Nishiiwa stable (2018)


Nishiiwa stable is a heya of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki or group of stables. It was established in February 2018 by the former Wakanosato, who branched off from Tagonoura stable, taking two wrestlers from the division with him. The stable is situated in Asakusa, Tokyo. As of January 2023, it had nine wrestlers.
In 2024, the stable filed a lawsuit against the family of two of its wrestlers, responsible for messages on social networks posted since May 2024 blaming the stable's for moral harassment. Although a first lawsuit was initially withdrawn in August after apologies from family members, and wrestlers' testifiying that there were no problems in the stable, the situation also led to the premature retirement of one of the wrestlers and the distancing of the second from his family. In October, new comments implicating the master and in the wrestler's choice to distance himself from his family erupted again, with the stable again filing a lawsuit and deleting its X account after a wave of online harassment.

Ring name conventions

Wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or that begin with the character 若, meaning young, followed by their surname; and later upon promotion to they will receive a ring name with the suffix 里, meaning village, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner Wakanosato.

Owners

  • 2018–present: 12th Nishiiwa Shinobu

Notable active wrestlers

  • None

Referee

  • Kimura Kazuma

Usher

  • Hiroyuki
  • Masao

Hairdresser

  • Tokoaki

Location and access

4 Chome-4-9 Kotobuki, Taitō, Tokyo 111-0042, Japan
  • Toei Subway Asakusa Line: 3 minutes on foot from Asakusa Station A1 Exit
  • Toei Subway Oedo Line: 3 minutes on foot from Kuramae station A 5 exit
  • Tokyo Metro Ginza Line: 3 minutes walk from Tahara Town Station 2 Exit