Otowayama stable (音羽山部屋, Otowayama-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon, or group of stables. It was formed by the 71st Yokozuna Kakuryū in December 2023 after he became independent from Michinoku stable. As of January 2024, the stable has 2 wrestlers.
On 27 December 2023 the Sumo Association announced that Kakuryū would inherit the Otowayama elder stock, which had been vacated earlier in the year by former maegashira Tenkaihō.[1] Additionally, he was given approval to branch off from Michinoku stable and form his own stable, Otowayama stable, with two wrestlers and a senior tokoyama going along.[1] Creating the first incarnation of the Otowayama stable in 78 years.[2] The stable is located in a three-story building in Sumida, Tokyo that was previously used by the local government before being renovated for use by sumo wrestlers.[3]
2023-present: 24th Otowayama Rikisaburō (iin, the 71st yokozuna Kakuryū).[2]
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Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Mukojima 2-17-11
13 minute walk from Honjo-azumabashi Station on Toei Asakusa Line