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Kokonoe stable

九重部屋

Kokonoe stable is in Okudo, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, and belongs to the Takasago ichimon. Its head is the 14th Kokonoe, former ozeki Chiyotaikai (Kokonoe Ryuji); ozeki is the second-highest rank in sumo. The September 2026 banzuke lists one sekitori, West Maegashira 14 Chiyoshoma; a sekitori is a wrestler in juryo or the top division. According to Japanese Wikipedia, the present stable was founded in January 1967 by the 41st yokozuna Chiyonoyama, and the yokozuna Kitanofuji, Chiyonofuji and Hokutoumi and the ozeki Chiyotaikai belonged to it. Morning practice viewing is limited to supporters' association members and their companions.

Address〒124-0022 東京都葛飾区奥戸1-21-14
Head14th Kokonoe (Kokonoe Ryuji, 九重 龍二), former shikona Chiyotaikai (千代大海), highest rank ozeki
IchimonTakasago ichimon (高砂一門)
FoundedThe present stable was founded in January 1967 by the 11th Kokonoe (41st yokozuna Chiyonoyama), branching from Dewanoumi stable; it moved to Okudo, Katsushika-ku on 15 February 2021 (per Japanese Wikipedia)
Nearest stationJR Shin-Koiwa Station (JR総武線新小岩駅), 20 minutes on foot (8 minutes by car)
Morning practiceViewing is accepted only for supporters' association (koenkai) members and their companions; practice days are irregular, so inquiry in advance is required; viewing 7:00-10:30; no fee is stated
Visiting · Morning practice viewing is accepted only for supporters' association (koenkai) members and their companions. Practice days are irregular, so inquire in advance (Kokonoe-beya Koenkai 03-6662-8551, 10:00-17:00, or the contact form). Viewing is 7:00-10:30; chanko after practice is only for corporate and special corporate members. No fee is stated. Rules: phones on manner mode and no calls; no chatting or noise; photography only from your seat, with no moving or standing to shoot, no shutter-sound cameras and no flash; no visitor parking; avoid revealing or flashy clothes and remove hats and sunglasses; follow staff instructions.

The stable's own site says it has the most stable championships (52), and its wrestlers won ten top-division tournaments in a row from September 1985 to March 1987, matching an earlier Dewanoumi stable record.

Since the May 2017 tournament, the current head has given every wrestler a shikona beginning with Chiyo.

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