Muhomatsu

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  1. Being a former stablemaster is not a requirement. Ōyama and Minatogawa were not stable masters but are sanyo. I think you still have to have some sort of special contributions to the kyokai. I know Ōyama worked a lot on kimarite (and maybe the sumo school). I think Minatogawa also served on a special board or committee at some point - something that was outside the normal oyakata hierarchy, as I recall. I suppose Tatsutayama could qualify, but his "undistinguished" oyakata career (at least I do not recall much distinction) could mean he does not stay on.
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    Tokoyama news

    There is also a new Tokoyama on the Kyokai website: Tokoō (床欧) from Naruto-beya. He is just a baby, at 15 years old. It is nice to see a "refresh" among the Tokoyama. There were six new recruits in the last two years.
  3. We had another 65th birthday among the Oyakata this past week. Tatsutayama Oyakata (fomer SASSHŪNADA, out of Michinoku-beya) reached the mandatory retirement age. Of course, he could go "sanyo", but he never really had that much of a distinguished oyakata career as I recall. Do we know if he has left the kyokai? Will stay on as sanyo?
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    Retirees after Haru 2022

    Kotochitose is no longer listed amongst the youth leaders anymore: https://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaKyokaiMember/wakaimono_gashira/ I also wonder if they plan on filling these spots. I recall a few years back that they expanded the Sewanin category by a bit - with some sort of explanation that they needed more helpers/hands on deck. Seems that may no longer be the case.
  5. No update from the NSK yet, but Oguruma-Oyakata turned 65 this week. Considering his active role, I assume he will stay on with the Kyokai as a San'yo for the next five years. Considering there was little fanfare about any separation, I think the assumption would be a safe bet.
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    Corona and sumo

    Why was this guy ranked at the same banzuke slot three(!) times in a row? I understand that the entire Kokonoe-beya contingent sat out the January tournament due to Covid. However, Chiyosenshi (current Chiyofuku) also missed the March tournament without any banzuke penalty. His subsequent return to action (at the same rank) in May of last year saw him winless. Long Covid? Hospitalized?
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    GTB Natsu 2022- Results!!

    With a name name like mine (Matsu), I guess I would have to say いつまでも松. Sorry for the bad pun. It it my typical response to 少々お待ちください。 In other words, I will be waiting...
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    New recruits Haru 2022

    That would be useful to share in the tables for the data-focused folk among us. Data on the new entrants is useful for those of us with our own databases, so we can add them to the system. I often rely on threads like these to piece together the data until it appears officially somewhere else. For the most part, the threads capture the relevant information. In the first post, we had age (but no specific birthday). And for those of us looking to flag future prospects, the high school/university info is also useful (if/when available). It seems that the thread captures most of the high school info out there, particularly if a new entrant is from a solid/famous program. Other times, even university grads fall through the cracks (likely due to lack of much impact on their team or in any tournament). For instance, there is no discussion of Arise here. About a year ago, there was little/no discussion of Fujiseun and Sugaro(Fujitoshi) when they first joined and they both rose to makushita quite quickly. In other words - a pre-emptive thank you!
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    Retirees after Haru 2022

    The mandatory retirement (rule of 65) for Wakaimonogashira Kotochitose is in two days. I often wonder what is "wakai" about that group - the youngest among them is 50 year old Torafusayama. That will bring the number of Wakaimonogashira to six. I believe that there were "naturally" eight slots for the wakaimonogashira and sewanin. Sewanin expanded to thirteen for some time, I recall, but has reduced back to eight by attrition (and the aforementioned Torafusayama's switch to wakaimonogashira). I imagine that there would be two slots open for wakaimonogashira. Who does the group think could be called on to fill these positions? Yamahibiki's Nionoumi or Kitaharima? Oshiogawa's Amakaze? Tamanoi's Yoshiazuma or Fujiazuma? Oshima's Kyokutaisei?
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    GTB Natsu 2022- Results!!

    You show your age. It is now called "NC-17". They gave back one year (age restrictions used to also be 18 for the ol' XXX). I was using "X" as a generic placeholder. Off topic, but what do the Japanese use for a placeholder? Say they are writing a text and want to leave a space for a subject. To bring this back on-topic, say I were writing an article for publication the day of the banzuke release. The night before, I draft the entire body of the report but left blanks for the names. I would put placeholders, such as: "The two Komusubi are [XXX] and [YYY]." - so that the next day I could search for the brackets and fill in the appropriate names. Do Japanese have a kana or kanji to represent a placeholder? PS: I wonder if Kintamayama can somehow use "NC-17" in the next GTB invite.
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    New recruits Haru 2022

    Proof that my hiragana got very rusty, perhaps? D'oh!
  12. Muhomatsu

    GTB Natsu 2022- Results!!

    If we are thinking of features - perhaps once you pick a wrestler for a certain spot on the banzuke his name no longer appears in the drop down list. That is one that would help me out. I always make a mistake (ugh, I forgot XXX) and then I have to rework the thing.
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    New recruits Haru 2022

    Corrected. I would have sworn that the rikishi page on the NSK said Asahimizuno yesterday (I was a bit shocked as it contradicted information on this site). It is Kyokumizuno today. My reading of hiragana is not THAT bad to confuse the two.
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    New recruits Haru 2022

    Here is a table with some updated Shikona (from NSK website). I added birthdays, school info (where available), and other notes. The red indicates a name-to-shikona change. It is possible the Kaze tradition goes from Oguruma-beya to Oshiogawa-beya (see Sumki shikona below). Name English Name Stable Shikona English Shikona Birthday Note 神崎 大河 KANZAKI 武隈 神崎 KANZAKI 7/24/1999 近畿大学 羽出山 将 HATSUYAMA 玉ノ井 羽出山 HATSUYAMA 11/5/1999 東洋大学 小山 龍我 OYAMA 式秀 小山桜 OYAMAZAKURA 8/5/2006 野口 優介 NOGUCHI 二子山 野口 NOGUCHI 8/9/2006 遠藤 隆生 ENDŌ 二子山 若雅 WAKAMIYABI 6/20/2003 向の岡工高 水野 翔 MIZUNO 大島 旭水野 KYOKUMIZUNO 3/12/2004 富山商高 奥山 遥人 OKUYAMA 八角 奥山 OKUYAMA 6/3/2003 旭川大学高 金沢 秀俊 KANAZAWA 鳴戸 金沢 KANAZAWA 6/20/2003 豊橋中央高 田中 優汰 TANAKA 境川 田中 TANAKA 6/29/1999 関西学院大学 谷本 誠一郎 TANIMOTO 境川 大錦龍 DAIKINRYŪ 3/17/2004 下関北高 山田 嵐希 YAMADA 田子ノ浦 山田 YAMADA 6/19/2003 北本高 高野 良風 TAKANO 田子ノ浦 隆嵐 TAKAARASHI 12/28/2006 山藤 勇治 YAMATŌ 出羽海 山藤 YAMATŌ 8/13/2003 岐阜農林校 / Brother of Yamatō 若狹 謙吾 WAKASA 出羽海 若狹 WAKASA 10/16/2003 北海学園札幌高 佐野 明久 SANO 出羽海 佐野 SANO 6/13/2006 清 柚翔 SEI 西岩 若清 WAKASEI 4/4/2003 田中 駿穏 TANAKA 西岩 里田中 SATOTANAKA 10/26/2006 Brother of Wakatanaka 牧 松蘭 SHŌRAN 放駒 松蘭 SHŌRAN 12/6/2003 亀崎中学校 神谷 雷輝 KAMIYA 常盤山 雷輝勝 RAIKISHŌ 10/17/2006 丹治 純 TANJI 荒汐 丹治 TANJI 6/5/2006 Brother of Taiga 丸山 凜 MARUYAMA 荒汐 大凜山 DAIRINZAN 9/17/2003 仲宗根 龍 NAKASONE 立浪 立王尚 TATSUŌSHŌ 9/1/2003 中部農林高 布野 智希 FUNO 佐渡ヶ嶽 琴布野 KOTOFUNO 7/7/2006 佐藤 晃之介 SATŌ 二所ノ関 佐藤 SATŌ 1/3/2004 中津東高 渡邉 龍斗 WATANABE 二所ノ関 渡邉 WATANABE 9/2/2002 水戸南高 林 琉 HAYASHI RYU 二所ノ関 林龍 HAYASHIRYŪ 7/4/2006 Twin #1 林 玲 HAYASHI REI 二所ノ関 林虎 RINKO 7/4/2006 Twin #2 曽我 翔太 SOGA 伊勢ノ海 曽我 SOGA 7/25/2006 城 皓貴 JŌ 武蔵川 城皓貴 JŌKŌKI 7/16/2006 加藤 陸 KATŌ 阿武松 道颯 MICHIHAYA 8/21/2003 神奈川総合産業高 志村 陸斗 SHIMURA 阿武松 大志松 DAISHIMATSU 5/7/2003 有瀬 健人 ARISE 時津風 有瀬 ARISE 2/6/2000 東京農業大学 錦織 煌 NISHIKIORI 宮城野 錦織 NISHIKIORI 7/15/2006 出立 拓也 DETACHI 宮城野 出立 DETACHI 7/6/2006 小松 海斗 KOMATSU 九重 千代の道 CHIYONOMICHI 1/5/2005 住木 厳太 SUMIKI 押尾川 風賢央 KAZEKENŌ 6/4/1999 中央大学 名島 和希 NAJIMA 湊 名島 NAJIMA 4/18/2006
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    GTB Natsu 2022- Results!!

    The entry site is not currently up. You know what to do... I was hoping that you did not have to kill yourself because I love the videos and will greatly miss them. Entry was e-mailed. Keeping you on a special watch.
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    New Oshiogawa beya

    According to the Reiwa 4 Sumo Yearbook, the Sadogatake Bilguun is out of Saitama Sakae (but quit after the second year).
  17. I always translated it as “caboose”.
  18. I was a bit shocked to see that Sanoyama is listed among the borrowed shares on the NSK website: https://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaKyokai/rijikai/ Chiyoōtori had long been linked to that share, having been linked as the owner since Chiyotaikai's assumption of Kokonoe (http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Kabu.aspx?kabu=74&l=j). I am a bit curious to know what is happening here. Is someone else destined for this share? Chiyotairyū?
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    New recruits for 2021 Kyushu

    It was/is used for (Y)Ebisu group/beer.
  20. Seems the new Yok is also a new citizen! https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6400645
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    Toyohibiki intai

    He was my son’s first favorite!
  22. With Toyohibiki’s retirement and adoption of Yamashina name, Sadanofuji switches from Yamashina to the recently vacated Dekiyama. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/937cbdaf1d6d9a9e5e6b6a7b24210e76d7f90f32
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    Sumo Reference Updates

    Fujiseiun is from Meiji University: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=12702&l=j
  24. Minezaki took the Sanyo (参与) option, as listed on the NHK site - http://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaKyokai/rijikai/ Dekiyama and Kiriyama are now open as their respective owners (Dewanohana and Kurosegawa) hit the mandatory retirement age of 70. I expect some stock exchange headlines post-basho.
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    Banzuke for Natsu 2021

    Anyone notice that Chiyosenshi (who missed Hatsu AND Haru) is still ranked at Jonidan 81? I understand that the COVID-related absence of Kokonoe-beya from Hatsu basho meant he kept his rank on the Haru banzuke. But why would he have kept it for the Natsu banzuke after an absence in Haru as well? Long COVID? Any news on this situation?