Dewanoumi stable
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Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former maegashira Oginohana.
Entrance to Dewanoumi stable
Sign detailing background of the stable
The genkan of Dewanoumi stable
The 37th Yokozuna Akinoumi (far right) training at Dewanoumi stable in 1937
Hitachiyama Taniemon
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Hitachiyama Taniemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. He was the sport's 19th yokozuna from 1903 till 1914. His great rivalry with Umegatani Tōtarō II created t
Dewanoumi stable
…As of May 2026, the stable has 16 active wrestlers. The stable's rise to prominence was due to the 19th yokozuna Hitachiyama, who transformed it from a minor stable when he joined sumo into a powerful recruiting house when he retired in 1914 and became its head coach. Under…
Hitachiyama in New York, 1907
Hitachiyama in Chicago, 1907
Hitachiyama and Umegatani
Statue of Hitachiyama in Nagahama, Shiga