(2000–2012) was a sumo stable of the Nishonoseki group.
It was established in February 2000 by former Kushimaumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. It was located in the Koto ward of Tokyo. In 2012 it had eight sumo wrestlers.
Tagonoura did not recruit any wrestlers from Nihon University, despite his own amateur sumo background there, and though he did recruit foreigners he avoided the most common sources such as Hawaii and Mongolia, instead taking in the Tongan Hisanoumi in 2001, and later the Bulgarian Aoiyama (Daniel Ivanov) who became the stable's first and reached the rank of 7 in January 2012.
The stable suffered a number of setbacks, including Tagonoura's heart attack in 2003, the death of a 17-year-old wrestler in 2004 and the death of a in 2008. Following the death of Tagonoura in February 2012 the stable was dissolved, with half the wrestlers going to Dewanoumi stable and the other half, including Aoiyama, going to Kasugano stable.
Ring name conventions
Many wrestlers from this stable took that begin with the character (read: ), meaning blue. Examples include Aoiyama, Aokishin and Aozora.
Owner 2000–2012: 14th: Tagonoura Keihito ( Kushimaumi)
Notable wrestlers Aoiyama Aotsurugi (aka Hisanoumi)
See also List of sumo stables List of sumo elders List of active sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo Glossary of sumo terms
References
External links Japan Sumo Association profile Japan Sumo Association profile Official website Heya A-Z database