Asojima

FWIW, they are brothers, and the Ho ending their shikona is the same kanji meaning mountain peak.

They both started in Kitanoumi heya and then shifted to Kise. The date is correct.

He competed in 30, but he only completed 20 of them.

Just found it. Tokitsuumi. I was looking for a Ex-rikishi, not an Ex-oyakata.

And the over aged Juryos who will make one more pre-intai trip to Makuuchi to fill his open slot.

Umi means sea, but it is very commonly added to the end of shikona that begin with a placename or personal name, probably as a euphonic additive. It usually does not carry along its intrinsic meaning.

During the last decade or so, the oyakata have concentrated their training for Japanese rikishi on forward moving, pushme-pullyou techniques. For the most part, yotsu training has gone by the wayside. (Are the oyakata taking the easy way out?) The Mongolians learn some of the grappling techniques through their early experience with bokh, and that is one of the reasons that they have dominated the Ozumo scene.

Even before his intai, Kitazakura was very active in his efforts to help troubled kids. His heya has evolved as a place to harbor and assist these kids. Some of the kids eventually become rikishi

67 years ago, my English teacher assigned us to recite a poem. I memorized and recited Casey at the Bat. Most of it is still stuck in my memory.

Shikona : Shi-Ko-Na 四股名 Four Thighs Name (The shiko leg exercise) Shiko-Na 醜名 Shameful Name (Pseudonym?) Go Find Em: The Sekitori (Updated thru 5/2022) The Notes The Heya (Effective Aki 2024) Ajigawa Arashio Asahiyama Asakayama Dewanoumi Fujishima Futagoyama Hakkaku Hanaregoma Hidenoyama Ikazuchi Isegahama Isenoumi Kasugano Kataonami Kise Kokonoe Michinoku Minato Miyagino Musashigawa Nakamura Naruto Nishiiwa Nishikido Nishonoseki Oitekaze Onoe Onomatsu Oshima Oshiogawa Otake Otowayama Sadagotake Sakaigawa Shibatayama Shikihide Shikoroyama Taganoura Takadagawa Takasago Takekuma Tamanoi Tatsunami Tokitsukaze Tokiwayama Yamahibiki Legend (魁) - Heya Flag kanji from Shisho/Heya Name 新^- Kanji from Real/Given Name 馬* - Kanji from a placename (Translation) - Meaning of one of the above Kanji. Often omitted for Heya flags and real names. The Marus The Yobidashi The Myoseki

How well does Gonoyama respond to a full henka?

Strange. The NSK DB is listing the heya as "otowayama". It is the only heya which is not capitalized. It appears that way in several places.

Today, the Professor completes his 85th solar orbit. He is REALLY old!!

I will accept good stuff for the next 5 years.