Heya

In sumo wrestling, a heya (部屋) (Japanese for "room") or sumo beya, usually translated into English as stable, is an organization of sumo wrestlers where they train and live.

All wrestlers in professional sumo must belong to one. There are currently 49 heya (as of September 2011), all but four of which belong to one of five ichimon (groupings of heya). They vary in size, with the largest heya having over thirty wrestlers and smallest just three. Most heya are based in and around the Ryōgoku district of Tokyo, sumo's traditional heartland, although the high price of land has led to some newer heya being built in other parts of Tokyo or its suburbs.

A wrestler is expected to stay with the heya he joins until the end of his career.

Also attached to a heya are tokoyama (hairdressers), gyōji (referees), and yobidashi (ushers).