20 November 2015. According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable was founded on 1 December 1985 when Kitanoumi, the 55th yokozuna (the highest rank in sumo), branched off from Mihogaseki stable, and it belonged to the Dewanoumi ichimon. According to Japanese Wikipedia, its first sekitori (a wrestler in juryo or the top division) was Taishin in November 1991.

According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable's first sekitori was Taishin in November 1991.

According to Japanese Wikipedia, Gagamaru, who transferred from Kise stable, became its first sanyaku wrestler as komusubi in March 2012, 27 years after founding.