Minato stable: Difference between revisions

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▲{{nihongo|'''Minato stable'''|湊部屋|Minato-beya}} is a [[Heya (sumo)|stable]] of [[sumo]] wrestlers, formerly part of the Tokitsukaze [[ichimon]] or group of stables. It was founded in 1982 by former ''[[komusubi]]'' [[Yutakayama Hiromitsu|Yutakayama]], who branched off from [[Tokitsukaze stable]]. Minato-''[[oyakata]]'' studied at the [[Tokyo University of Agriculture]], and due to his interest in academia his stable was the first to introduce a library on its premises.<ref name="Sharnoff">{{Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lora |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |pages=201 |isbn=0-8348-0283-X}}</ref> Until the arrival of [[Ichinojō]], the stable had produced just one ''[[makuuchi]]'' division wrestler, [[Minatofuji]], who reached a highest rank of ''[[maegashira]]'' 2 in 1995 and later became a coach at the stable under the name Tatsutagawa. In July 2010 Minato and Tatsutagawa swapped roles. In the same month the Chinese wrestler [[Nakanokuni]] earned promotion to the ''[[jūryō]]'' division. In December 2017 Minato Oyakata left the Tokitsukaze ichimon, leaving the stable unaffiliated to any group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20171222-OHT1T50043.html|title=錣山親方ら３親方、時津風一門を離脱…理事選は無所属で投票|date=22 December 2017|publisher=Hochi|language=Japanese|accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref>

▲==Ring name conventions==

▲Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or ''[[shikona]]'' that include the character 湊 (read: minato), which is the first character in the stable name, and which is also in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Minatofuji. Is can be used as a prefix, as in Minatoryū and Minatoshō, or as a suffix, as in Hamaminato and Haruminato.

▲==Owners==

▲*2010-present: 23rd Minato (''[[toshiyori#Ranking|iin]]'', former ''[[maegashira]]'' [[Minatofuji]])