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Iwadanuki and I are in. Thanks for the reminder.

I just realised that a side effect of this whole debacle is that Ochil may finally be able to make his pro debut. How many years has he been staying at Isegahama in an unofficial capacity now?

Asakayama has no foreigners, so they could take Seihakuhō, or would that be Kaihakuhō, no wait, Kaisei? No…

Becker’s nevus

Looks like he's had that facial hair removal surgery you see advertised on every subway train in the cities, either that or a very sharp razor blade

It took Makimoto just over 10 years to establish himself in sekitorihood following a brief stint in 1965, then following his final demotion from jūryō, he stuck around for a further decade in the lower ranks, therefore witnessing the yokozuna promotions of both Taihō and Chiyonofuji during his active career. Makimoto was viewed as so much of a prospect during his high school days that ex-Kagamisato would routinely travel down to Kumamoto by plane to visit him, eventually coercing the young wrestler to join Tokitsukaze stable. However, following Futabayama’s passing and the ensuing battle over who would inherit the stable, Makimoto opted not to follow the man who brought him into ōzumō to the newly-established Tatsutagawa stable, instead remaining at Tokitsukaze until retirement.

Maybe it’s read Chie? Edit: Nope, just read the Nikkan article. Anyway, Orito is a very Ishikawa-rashii name, according to myoji-yurai.net - probably coming from the town of Orito right at the end of the Noto peninsula. A very suitable lady for Kagayaki indeed.

Also Ryūkōzan in February 1990 following his makuuchi debut

What the fuck???

相変わらず、Iwadanuki and I are in

This sounds like the same recording they play in the kokugikan

Hmm… how long until the next basho, again?

Former much-lauded amazumō prospect Hidetora Hanada, who transferred from Nittaidai to Colorado State to pursue an American football career in 2022, has announced he is signing with WWE on an NIL (next in line) contract: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFmtdxxpmWy/ From what I gather of these contracts, this doesn't mean he'll be learning to take back bumps and cut his forehead open safely right now, but that he'll continue at Colorado State with the option to join WWE's training facility once he's graduated.

A couple of given names for foreign rikishi to add. If I spot any more I'll append to this post. Ikazuchidō - 根利 (ねり, Neri) Gōseizan - 穣 (みのる, Minoru) General errata... Kotokonno's real surname on his English profile is listed as Kotokonno - should just be Konno

Thank you for your work on this. While it's undoubtedly a great reference, I often find myself just browsing it for pleasure. On a side note, it looks like Wakamotoharu was up all night partying before the photoshoot - or the tokoyama was drunk

Some rather strong evidence to suggest that Wajima wasn't taught by Taihō, but by Wakanohana I https://twitter.com/OneLoveLulit/status/1885157784624517451/photo/1

Wakaimonogashira Tochinofuji

Yeah, the reason I said “possibly” is that Shiranui begins with one arm in, one arm out, so it’s not really possible to conclude their style from that picture alone. There is also a picture floating around of Ōkido striking that pose.

Sorry, it was meant as a bad language pun.

Dai-dai-yokozuna. They get to wear a bright orange tsuna as a perk of the title.

There are four names missing from the research who were contemporaries of those we do have information for: #21 Wakashima Gonshirō His stable master, ōzeki Wakashima Kyūzaburō, notably performed the yokozuna dohyō-iri on the Summer 1881 jungyō in place of recently retired #14 Sakaigawa - despite not having a yokozuna license. It's therefore reasonable to suggest that he is a descendant of Sakaigawa despite not being taught directly. Source #23 Ōkido Moriemon There is a mention in this bio that he received training (generally, not dohyō-iri) from Hitachiyama upon joining the Tōkyō association #28 Ōnishiki Daigorō This photo shows him possibly performing Unryū His Japanese Wikipedia article references from NHK Ōzumō Journal the following- Sometime between 1910 and 1916 he was recruited to join the Tōkyō association by Hitachiyama, but that he refused out of loyalty, only joining once his original stablemaster passed away in 1916. He was promoted in 1918, the same year as Tochigiyama who was indeed taught by Hitachiyama, and also performed Unryū. #29 Miyagiyama Fukumatsu This photo shows him possibly performing Unryū, otherwise at the beginning of Shiranui

Indeed, that wasn't very clear at first. I've added a legend to the page to clarify. Thanks, fixed now.

I've cobbled together a visualisation of @Hankegami's fine research here https://bleloch.github.io/yokozuna-dohyoiri-lineage/ as I thought it would be well represented in this kind of format. if I've got anything wrong in the data or you're having issues viewing it, let me know. Not a web developer so don't expect too much

In +Iwadanuki

And now it's official: