Akinomaki

Top shimpan Takadagawa, who before had also emphasized that double digits at sanyaku are prerequisite: "He has the forward pushing power, but tends to pull when he gets pushed. Also last basho there were several bouts with that kind of sumo. If he goes forward, the sumo gets better and it also feels good. We'll look at the contents" o For the traditional 33 wins, 12 are enough this basho. 9 wins last time, this 1 basho below 10 wins is still acceptable. Akebono was promoted with 8 wins in between (but 2 times 13 around that); Goeido with 12J-8-12J - but after 13 basho sekiwake in a row, with one lucky 7-8 though; same pref. Wajima with 12Y-8-13J. o -> a 12-3J should seal the deal, if he doesn't win more than half by pulling or henka About Hiradoumi, who aims to start his run "He got stronger. Fighting fair and square with this small build (like he had - Hiradoumi: 177cm/129 kg Akinoshima: 176cm/133kg) looks good." o

Ticket sales have started and ended today - complete sell-out after a few hours o, also the chaya site has none left, and no tickets for the day any more - and not even a proper poster yet. In a week, already the first ticket lottery for the Kyushu basho starts.

I don't remember a basho since I check the kensho data without a report of the kensho applied for at the basho the day the torikumi get announced - this time there was none. Maker of also a sumo game Senken https://senken.jp/senkengames/JP0482201/pc/ puts 1 kensho each day on a different numbered bout, on day 1 on the first, on day 15 on the last bout, day 2 on the 8th and counting forward in between - with the assumption of the full 21 bouts - in case of several kyujo they change schedule. o

The city of Kurayoshi, Tottori (hometown of Kotozakura I and adopted II and Hakuoho) puts kensho on a city related rikishi (only Kotozakura ATM), calling for hometown tax redirection http://www.sanin-chuo.co.jp/articles/-/635738 o the mayor presenting the kensho banner - with a special signed tegata of Kotozakura o o

Day 2 Apparently a private channel intends to provide English commentary - day 1

On Sept, 7th and 8th in Krotoszyn, Poland - the 2020 world championships were scheduled for there, postponed to 2021 and cancelled. The 3rd All Japan weight division championships on May 12th at the Yasukuni shrine were the preliminaries for team Japan - in the focus was light weight winner Kazuki Wauke 和宇慶一騎, active police officer from Okinawa, age 31, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences graduate o the other seniors from corporate sumo For Heavy weight Kousei Takeuchi 竹内宏晟 (25), who works for Shima city, his hometown https://www.city.shima.mie.jp/kakuka/seisakusuishin/hisyo/shichoshitsu/shicho_no_ugoki/2024/2024_5/6652.html Light heavy weight from the Sodick sumo club, world championships and games veteran Hayato Miwa (29) https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000142070.html open weight: 2023 amateur yokozuna Shun Ikeda (22), now also at Sodick middle weight (2nd from the left): defending champion Kazuhiko Ryuyama, who works for Setouchi town http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/05/13/kiji/20240513s00005000235000c.html the juniors http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/05/13/kiji/20240513s00005000211000c.html light weight Norifumi Tajima, Gifu agric., middle weigh Jonoshin Mitsuhashi, Tottori Johoku, heavy weight Haruto Asada, Wakayama Minoshima 2nd year and Nishide for open weight women: o o all team members

Karatsuumi from Karatsu-city had a good Kyushu result and may return to makushita. He had so far a career of many (come-back-)ups and (injury-)downs. http://www.saga-s.co.jp/news/saga/10105/131741 The time of the year to pound mochi has arrived. Utsunomiya-local Tochinokuni from Tochigi-pref. pounding, with Tochigidake from Gifu standing by http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/tochigi/20141220/CK2014122002000167.html http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/tochigi/news/20141219-OYTNT50456.html

Ren Teranishi 寺西蓮, 3rd year at Midorigaoka middle school, from the Matsuo sumo club in Iida, Nagano, will join Tamanoi-beya after graduation. He started sumo in 4th year primary school, at 60kg then, now at 130kg. At the zenchu individuals he made it to the final, but lost there at once. He was shown during asageiko at Tamanoi-beya in a documentary on Gaga's channel 6 months ago as 2nd year, then 174cm, 120kg, preparing for the Hakuho cup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xiJ_qX5Hw&t=3m48s and was interviewed by Gagamaru in the end, already then telling that he'll join there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xiJ_qX5Hw&t=14m20s o rhyen had posted the video of that article

Fukuzaki lost to Samejima in the interhigh sf, with a heavily bandaged right knee. After he got his therapy, Yamahibiki presented Fukuzaki to the therapist and asked him to treat his knee, as a 3rd place at the interhigh from Kagoshima, who wants to join the heya in the future, but the knee has to get better - he was at the heya to train recently.

Arashio-beya in August had the yearly training camp in Shimosuwa, Nagano, open asageiko from the 5th till today, the 14th oo ooo vid Tamanoi-beya traditionally in Soma, hometown of father Tochiazuma, who still coaches - the 29th time there, asageiko from the 7th till the 17th vid o dohyo-biraki on the 6th o Nishiiwa-beya in Hirosaki, the hometown of the oyakata, from the 14th till the 16th o Kokonoe-beya training camp traditionally in Fukushima town - from the 6th till the 16th, stay from the 5th till the 17th, in the memorial hall for the 2 former Kokonoe o o preparations o Dewanoumi-beya training camp in Tonosho, Chiba - from the 10th till the 18th oo Shirokuma trained at the heya on the 6th o

As PR for the danpatsushiki after the basho, Tamanoi-beya posted a video with Azumaryu talking about his sumo life

Final preparations today Shirokuma did the basics and checks at the heya - he aims for the newcomer kantosho (double digits) o o oo Kotozakura also did a bit butsukari service - in shimekomi - so far he had double digits as ozeki - thus he's no kunroku ozeki o o He and Hoshoryu will alternate in the last bout of the days - both are not really fit Arashio-beya earlier Wakatakakage on the 30th o o and the 3rd o Mitakeumi training at degeiko to Tokitsukaze-beya, with Shodai and Kirishima o o o

Sakaigawa-oyakata: "The condition of the long time injured knee is bad, in recent basho he couldn't do his usual sumo. Whether he can enter later is not possible to say ATM." o - if not, he'd drop to makushita

I thought I created such a thread already, but haven't found one - and one here for rikishi and another unrelated in Japan-Japanese discussions may be needed. This new cup set went on sale yesterday in the kokugikan Production of goods with pics of Kisenosato in yokozuna outfit is a bit behind, but all that appears sells like hot cakes: some ordered 10 or more sets of the cup. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1779597.html

local NHK news clip of the presentation of the banner at the city hall vid with the real banner o new kensho banners o o o o o

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NikkanSP Premium has picked up the story of Shoketsu, the oldest among active rikishi now, for his 48th birthday on the 5th oo oo oo A loss to later Kisenosato Hatsu 2004 - he was one tsukebito of the yokozuna o win against later Tenkaiho Hatsu 2010 o Highest career rank ms4w: his one win in juryo (with oicho) Haru 2009, day 14, over Yotsuguruma o Haru 2022 - he became the eldest rikishi when Hanakaze retired o

Like I thought, local sumo will provide a live stream https://www.youtube.com/@SumoPoland-qy7lg/streams - if there will be one with English comments remains to be seen

For the event of tomorrow 40 years since the creation of the brand Akita Komachi, JA Akita puts kensho for that traditional Akita brand rice on Oho's bouts (2 fix rice kensho for him now), the banner is based on the one made for Takekaze in 2016, after he got the citizens honor award (no pic then) the 2nd personal kensho for Oho o

The picture banzuke for Aki 2024 - the last with the 38th Shonosuke, and the only one with 2 tategoyji for the time we have them again: for Nagoya the new Inosuke was not yet Inosuke

Plenty of coverage for the first time of new Kyushu chief Asakayama with his team doing the traditional PR at the Fukuoka governor's office vid vid vid - news clips from 4 TV channels all the with the same contents - the last 2 also with lower res versions on YT and earlier at the city hall o

Again the early PR event for the Kyushu basho: touch the belly of a popular rikisihi, today at the canal city Hakata in Fukuoka https://canalcity.co.jp/news/event/3998 Of course with the Kyushu locals Sadanoumi, Shodai and Hiradoumi, plus the everywhere popular Ura - and new ex-Tenkaiho (Kumamoto) - possibly in the team now - in for Ichiyamamoto, who still appears on the PR photos. With also Kyushu team oyakata Shiranui and Onogawa (likely the one plans this event). First talk, then singing, then the new Kyushu chief Asakayama, then the touching. rikishi appear after 22min in the live stream: for 200 via the fan club and 50 via the Canal City facility. Advance sales start on Sept. 14th, the pre-advance ticket lotteries on August 16th Probably they will also have a poster contest again vidvid vid

No change: Takakeisho today did only the basics and no bouts, off the dohyo butsukari-geiko with Wakanosho: buttsuke honban for him, unprepared for the ozeki return challenge o Takanosho also did no bouts, but he is well prepared after degeiko tours o Onokatsu first time with mage at keiko today, he did 14 bouts with 4 lower ranked at the heya, including Yuma. On the 3rd and 4th he was at Otake-beya for degeiko and also had trained with Onosho (who thus likely will be at the basho) o He aims for double digits (=newcomer kantosho) Daieisho at degeiko to Arashio-beya did 11 bouts, with visitor Kirishima and others o The usual Tamawashi keiko home at the heya: against the 2 lower ranked both at the same time o o

Tokitsukaze-rengo geiko at the kokugikan training institute on the 4th, 19 sekitori, with outside ichimon visitors Tamawashi, Tamashoho, Ryuden, Shonannoumi, Kagayaki and Oshoma - NSK: o o o o o o o o o papers Kirishima was 22-4 with 9 opponents, here Daieisho oo o Tamawashi did 7 bouts o Yoshii had 28 bouts, here with Wakaikari o Isegahama: Takerufuji was 7-2 with here Nishikifuji, Atamifuji ... - he had restarted keiko bouts on the 3rd - no taping now oo Onosato with makushita at the heya, Shirokuma was not there - on the 5th the heya has no keiko, usual at Nishonoseki-beya, where the shisho is only 3 times a week o o o o Sadogatake-beya: Kotozakura was 7-3 with Kotoshoho o wrestling gold medallist Kusaka reported his success to the heya where he had done keiko oo o oo