is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze or group of stables. Its current head coach is former Kitakachidoki.
As of May 2026, the stable has 12 active wrestlers.
History The name of Isenoumi stable relates to one of the oldest elder names in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first , and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest ever, were both members of the first stable to be named Isenoumi. Its current incarnation, however, dates from 1949. In the 1960s the stable produced Kashiwado, who upon his retirement left to found Kagamiyama stable in 1970. In December 1982 former Fujinokawa took charge of the stable.
The retirement of Tosanoumi in December 2010 briefly left Isenoumi stable without any for the first time since 1983, until Ikioi was promoted to the division a year later. The former Fujinokawa reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in September 2011 and passed the stable to former Kitakachidoki. The stable was for a long time situated in Tokyo's Edogawa ward, and to help tackle the high crime rate in that area, the former Isenoumi instructed his wrestlers to go on night patrols, the first stable to do so. In April 2012 the stable moved to new facilities in Bunkyo ward.
The stable had a policy of not accepting foreign-born wrestlers or ex-university competitors, but the Mongolian Arauma joined in 2020.
In July 2021 it absorbed the small Kagamiyama stable, now down to just two wrestlers, which had originally branched off from it in 1970. In April 2024, the stable also absorbed one wrestler from the former Michinoku stable.
Owners 2011–present: 12th Isenoumi Hayato (, Kitakachidoki, born 1966) 1982–2011: 11th Isenoumi Yukishige ( Fujinokawa, born 1946) 1949–1982: 10th Isenoumi Hirotake ( , 1918–1982)
Notable active wrestlers
Fujinokawa (best rank ) Nishikigi (best rank )
Coaches Katsunoura Toshiro (, Kirinishiki, born 1962) Tatekawa Toshio (, Tosanoumi, born 1972) Kabutoyama Tsuyoshi (, Ōikari, born 1972) Kasugayama Shōta (, Ikioi, born 1986) Kagamiyama Shōji (, Tagaryū, born 1958)
Notable former members Kashiwado (the 47th , 1938–1996) Hattori ( 3, 1960–2025) Kagamiō ( 9, born 1988)
Hairdresser Tokomasa (first class , born 1974) Tokoharu (second class , born 1989)
Location and access Tokyo, Bunkyō ward, Sengoku 1-22-2 5 minute walk from Sengoku Station on the Toei Mita Line
See also List of sumo stables List of active sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers Glossary of sumo terms
References
External links Japan Sumo Association profile Japan Sumo Association profile Official website