Oguruma stable

In its modern form it existed from March 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler,[1] until February 2022.

Initially the stable had a policy of not accepting foreign born wrestlers or college recruits, but this was waived when Chuo University graduate Takekaze personally asked to join in 2002.

Their first foreigner was the Mongolian Hoshikaze, who joined in the same year and eventually reached jūryō but was thrown out of sumo after the 2011 match-fixing scandal.

The stable produced seven makuuchi or top division wrestlers - Takekaze, Yoshikaze, Wakakirin, Kimikaze, Amakaze, Yago and Tomokaze.

[1] Kotokaze announced on 25 December 2021 that Oguruma stable would close following the January 2022 sumo tournament.