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Takasago stable

高砂部屋

Takasago stable is in Ishihara, Sumida ward, Tokyo, where it moved on 2 February 2025. Its head is the 8th Takasago Uragoro, the former Asasekiryu, whose highest rank as an active wrestler was sekiwake; he succeeded to the name on 26 November 2020. The first Takasago Uragoro founded the stable in May 1878, and it merged with Wakamatsu stable on 1 February 2002. According to Japanese Wikipedia, it belongs to the Takasago ichimon and lists six yokozuna (the highest rank in sumo) and eight ozeki (the second-highest rank), among them Asashoryu and Asanoyama, who is still active. Four maegashira are listed on the Japan Sumo Association page.

Address〒130-0011 東京都墨田区石原2-30-1
Head8th Takasago Uragoro (former ring name Asasekiryu; highest rank as an active wrestler: sekiwake)
IchimonTakasago ichimon (per Japanese Wikipedia)
FoundedMay 1878 (Meiji 11) by the 1st Takasago Uragoro; merged with Wakamatsu stable on 1 February 2002; moved to Ishihara, Sumida ward on 2 February 2025
Morning practiceNo general public morning-practice visits at the Tokyo stable are announced; practice visits are offered to members of the supporters' association.
Visiting · No general public morning-practice visits at the Tokyo stable are announced. Practice visits are offered to members of the supporters' association, and the fan club says stable visits are not a fan-club benefit and require joining the supporters' association and confirming with the stable. Open practice for the general public was announced for regional camps: Shimotsuma (6-7 June 2026, about 8:30 to 11:00) and Hiratsuka (21-23 August 2026, about 8:00 to 11:00). No visitor rules are published on the pages read.

The first master Takasago Uragoro received his ring name from the Himeji lord, taken from Takasago-no-ura, a famous scenic spot in Harima.

The 4th master, the 39th yokozuna Maedayama, scouted Takamiyama from Hawaii, opening the way for foreign-born wrestlers.

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