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==History==
[[file:Oonosatomakushita.jpg|thumb|right|Ōnosato]]
In December 2021 Nishonoseki recruited a 18-year-old student from his hometown [[Ibaraki Prefecture]]'s Ushiku Senior High School, whom he had spotted while frequenting the school's sumo club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14522029|title=SUMO/ Sport banks on family ties, new stablemasters to wrestle decline|date=26 January 2022|work=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref> In March 2022 the stable recruited a pair of identical twins, Hayashiryū and Rinko, from the same [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] sumo club as former ''ōzeki'' [[Mitakeumi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/06/841dc57d2ec2-sumo-twins-making-historic-push-for-summit-of-japans-ancient-sport.html|title=Sumo: Twins making historic push for summit of Japan's ancient sport|date=1 June 2022|work=Kyodo News|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> In March 2023 the stable also announced the recruitment of 22-year-old amateur ''yokozuna'' Daiki Nakamura, a graduate of [[Nippon Sport Science University]]. Defined as "the most eagerly awaited prospect to come out of collegiate sumo in decades," Nakamura–who took the ''[[shikona]]'' "[[Ōnosato Daiki|Ōnosato]]"–began his professional career at the rank of ''makushita'' 10 via the ''[[makushita tsukedashi]]'' system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/03/23/sumo/nakamura-nishonoseki-stable/|title=Amateur yokozuna Daiki Nakamura joins Nishonoseki stable|last=Gunning|first=John|date=23 March 2023|work=The Japan Times|url-access=subscription|access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202304060001061.html|title=アマ横綱・中村泰輝「大の里」にしこ名決まる「早く関取になって恩返しを」初土俵は夏場所の予定|date=6 April 2023|publisher=Nikkan Sports|access-date=7 April 2021|language=ja}}</ref>
Nakamura-''oyakata'' (former ''[[sekiwake]]'' [[Yoshikaze]]) moved to the stable after the January 2022 tournament, due to the closure of his own [[Oguruma stable]], and brought former ''[[maegashira]]'' [[Tomokaze Yūta|Tomokaze]] with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202201110000636.html|title=元関脇嘉風の中村親方が二所ノ関部屋に移籍 初場所後尾車部屋閉鎖に伴い|date=12 January 2022|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> Tomokaze was promoted back to ''jūryō'' following the January 2023 tournament, becoming the stable's first ''[[sekitori]]''.<ref name="nikkan0125">{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202301250000145.html|title=Tamawashi's brother-in-law Tamashoho promoted to juryo with Ochiai, while Tomokaze and Tokushoryu return|date=25 January 2023|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref>
Ōnosato was promoted to ''jūryō'' in July 2023 along with another lower-division wrestler, [[Takahashi Yuta|Takahashi]]. They are the first two recruited by Kisenosato to become ''sekitori''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202307260000223.html|title=元横綱稀勢の里が師匠を務める二所ノ関部屋から新十両ダブルで昇進！大の里と高橋|date=26 July 2023|publisher=Nikkan Sports|access-date=26 July 2023|language=ja}}</ref> In May 2024, one year after his debut, Ōnosato won his first championship in the [[Makuuchi|top division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/05/f9ebc531ba37-sumo-23-year-old-rising-star-onosato-wins-1st-championship.html|title=Sumo: 23-year-old rising star Onosato wins 1st championship|date=26 May 2024|publisher=Kyodo News|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>
As of January 2023, the stable had 16 wrestlers.
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