Azumazeki stable (東関部屋, Azumazeki beya?) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in April 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the yokozuna rank. A total of nine foreign born wrestlers have fought for the stable: seven from the United States, one from Great Britain and one (still active as of January 2013) from China. As of January 2013 it had ten sumo wrestlers.
Azumazeki Oyakata reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in June 2009 and was succeeded by Ushiomaru who announced his retirement after the May tournament.
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