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 November 2022 it had 28 wrestlers, the largest in professional sumo.
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
- Azumazeki Daigorō (iin, former komusubi Takamisakari)
- Jinmaku Tetsuya (iin, former maegashira Fujinoshin)
- Ōyama Susumu (consultant, former maegashira Daihi)
Notable former members
- Hokutōriki Hideki (former sekiwake)
- Kaihō Ryōji (former komusubi)
Referee
Usher
Hairdresser
- Tokomichi (Third class tokoyama)
- Tokosho (Fifth 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