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Mihogaseki stable

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Mihogaseki stable no longer exists under this name: according to secondary sources (Japanese Wikipedia and Daily Sports), it was dissolved in 2013, closing after the September 2013 tournament because no successor was found. According to Japanese Wikipedia, it was founded in the Edo period by Kajiemon, an Osaka sumo wrestler, as the 1st Mihogaseki, and belonged to the Dewanoumi ichimon. According to Japanese Wikipedia, it was revived in Tokyo in 1950 and produced yokozuna Kitanoumi and ozeki Masuiyama and Kitatenyu. Yokozuna is the highest rank in sumo; ozeki is the second-highest rank.

HeadLast head: 10th Mihogaseki (Noriaki), former ozeki 2nd Masuiyama (Taishiro); highest rank ozeki (per Japanese Wikipedia)
IchimonDewanoumi ichimon (per Japanese Wikipedia)
FoundedFounded in the Edo period by the 1st Mihogaseki Kajiemon, an Osaka sumo wrestler (founding year not stated in the source); closed in May 1946 after the sudden death of the 8th Mihogaseki, its disciples being placed with Dewanoumi stable; revived in January 1950 by the 9th Mihogaseki (former ozeki Masuiyama) in Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; closed in 2013 (per Japanese Wikipedia)

According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable was founded in the Edo period by Kajiemon, an Osaka sumo wrestler, and revived in Tokyo in 1950.

According to Japanese Wikipedia, it grew into a large stable that produced yokozuna Kitanoumi and ozeki Masuiyama and Kitatenyu.

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