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Otowayama stable

音羽山部屋

Otowayama stable is in Mukojima, Sumida ward, Tokyo. Its head is Otowayama Rikisaburo, the former Kakuryu, who reached yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo, as the 71st holder. According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable belongs to the Tokitsukaze ichimon and was founded on 27 December 2023, when Kakuryu left Michinoku stable; the stable's own site says it was established in 2024.

Address〒131-0033 東京都墨田区向島2-17-11
HeadOtowayama Rikisaburo (音羽山 力三郎); former ring name Kakuryu (鶴竜); highest rank yokozuna (71st yokozuna)
IchimonTokitsukaze ichimon (per Japanese Wikipedia)
Founded27 December 2023 (per Japanese Wikipedia); the stable's own site says it was established in 2024
Nearest stationHonjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line), 12 minutes on foot; Oshiage Station (Keisei Line / Toei Asakusa Line), 15 minutes on foot

According to Japanese Wikipedia, the stable revived the Otowayama name after 78 years and was the first stable founded by a Mongolian-born elder.

According to Japanese Wikipedia, Ryuho's promotion to juryo, the second division, for the November 2026 tournament was decided on 30 September 2026, the stable's first homegrown sekitori; it applies once the November banzuke is published.

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