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A few pictures from Teraosho's danpatsu-shiki in the box. Yamana had his first and last oichomage outside the Kokugikan on senshuraku, although I haven't found any pictures from his danpatsu-shiki which presumably took place later that day. He's the younger brother of Harimanada who retired a couple of years ago.

No memo, he had nothing to do with the acceptance ceremony, only the participants should be dressed formally. Tatsutayama and all of the urakata are in their salaryman suits here. Word got cut off I guess, the second messenger was Edagawa-oyakata (former Maegashira Aogiyama).

Same hatsu-dohyo, but not the same heya then - Aozora was originally in the previous Tagonoura-beya, which closed in 2012 when the shisho died suddenly. He was one of three rikishi who moved to Kasugano, the other five went to Dewanoumi. Aozora wore an old Tagonoura-beya yukata on his final day as an active rikishi:

OK, it's not a rikishi, but we need all the recruits we can get for the Nagoya thread. Oshiogawa-beya has a new gyoji who will step onto the dohyo for the first time in July - Shikimori Kazenosuke (式守 風之助). He was officially unveiled at the heya's senshuraku party, but he could also be seen in the background during the Natsu basho, observing the action at the start of several days with gyoji instructor Kimura Yonosuke.

Hi all, below are the kimarite statistics for all divisions in this basho. What might have been an ipponzeoi win for Urutora ended up as an even rarer omata win for Maniwayama, although I'm not sure he knew much about it at the time. I had to slow down the video clip to get an idea of what happened. Anyway, it's the first omata since 2016 Aki and only the fourth in basho with complete kimarite records for all divisions. Urutora wasn't deterred by that disappointment though - in his next bout against Najima, he was as close as can be to what would likely have been an izori win, but the finish was so close the shimpan ordered a torinaoshi. Najima tried a sotogake, but Urutora countered to win by uchigake. Osakate made its first appearance of the year in this basho, although more important for the winner was his eventual kachi-koshi - if Nishiiwa-oyakata sticks to his usual plan, shin-Sandanme Wakatanaka should be getting his first shikona on the next banzuke. Of the two zubuneri here, that from Ura on Day 12 was the most notable. It was the first in the Makuuchi division for just over 25 years, and only the sixth in the six-basho-per-year era. Kimarite from kettei-sen bouts are not included in the statistics. (Temporary note for @Doitsuyama, these are currently not in the database) Kimarite Makuuchi Juryo Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Total Percentage Abisetaoshi 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.04% Amiuchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Ashitori 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Chongake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Fumidashi 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.04% Fusen (default) 3 3 1 3 6 0 16 0.68% Gasshohineri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Hansoku (foul) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.09% Harimanage 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.04% Hatakikomi 24 23 40 61 61 6 215 9.20% Hikiotoshi 10 5 13 22 19 0 69 2.95% Hikkake 1 0 3 0 1 1 6 0.26% Ipponzeoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Isamiashi 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.13% Izori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kainahineri 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.04% Kakenage 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.17% Kakezori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Katasukashi 6 1 4 5 5 0 21 0.90% Kawazugake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kekaeshi 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.04% Ketaguri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kimedashi 5 1 1 3 1 1 12 0.51% Kimetaoshi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Kirikaeshi 1 0 1 3 1 2 8 0.34% Komatasukui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Koshikudake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Koshinage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kotehineri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kotenage 5 1 9 14 4 3 36 1.54% Kozumatori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kubihineri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kubinage 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0.17% Makiotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Mitokorozeme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Nichonage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Nimaigeri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okuridashi 7 8 11 20 21 2 69 2.95% Okurigake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okurihikiotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okurinage 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Okuritaoshi 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0.21% Okuritsuridashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okuritsuriotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Omata 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Osakate 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Oshidashi 72 60 93 169 208 29 631 27.00% Oshitaoshi 12 8 8 14 23 8 73 3.12% Sabaori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sakatottari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Shitatedashinage 0 3 3 1 1 0 8 0.34% Shitatehineri 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0.13% Shitatenage 5 3 4 8 15 0 35 1.50% Shumokuzori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sokubiotoshi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Sotogake 5 0 2 3 2 0 12 0.51% Sotokomata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sotomuso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sototasukizori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sukuinage 5 1 4 14 14 3 41 1.75% Susoharai 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0.13% Susotori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tasukizori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tokkurinage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tottari 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0.13% Tsukaminage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tsukidashi 7 5 13 10 12 2 49 2.10% Tsukihiza 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0.13% Tsukiotoshi 29 15 32 37 35 8 156 6.68% Tsukitaoshi 3 1 5 2 0 0 11 0.47% Tsukite 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.13% Tsumatori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tsuridashi 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.04% Tsuriotoshi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Tsutaezori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Uchigake 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0.17% Uchimuso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Ushiromotare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Utchari 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.13% Uwatedashinage 2 1 7 7 10 4 31 1.33% Uwatehineri 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.09% Uwatenage 11 12 22 29 29 8 111 4.75% Waridashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Watashikomi 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.13% Yaguranage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Yobimodoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Yorikiri 65 40 104 136 190 28 563 24.09% Yoritaoshi 8 8 22 21 29 15 103 4.41% Zubuneri 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.09%

Unknown, the announcement just says 今春から - konshun kara, from this spring.

Oshima-beya announced that he joined as kenshusei in the spring. Full name シャグダルスレン ダライバートル, Shagdarsuren Dalaibaatar or so. 180cm, 135kg at the moment.

Oh sorry, Hakuyozan - I quoted someone from the discussion thread but somehow it vanished into the ether between there and here. Fixed now, thanks for the heads up.

Partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in the left knee (左膝内側側副靱帯不全損傷), expected to take four weeks to recover. Rather than give a fusensho to someone, he's not on the senshuraku torikumi, and Ryuo comes up from Makushita to make up the numbers by fighting an eighth bout.

Ahead of the final round of lower division action, three rikishi enter the basho at last and one more returns to it, but three others have to withdraw. Entering/Returning: Sd39e Kaishin Jd23e Kaitoma (withdrew Day 9) Jk2e Nakaishi Jk3w Sakurai Withdrawing: Ms31w Chiyooga - looked like a bad left knee injury as it buckled beneath him in his sotogake loss today. Ms51e Fujitoshi (fusenpai Day 12) - took a hard fall off the dohyo in his previous bout, I'd be surprised if it wasn't concussion. Jk1e Itakozakura (fusenpai Day 12) Assuming they don't retire, the following rikishi will drop off the banzuke: Jk4w Oyamazakura Jk16w Sogo (pretty sure he's gone already, not shown on the Ajigawa-beya website) Jk17w Chiyorozan Jk23e Shiroma Minor notes before I forget: Jd48w Kotokiho and Jd102w Wakayahara both had fusenpai on Day 10 but didn't withdraw from the basho. Jonokuchi gyoji Shikimori Komei was absent on Days 6 and 7.

Not common but it happens occasionally, three recent cases include Kaihiryu and Koga fighting four days in a row, and Shonanzakura fighting six times in eight days.

Almost forgot the lower division movements ahead of Day 11 - one rikishi makes a rapid return, but two more withdraw. Returning: Sd89w Asakoga (fusenpai Day 8, withdrew Day 9) Withdrawing: Sd83w Ginseizan Jd20w Kogomaru (fusenpai Day 10)

Add to that osteoarthritis of the left knee. No return this basho according to Kokonoe-oyakata (former Ozeki Chiyotaikai). Enho has herniated disc in the neck, requiring up to three months of treatment. He had been dealing with it since the Haru jungyo. Kotoshoho has recurrent patellar subluxation in the left knee, requiring five days of rest and treatment.

Winless Juryo pair Enho and Chiyonokuni are kyujo from Day 10. Meniscus injury in both knees for Chiyonokuni, no reason seen for Enho yet. Akua and Tomokaze will collect the free wins.

Look out Juryo - Daishomaru has awoken from his slumber with his first kachi-koshi since September 2021. Eight make-koshi after that, four each side of an unlucky COVID kyujo, missing the last bout after he had recovered from an 0-3 start to 3-3. Meanwhile, last basho saw Tanji fall one win short in his last chance at being in Makushita as a 16-year-old, but he won today to secure promotion for Nagoya, when he'll be just over 17.