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Ichimon & Heya



There are four ichimon (heya group) in Sumo Kyokai.

Currently, there are 49 haya, and every heya belongs to a group, one way or
another.
There are 105 regular and 2 ichidai (Taiho & Kitanoumi) toshiyori or
oyakata and each rikishi or oyakata needs to belong to one of heya. To
start a sumo heya, you need to be a oyakata who has one of 105
toshiyori-kabu, have at least two rikishi as your pupils, have a permission
from the owner of your heya, and fianlly, get a permission from Sumo
Kyokai.

While a rikishi is active sekitori, he asks his oyakata to get a permission
to open his own heya after his retirement. If he gets the permission, he
starts recruiting a young prospective future rikishi. While this sekitori
is still active, he ask his oyakata to take care of the young rikishi he
recruited. Before the retirement, he needs to get the Toshiyori-kabu one
way or another. There are two common ways to get a kabu, by inheritance
(from father or from an in-law) and by purchasing. When the sekitori
retires, he pursues the process of getting permission from Sumo Kyokai. 

It is getting harder and harder to build a heya in downtown Tokyo, these
days. There are several heya out of Tokyo. They are in Chiba (Isegahama,
Ohnaruto, Naruto, Matsugane, Michinoku), Ibaragi (Shikihide), Saitama
(Irumagawa, Minato), and even in Yamanashi (Hanakago).

In Tokyo, the most popular location for sumo-beya is, of course, Ryogoku in
Sumida-ku. 

Sumida-ku Ryogoku (7)
        Izutsu, Ohshima, Kasugano, Tatsunami, Dewanoumi, Tokitsukaze,
Nishonoseki
Other Sumida-ku (8)
        Azumazeki, Kataonami, Kokonoe, Sadogatake, Magaki, Mihogaseki,
Miyagino, Wakamatsu
Edogawa-ku (7)
        Asahiyama, Isegahama, Kagamiyama, Kumagaya, Takashima, Takadagawa,
Nakamura
Kohtoh-ku (6)
        Kitanoumi, Ajigawa, Oguruma, Oshiogawa, Taiho, Tomozuna
Bunkyo-ku (2)
        Kabutoyama, Kise
Suginami-ku (1)
        Hanaregoma
Adachi-ku (1)
        Tamanoi
Arakawa-ku (1)
        Musashigawa
Katsushika-ku (1)
        Tatsutagawa
Taitoh-ku (1)
        Takasago
Nakano-ku (1)
        Futagoyama
Nerima-ku (1)
        Minesaki
Kunitachi-shi (1)
        Araiso

I don't have addresses of Hakkaku-beya or Hatachiyama-beya.

Dewanoumi Ichimon (8 heya, 24 oyakata, 13 sekitori)
Dewanoumi-beya (Yokozuna Sadanoyama: Rijicho)
                Sekitori: Mainoumi, Oginishiki, Kushimaumi, Oginohana
                Oyakata: Sekinoto (Sekiwake Fukunohana), Takenawa
(Maegashira Yoshinotani),
                        Takasaki (Sekiwake Oginohana), Sakaigawa (Sekiwake
Washuyama),
                        Inagawa (Maegashira Yoshinohana), Dekiyama
(Sekiwake Dewanohana),
                        Yamashina (Komusubi Ohnishiki), Tagonoura (Komusubi
Sadanoumi),
                        Nakadate (Komusubi Ryogoku)
  Musashigawa-beya (Yokozuna Mienoumi)
                Sekitori: Musashimaru, Musoyama, Wakanoyama, Butetsuyama
  Kasugano-beya (Yokozuna Tochinoumi: Riji)
                Sekitori: Tochinowaka, Tochinofuji
                Oyakata: Iwatomo (Maegashira Tochiisami), Sendagawa
(Maegashira Wakanaruto),
                        Chiganoura (Sekiwake Masudayama)
    Tamanoi-beya (Sekiwake Tochiazuma) -
                Oyakata: Yamawaki (Maegashira Tochifuji)
    Irumagawa-beya (Sekiwake Tochitsukasa) -
Mihogaseki-beya (Ozeki Masuiyama)
                Sekitori: Hamanoshima, Higonoumi
                Oyakata: Kiyominada (Maegashira Dairyugawa), Machiyama
(Komusubi Banryuyama)
  Kitanoumi-beya (Yokozuna Kitanoumi: Kanji)
                Sekitori: Kanechika
                Oyakata: Onogawa (Maegashira Hachiya)
  Hatachiyama-beya (Ozeki Hokutenyu) -

Nishonoseki Ichimon (14 heya, 29 oyakata, 24 sekitori)
Nishonoseki-beya (Sekiwake Kongo)
                Sekitori: Daizen
                Oyakata: Hamakaze (Maegashira Miyabashira), Kitajin
(Sekiwake Kirinji),
                                Minatogawa (Komusubi Daitetsu)
  Kataonami-beya (Sekiwake Tamanofuji)
                Sekitori: Tamakairiki
  Taiho-beya (Yokozuna Taiho: Riji)
                Sekitori: Tairyu
                Oyakata: Ohtake (Sekiwake Ohzutsu), Senoyama (Maegashira
Ohnohana),
                                Ohnomatsu (Sekiwake Masurao)
  Oshiogawa-beya (Ozeki Daikirin)
                Sekitori: Daishi, Hitachiryu
                Oyakata: Shiranui (Sekiwake Aobajo)
  Sadogatake-beya (Yokozuna Kotozakura: Riji)
                Sekitori: Kotonishiki, Kotonowaka, Kotofuji, Kotoinazuna,
Kotobeppu, Kotogaume, 
                                Kototsubaki, Kotoryu
                Oyakata: Hidenoyama (Sekiwake Hasegawa), Shiratama
(Maegashira Kotogatake)
    Oguruma-beya (Ozeki Kotokaze) -
  Hanakago-beya (Sekiwake Daijuyama) -
    Minesaki-beya (Maegashira Misugiiso) -
    Hanaregoma-beya (Ozeki Kaiketsu)
                Oyakata: Tokiwayama (Sekiwake Wakachichibu), Otowayama
(Komusubi Wakanoumi),
                                Shibatayama (Yokozuna Ohnokuni)
    Futagoyama-beya (Ozeki Takanohana: Kanji)
                Sekitori: Wakanohana, Takanonami, Takanohana, Takatoriki,
Misugisato, Takamisugi, 
                                Akinoshima, Naminohana, Toyonoumi, Wakashoyo
                Oyakata: Fujishima (Komusubi Wakajishi), Nishiiwa
(Maegashira Daimonji),
                                Onoe (Maegashira Hidanohana)
      Magaki-beya (Yokozuna Wakanohana II) -
      Naruto-beya (Yokozuna Takanosato)
                Sekitori: Rikizakura
      Matsugane-beya (Ozeki Wakashimazu) -
      Araiso-beya (Komusubi Futagodake) -

Takasago Ichimon (6 haya, 14 oyakata, 9 sekitori)
Takasago-beya (Komusubi Fujinishiki: Riji)
                Sekitori: Konishiki, Mitoizumi
                Oyakata: Ohyama (Maegashira Daihi), Furiwake (Maegashira
Asaarashi)
  Takadagawa-beya (Ozeki Maenoyama)
                Sekitori: Kiraiho, Kenko, Zenshinyama
                Oyakata: Yamahibiki (Komusubi Maenomori)
  Wakamatsu-beya (Ozeki Asashio)
                Sekitori: Asanowaka, Wakanosho
  Nakamura-beya (Sekiwake Fujizakura) -
  Azumazeki-beya (Sekiwake Takamiyama)
                Sekitori: Akebono
Kokonoe-beya (Yokozuna Chiyonofuji)
                Sekitori: Tomoefuji
                Oyakata: Jinmaku (Yokozuna Kitanofuji: Riji), Tanigawa
(Maegashira Shiratayama),
                                Kimigahama (Kitaseumi), Nishikido (Fujinoshin)
  Hakkaku-beya (Yokozuna Hokutoumi) -

Tokitsukaze Ichimon (9 heya, 18 oyakata, 9 sekitori)
Tokitsukaze-beya (Ozeki Yutakayama)
                Sekitori: Tokitsunada, Aogiyama
                Oyakata: Edagawa (Ozeki Kitabayama), Nishikishima (Komusubi
Futatsuryu),
                                Kumegawa (Maegashira Futatsuryu),
Tatsutayama (Maegashira Amanoyama),
                                Arashio (Ohyutaka), Fujigane (Maegashira
Tokibayama)
  Tatsutagawa-beya (Sekiwake Aonosato)
                Sekitori: Shikishima
  Minato-beya (Komusubi Yutakayama)
                Sekitori: Minatofuji
  Shikihide*-beya (Komusubi Ohshio) -
Izutsu-beya (Sekiwake Sakahoko)
                Sekitori: Terao, Kirishima
                Oyakata: Shikoroyama (Maegasha Sasshunada), Asahiyama (-)
  Kabutoyama-beya (Maegashira Daiyu) -
  Michinoku-beya (Maegashira Hoshiiwato)
                Sekitori: Hoshiandesu
Isenoumi-beya (Sekiwake Fujinokawa)
                Sekitori: Kitakachidoki
  Kagamiyama-beya (Yokozuna Kashiwado)
                Sekitori: Kirinishiki
                Oyakata: Tatekawa (Maegashira Zaonishiki), Katsunoura
(Sekiwake Tagaryu)

Tatsunami Isegahama Rengo (11 heya, 21 oyakata, 11 sekitori)
Tatsunami-beya (Sekiwake Haguroyama: Riji)
                Sekitori: Tomonohana, Daishoho, Daishoyama, Tatsuhikari
                Oyakata: Tamagaki (Komusubi Wakanami: Kanji), Ikazuchi
(Komusubi Haguroiwa),
                                Oitekaze (Maegashira Oiteyama), Takekuma
(Seiwake Kurohimeyama)
  Ohshima-beya (Ozeki Asahikuni)
                Sekitori: Kyokudozan, Asahiyutaka, Asahizato, Kyokugozan
Isegahama-beya (Ozeki Kiyokuni: Riji) -
                Oyakata: Urakaze (Maegashira Teruzakura), Tateyama (Ozeki
Daiju), 
                                Wakafuji (Maegashira Kazuhikari), Kiriyama
(Komusubi Kurosegawa)
  Kise**-beya (Maegashira Kiyonomori) -
                Oyakata: Asakayama (Komusubi Aobayama)
Tomozuna-beya (Sekiwake Kaiki)
                Sekitori: Kaio
  Miyagino-beya (Maegashira Chikubayama) -
  Ajigawa-beya (Yokozuna Asahifuji)
                Sekitori: Kasugafuji
  Kumagaya-beya (Maegashira Yoshinomine) -
Asahiyama-beya (Komusubi Wakafutase)
                Sekitori: Genkai
                Oyakata: Nakagawa (Maegashira Fukunoumi)
  Ohnaruto-beya (Kotetsuyama) -
Takashima-beya (Sekiwake Takamochiyama) -

* Shikihide is an abbreviation of Shikimori Hidegoro.
** Kise is an abbreviation of Kimura Sehei.

Both Shikihide and Kise were heya originally owned by gyoji (umpires).
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