Tagonoura stable (2013)
, formerly Naruto stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. The stable was established as Naruto stable, on 1 February 1989 by former "yokozuna" Takanosato Toshihide. The stable's first "sekitori" was Rikiō in 1994. Four more, Wakanosato, Takanowaka, Takayasu and Kisenosato, have reached "sekiwake" rank, with Takayasu going on to reach the "ōzeki" rank, and the stable's first "yokozuna" being Kisenosato. It had a reputation for being a closed, family-knit stable, as Naruto did not allow his wrestlers to go out and train at other stables (which is  unusual in sumo) or socialize with wrestlers from different stables. Naruto died suddenly on 7 November 2011. The stable's current master, former "maegashira" Takanotsuru, changed to the Tagonoura "toshiyori" in December 2013 and renamed the stable accordingly. Upon changing the stable name, the stable was also moved to the Ryōgoku area from Matsudo, Chiba. It has no connection to the defunct Tagonoura stable established by the late Kushimaumi. As of January 2022 it had 14 wrestlers. The stable sat out of the January 2022 tournament after four individuals, including the stablemaster, tested positive for COVID-19. Ring name conventions. Many  wrestlers at this stable have taken ring names or "shikona" that end with the character 里 (read: sato), meaning village or native place, in deference to their coach and the stable's owner, the deceased former Takanosato. Location and access. Tokyo, Edogawa ward, Higashi Koiwa 4-9-20 10 minute walk from Koiwa Station on the Sōbu Line