About Futagoyama Stable (二子山部屋)
Futagoyama Stable is an active sumo stable (heya) in the Japan Sumo Association, led by stable master Futagoyama Oyakata (former Ozeki Miyabiyama). The stable currently fields 18 wrestlers across all divisions, with Rohga as the sole top-division (Makuuchi) representative and Nabatame back in the salaried Juryo division.
Notable wrestlers include Rohga (Makuuchi, from Tuva Republic, Russia), Nobehara (January 2026 Makushita champion — Juryo imminent), Nabatame (back in Juryo for September, YouTube fan favourite), and Mita (World Junior Champion, former Juryo champion — 6–1 in July after his knee comeback).
Style: right-grip (yotsu), force-out (yori)
Career: 272W–215L–12 absent (through the July 2026 basho) · Highest rank: Maegashira 5
Highest rank: E. Juryo 5 · Very popular on YouTube
Ligament surgery Jun 2025 · comeback complete
Tottori Johoku High School alumnus
Jan 2026 Makushita Champion 🏆 (defeated former Maegashira Enho in all-unbeaten playoff)
Tall push-thrust specialist. On the Makushita/Sandanme borderline.
Kindai University graduate · World Junior Sumo Champion
Juryo champion (1 tournament) · Highest rank: E. Juryo 3
Joined Jul 2025. Rising fast — one of the youngest Makushita wrestlers in the stable.
Highest rank: Makushita 32 · Knee concerns have slowed progress.
Younger brother of Kotakiyama.
Highest rank: Makushita 40.
Longest-serving member · Inner disciple of stable master
Highest rank: Makushita 37 · Elder brother of Soma Shinya
Former baseball player, switched to sumo with no prior experience.
Stable's youngest wrestler.
Tall young prospect.
Yorikiri (force-out) rate of 60% — highest in the stable. Loves cooking and figure collecting.
One of the stable's founding members.
From Mie prefecture. Popular on YouTube.
Anime fan from Kyoto. Loves Fullmetal Alchemist. Push-out specialist (50%).
Real name: Pasqual Justin France. Born in Philippines, raised in Kawasaki. Push-out rate 61%.
※ Data compiled from public sources. Rankings as of the September 2026 Aki Basho banzuke (Sept 13–27, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo).
※ "East" (東) is slightly higher than "West" (西) within the same rank number.
※ Division order (highest to lowest): Makuuchi → Juryo → Makushita → Sandanme → Jonidan → Jonokuchi
Every wrestler at Futagoyama has a distinct personality that comes through in their YouTube channel (300+ videos, 146,000+ lines of subtitles). Here are some highlights you won't find anywhere else.
Means "Nihilist Big Bro." Named by Wakamiyabi after Tsukioka's dead-eyed expression while cooking an omelette went viral. "Kyomu Omelette" became a meme among fans.
▶ Watch the momentMeans "Sesame Oil." Nabatame saved Mita's name as "Goma-abura" in his phone contacts. "I get calls from Sesame Oil," he said. Mita's father is a national arm wrestling champion.
▶ Watch the momentCalled "Sensei" (teacher) by both staff and fellow wrestlers. Nobehara calls him "our ace." Known for his kind personality — Kouga says "I respect his kindness."
▶ Watch the momentNamed by Nobehara. Kotakiyama is the eldest of the Soma Brothers — three real brothers (Kotakiyama, Soma, Shunta) all from Otawara City, Tochigi, all training at Futagoyama.
▶ Watch the moment"I've only ever been called 'Denu,'" he says. Famous for his karaage (fried chicken) — nicknamed "Karaage no Numa" (The Fried Chicken Swamp) after his cooking went viral on TV.
His school nickname. A self-described anime and gaming otaku — says if he wasn't a wrestler, he'd work in games or anime. His most treasured possession is a wallet from his mother. Looks up to Rohga.
One of the most remarkable stories in modern sumo: three biological brothers from the same city, all competing in the same stable.
All three are from Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture. In a YouTube video, Shunta describes the first time he sparred with his eldest brother Kotakiyama:
"When I crouched at the starting line and looked straight ahead, there was Kotakiyama. It was the first time — really, truly the first time we'd wrestled for real. It felt so strange. This is my big brother I've always looked up to, and now we're about to fight."
"I managed a good initial charge, but then he instantly got inside position. I tried to counter but he overpowered me. Yeah... he's on another level."
Staff: "You want him to stay a strong big brother?" — Shunta: "Always."
♪ He then starts singing a love ballad ♪
Real name: Pasqual Justin France. Born in the Philippines, Kuwae moved to Kawasaki at age 4. He once cooked his homeland's signature dish — adobo — for the entire stable. With a push-out rate of 61% (highest in the stable), his small but explosive frame is built for charging forward.
▶ Watch Kuwae cook Filipino adoboSource: Extracted from 300+ YouTube videos (146,000+ subtitle lines) on the Futagoyama Stable official channel. Data exclusive to SumoSumoSumo.
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※ Y-axis = division level, X-axis = approximate basho period. Bold lines = former sekitori (salaried wrestlers). Chart data through March 2026 (September 2026 Aki banzuke shown in roster above).
※ Source: publicly reported rankings (Jiji Press, Nikkan Sports, Wikipedia)
🏆 Three wrestlers — Nabatame, Wakamiyabi and Mita — all went 6-1 and reached the Makushita championship playoff. The Japan Sumo Association announced the official September banzuke in late August 2026, so each card now shows our forecast next to the confirmed rank — scroll up to 🏛 Current Banzuke for the full list.
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