Takasago stable
The stable was established by former "maegashira" Takasago Uragorō as in 1873 and joined the Tokyo Sumo Association in 1878. Takasago stable has produced many successful wrestlers, including six "yokozuna" and the first non-Japanese "ōzeki", American Konishiki, as well as the 33rd Kimura Shōnosuke, the "tate-gyōji" or chief referee.