Nishonoseki stable (2021)

This article is about the sumo stable opened in 2021 as Araiso stable. Not to be confused with Arashio stable.
For the stable founded in 1911, see Nishonoseki stable (1911–2013).

Nishonoseki stable (二所ノ関部屋, Nishonoseki-beya) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It broke off from Tagonoura stable by its founder, the 72nd yokozuna Kisenosato, and officially opened in August 2021 as Araiso stable (荒磯部屋, Araiso-beya).[1] The name of the stable changed in January 2022 after the Japan Sumo Association approved the changing of Kisenosato's toshiyori (elder name) from Araiso to Nishonoseki, following the retirement of former ōzeki Wakashimazu.[2]

  1. ^ "元稀勢の里・荒磯親方が独立し新部屋、土俵２つ？土産コーナー…新形態模索". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "元横綱稀勢の里・荒磯親方　二所ノ関襲名し二所ノ関部屋". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.