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Minatogawa stable

湊川部屋

Minatogawa stable is in Maeno-cho, Itabashi ward, Tokyo. Its head is the 14th Minatogawa, the former ozeki Takakeisho; ozeki is the second-highest rank. According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable belongs to the Nishonoseki ichimon and was founded on 27 September 2004 as Chiganoura stable. It was re-established as Tokiwayama stable in Maeno-cho on 16 February 2021, and became Minatogawa stable on 26 January 2026. The September 2026 tournament ranking lists two sekitori (wrestlers in juryo or the top division) from the stable: Takanosho and Wakanosho, both in the top division.

Address〒174-0063 東京都板橋区前野町6-32-3
Head14th Minatogawa (Takanobu), former ozeki Takakeisho
IchimonNishonoseki ichimon (per Japanese Wikipedia)
Founded27 September 2004 as Chiganoura stable; re-established as Tokiwayama stable in Maeno-cho, Itabashi ward, on 16 February 2021; became Minatogawa stable on 26 January 2026 (per Japanese Wikipedia)

In the November 2018 tournament, Takakeisho became the first wrestler of the stable to win the top-division championship (per Japanese Wikipedia).

Takakeisho took over the stable on 26 January 2026, when it was renamed Minatogawa stable (per Japanese Wikipedia).

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