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Kumegawa stable

粂川部屋

According to Japanese Wikipedia, Kumegawa stable no longer exists under this name: it was dissolved in December 1941, when its head Kagamiiwa closed it as Futabayama founded the Futabayama Sumo Dojo and passed all his wrestlers to it. According to the same source, the last head was Kagamiiwa Zenshiro, whose highest rank was ozeki (the second-highest rank). It also says Tamanishiki Sanemon was promoted to yokozuna (the highest rank in sumo) in October 1932 while belonging to the stable, and that Kagamiiwa was promoted to ozeki in 1936.

HeadLast head: Kagamiiwa Zenshiro (toshiyori name Kumegawa), highest rank ozeki (West Ozeki). He took over the stable in 1937-38 under a dual license, retired in May 1939 and closed the stable in December 1941 (per Japanese Wikipedia)
IchimonNo ichimon is stated for the stable in Japanese Wikipedia, which says only that it was regarded as the same lineage as Nishonoseki stable (per Japanese Wikipedia)
FoundedFounded by Yamanoba Heizo (maku-uchi, Otowayama stable) on a dual license; founding year not stated. Handed over in April 1800 to Yaguruma Fukugoro, whose change of name made it Ikazuchi stable; Hiraishi Shichidayu refounded it in 1843 (died 1855); Kagamiiwa Hamanosuke took over in 1856 and the stable closed on his death in 1866; revived in 1871 by the first Kiryuyama; revived in January 1901 by the second Kiryuyama; closed in December 1941 (per Japanese Wikipedia)

According to Japanese Wikipedia, Tamanishiki was promoted to yokozuna in October 1932 while at Kumegawa stable and was the first yokozuna created in the Showa era.

According to Japanese Wikipedia, because the masters Kiryuyama (2nd) and Kagamiiwa and many pupils came from the Nanbu region, the stable was called 'Nanbu-beya' (per the later yokozuna Kagamisato).

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