Ōshima stable

It was set up in 1980 by former ōzeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable.

[1] Ōshima produced ten sekitori, all of whom went on to reach the top makuuchi division.

However, after Kyokutenhō indicated a desire to continue wrestling, the stable instead closed on 25 April 2012 when Ōshima reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, with its wrestlers transferring to Tomozuna stable.

[2] Most wrestlers' fighting names included the Chinese character "旭" meaning "sunrise", that can be read as either Asahi or Kyoku, taken from the founding stablemaster's shikona.

[citation needed] 1980-2012: 2nd Ōshima (former ōzeki Asahikuni) 3-5-3 Ryōgoku, Sumida, Tokyo, 10 minute walk from Ryōgoku Station[3]