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Michinoku stable

陸奥部屋

According to Japanese Wikipedia, Michinoku stable was closed on 2 April 2024, the day before the mandatory retirement of its head, and no stable of this name exists today. Its wrestlers were split among Otowayama, Arashio, Isenoumi and Oitekaze stables, and the building has been used since 1 June 2024 by the new Nakamura stable. The stable had carried the name Michinoku since April 1974. Its last head was the 9th Michinoku, Michinoku Kazuhiro, who reached ozeki (the second-highest rank) as Kirishima Kazuhiro. Kirishima Tetsuo was promoted to ozeki in July 2023 while in the stable.

HeadLast head: 9th Michinoku, Michinoku Kazuhiro, former shikona Kirishima Kazuhiro, highest rank ozeki (per Japanese Wikipedia)
IchimonTokitsukaze ichimon; the stable's wrestlers were redistributed within it at the 2024 closure (per Japanese Wikipedia)
FoundedThe stable has carried the name Michinoku since April 1974, when the 12th Izutsu gave up the Izutsu elder name, became the 7th Michinoku and renamed his stable Michinoku. The stable closed in April 2024 (per Japanese Wikipedia)

The stable took the name Michinoku in April 1974, when the 12th Izutsu took the elder name Michinoku (per Japanese Wikipedia).

Kirishima of this stable was promoted to ozeki in July 2023 and took the shikona Kirishima, the ring name of his master (per Japanese Wikipedia).

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