Hakkaku-heya

Hakkaku stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Takasago ichimon or group of stables. It was established in September 1993 by former yokozuna Hokutoumi, who took with him four wrestlers from Kokonoe stable.

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Type: Sports venue
Description: Organization of sumo wrestlers
Also known as: “Hakkaku stable”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edo Tokyo Museum and Nishikido-heya.

Edo Tokyo Museum

Museum

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The Edo-Tokyo Museum is a historical museum located at 1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo in the Ryogoku district. The museum opened in March 1993 to preserve Edo's cultural heritage, and features city models of Edo and Tokyo between 1590 and 1964. Edo Tokyo Museum is situated 210 metres southwest of Hakkaku-heya.

Nishikido-heya

Sports venue

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Nishikido stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was founded in 2002 by Mitoizumi of the Takasago stable. It was home to the first Kazakh wrestler in professional sumo, Kazafuzan, who reached a career hig rank of makushita 10 in November 2008 and retired in September 2014.

Sumida Hokusai Museum

Museum

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The Sumida Hokusai Museum is an art museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. The museum opened on November 22, 2016, and includes more than 1,800 Hokusai-related items, including paintings, sketches, woodblock prints, and personal artifacts. Sumida Hokusai Museum is situated 230 metres southeast of Hakkaku-heya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yokoami and Ryōgoku.

Yokoami

Quarter

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Yokoami is a quarter.

Ryōgoku

Quarter

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Ryōgoku is a district in Sumida, Tokyo. It is surrounded by various districts in Sumida, Chūō, and Taitō wards: Yokoami, Midori, Chitose, Higashi Nihonbashi, and Yanagibashi.