Nishikido stable
Nishikido stable (Japanese: 錦戸部屋, Nishikido-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was founded in 2002 by Mitoizumi of the Takasago stable. It uses Takasago stable's old facilities, which became available when Takasago merged with Wakamatsu stable. As of May 2015 it had 10 sumo wrestlers. It has yet to produce a sekitori. It is home to the only Kazakh wrestler in professional sumo, Kazafuzan as well as to the only Canadian wrestler, Homarenishiki.
Owner
Notable active wrestlers
See also: sekitori
- None
Coach
Referee
- Kimura Kintarō (jonidan gyōji, real name Hayate Matsunagai)
Usher
- Tsurutarō (jonokuchi yobidashi, real name Shintarō Honda)
Hairdresser
- Tokonaka (1st class tokoyama)
See also
- List of sumo stables
- List of active sumo wrestlers
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- Glossary of sumo terms
External links
Coordinates: 35°41′51″N 139°47′57″E / 35.6975°N 139.7992°E
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