Hakkaku stable

Hakkaku stable (八角部屋, Hakkaku-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Takasago ichimon or group of stables. It was established in September 1993 by former yokozuna Hokutoumi, who took with him four wrestlers from Kokonoe stable. The stable has so far produced nine sekitori, four of whom have reached the makuuchi division. As of January 2020 it had 24 wrestlers.

Entrance to Hakkaku stable

Many Hakkaku wrestlers have the kanji 北勝 (pronounced hokuto or hokutō) in their ring name, taken from the former name of their head coach.

Ring name conventions

Many wrestlers at this stable take ring names or shikona that begin with the character 北 (read: hoku), meaning north, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the former Hokutoumi.

Owner

1993-present: 8th Hakkaku Nobuyoshi (rijichō, the 61st yokozuna Hokutoumi)

Notable active wrestlers

Hokutofuji (best rank komusubi)
Okinoumi (best rank sekiwake)

Coaches

Jinmaku Tetsuya (iin, former maegashira Fujinoshin)

Ōyama Susumu (consultant, former maegashira Daihi)

Notable former members

Hokutōriki Hideki (former sekiwake)
Kaihō Ryōji (former komusubi)

Referee

Kimura Ryōsuke (makushita gyōji, real name Ryōsuke Miyasaka)

Hairdresser

Tokomichi (Third class tokoyama)

Location and Access

Tokyo, Sumida Ward, Kamezawa 1-16-1
3 minute walk from Toei Oedo Line Ryōgoku Station and 7 minute walk from Sōbu Line Ryōgoku Station
Adjacent to sister stable, Nishikido

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