Stables– category –

A heya (sumo stable) is the training house where wrestlers live, train, eat and sleep together under the authority of a stablemaster. It is part dormitory, part dojo, part family. Every wrestler in professional grand sumo belongs to one,...

In sumo, toshiyori-kabu — often called "elder stock" — is the share that lets a retired wrestler stay inside the sport as an oyakata, a coach and elder of the Japan Sumo Association. Each share is tied to one of a fixed set of traditiona...

Sumo Ichimon: The Stable Families That Run Sumo Sumo Ichimon: The Stable Families That Run Sumo An ichimon is a family-style grouping of sumo stables (heya, also pronounced -beya in compounds) that trace back to a shared root. Each wrest...