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2 times Terunofuji alone after the 4 year corona break, it's quite a while since 2 yokozuna did the pre-Nagoya basho dohyo-iri at the Atsuta shrine, both for the first time. For this one needs 2 tate-gyoji. focus of course on Onosato - he is main in the title by Kyodo, added: also Hoshoryu Hoshoryu with Shonosuke, tachi-mochi Hiradoumi, who looks a bit bigger now, Meisei tsuyu-harai - new set oo oo Onosato with Inosuke, tachi-mochi Takayasu, tsuyu-harai Takanosho - still no set of his own and only his 3rd dohyo-iri, Takayasu should be familiar with this set oo o o o o o oo o o o first the shrine visit by the NSK top, Hakkaku, top and deputy chief shimpan, Y/O o o o o o o oo o oo

The first basho related task for the new yokozuna, the dohyo-iri at the Sumiyoshi-taisha before the Haru basho (Kyushu also has a Sumiyoshi one, but just simple jinja shrine, not the grand taisha, Nagoya the Atsuta shrine) - with the now proper attendants, Hiradoumi and Meisei with shrine visit and tsuna-shime for the sacred tree ooo o oo o oo o o o o

More coverage (4K) from the Atsuta shrine dohyo-iri shrine visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bP1Y62IkY o

Today the traditional pre-Nagoya basho dohyo-iri at the Atsuta shrine - I guess the last for Terunofuji. Tachimochi Atamifuji, tsuyuharai Midorifuji, about 5000 watched. oo o o oo o o o o first the shrine visit by the NSK top o preparations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUWskxDbjnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwTIM833lx8 news clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeAQ1pIGWzk

Kotozakura on the 28th was chief of Nagoya Nishi police station o vid Terunofuji on the 25th had a similar campaign for traffic safety, with the shisho and 5 other sekitori (without Hakuoho), during the training camp in Sakai, without being police chief vid Flaming Abi 阿炎 on the 1st in Nagoya was chief of Atsuta(heatfield) 炎fire station - Abi (30) had to tell 30 kindergarten pupils not to play near the fire o o not just PR but with proper work: checking the fire extinguishers at the Aeon mall Atsuta where the PR event took place (not at the fire station) o after he gave a demonstration of their check and use at home

collecting the banzuke in the morning at the venue oo oo New sekiwake Onosato ooo o o o o oo o oo ooo o o o o o o o oo o o vid o oo ooo oo with a new publication about him o o o no longer hiramaku but new komusubi Hiradoumi oo o ooo o sansho is the goal for the basho oooo o support and congratulation at home ooo vid a gogai/ paper special was published by the locals o others on the day new top ozeki Kotozakura was at the former lodgings of the heya at a kindergarten in Ichinomiya o o Abi in Nagoya as chief of Atsuta fire station for the day o o

After 4 years again the traditional dohyo-iri and shrine visit at the Atsuta shrine in Nagoya before the basho, about 2500 watched. Terunofuji with tachi-mochi Midorifuji and Takarafuji - I still haven't seen a precise explanation why he is back as attendant again in spite of Nishikifuji being ranked higher, my guess is as a favour because he might soon retire. Local national paper and basho promoter Chunichi shimbun posts a detailed video: News clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tB9DUdRdGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpAH3YF-PZM spectator video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XWugMWct7o oo o o o o o oo o o Shrine visit of the NSK top with the 3 Y/O o oo oo Because of acute back pain, Terunofuji stopped training after one bout today and didn't talk to the press after the dohyo-iri. - most likely he won't be in the yusho hunt this time

With retirement as oyakata (before the extension to age 70 was created) in February 2013, the 57th yokozuna Mienoumi (ex-Musashigawa riji-cho) became the 6th head of the sumo museum. 10 years later for his 75th birthday he will resign from that post. Many sumo museum curators were former yokozuna, before him Wakanohana I and Taiho. The first was Tadamasa Sakai 酒井忠正, when the museum 相撲博物館 was created in 1954 in the Kuramae kokugikan, a former earl, at the same time head of the YDC, the 2nd also a YDC member, the 3rd m1 Dewanohana. 1980 at the Atsuta jingu in Nagoya o o oo among the representative/acting curators were also yokozuna Tochinishiki and Chiyonofuji

Hakuho's ceremonial dohyo-iri at the Atsuta-shrine in Nagoya. Tachimochi is Kyokutenho. Tsuyu-harai Aminishiki. About 4000 spectators. He paid a visit to the shrine with the 6 ozeki and the riji-cho etc..

The pre-Nagoya traditional Atsuta-shrine dohyo-iri - Enho replaced Ishiura, About 5000 watched. o o other spectator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpWT7dROXs8 Local TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut2QUkSuowI NNN vid first time for Takakeisho a visit to the shrine as member of the NSK top - for Hakuho the last time as Mongolian o o o Takayasu in in a so bad physical condition that he skipped the shrine visit o o Hakuho with Takarafuji and Enho o o oo o o oo vid Kakuryu with Shodai and Nishikigi - and a different set, but not a new one. From the local Tokai Izutsu-beya koenkai oo oovid

Wajima-Yutakayama (Nagahama) as students student yokozuna for the 2nd year in a row 1969.11.29 Hanakago-oyakata at the celebrations, 69.12.16 first keiko as shindeshi, 69.12.22 - 11-11 against Takanohana on degeiko, who is about to get re-promoted to makuuchi makushita yusho at the debut basho - Hatsu 1970 Haru basho - again 7-0 yusho and juryo promotion with hair perm at the Natsu-basho Aki 70 day 1 oshitaoshi Daimonji d6 yorikiri Nagahama - the first meeting as pros - the famous bout with kensho in juryo new makuuchi Hatsu 71 71 Natsu day 15 ● Takamiyama yorikiri 72 Hatsu - the only basho as komusubi d2● Takanohana yoritaoshi 72 Natsu d14 uwatedashinage Takamiyama - for the 1st yusho 1st yusho 12-3 parade with Takanohana and Kaiketsu ozeki promotion together with Takanohana after Aki 72 a bout with Takanohana 1973 Natsu 73 at the tsunatori basho, heading for the basho in one of his 2 Lincoln Continental preparing for the dohyo-iri in his 4th and last basho as ozeki properly shaved on day 1 and the winning beard grows the whole basho day 4 yorikiri Kitanoumi Day 9 shitatenage Mienoumi day 11 Kirinji day 12 tsuridashi Takanohana day 13 yorikiri Kotozakura Day 14 in the morning, a walk with his dog and a 13 day beard shitatenage Kitanofuji for the yusho and the promotion Day 15 yorikiri Kiyokuni - he shaved for the ceremonies 2nd yusho 15-0 yokozuna promotion ensured - parade with ozeki Takanohana yokozuna promotion on the 30th dohyo-iri training on the 1st first yokozuna dohyo-iri at the Meiji shrine - tachi-mochi Kaiketsu, not a set, looks like 3 of his kesho mawashi Nagoya 73.7.9. Aki 73 3rd yusho in the first basho as yokozuna - 15-0 - parade with Kaiketsu parades the other way round Takanohana's 2nd yusho 75.9 Kaiketsu's 2nd yusho 76.9 1974 Hatsu Tenno visit on nakabi d12 yorikiri Takamiyama Natsu 74 d15 yorikiri Kitanoumi Nagoya d15 shitatenage Kitanoumi (ketteisen) Aki day 8 shitatenage Takamiyama 1975 Hatsu 75d15 yorikiri Kitanoumi 1976 Hatsu d15, for the yusho, both at 12-2 - ●Kitanoumi yorikiri, 8th jun-yusho Haru 8th yusho Natsu d7 Masuiyama d10 oshidashi Wakajishi Aki Kyushu 1977 Hatsu d2 d15 abisetaoshi Kitanoumi for the 10th yusho parade with Kaiketsu before Haru - keiko with Takanohana before Natsu - keiko with Kitanoumi Tenno visit Natsu day 8 Nagoya d15 sukuinage Kitanoumi - 15-0, 11th yusho Aki 77 d4 yorikiri Kurama d5 tsuridashi Kirinji year end keiko 1978 Hatsu d1 d3 yorikiri Kurama d10 ● Yutakayama sukuinage Natsu d10 uwatenage Ogata 22.6 1979 Hatsu d5 tsuridashi Chiyonofuji d8 tsuridashi Masuiyama for win 500 d11 yorikiri Asahikuni Natsu 79 13th yusho Nagoya 79 parade - Kaiketsu was makekoshi and about to drop to juryo, with Wakajishi Aki 79 d3 abisetaoshi Tochikikari d8 ● Takanohana yorikiri d12 uwatedashinage Zaonishiki d15 ● Kitanoumi tsuridashi Haru 80 d2 uwatenage Tochiakagi d3 uwatedashinage Asashio d7 uwatenage Takanohana d8 yoritaoshi Kotokaze Natsu 80 d2 uwatenage Chiyonofuji d5 yorikiri Kurohimeyma d6 ● Ozutsu shitatenage d8 yoritaoshi Tamanofuji d9 yorikiri Washuyama d10 oshidashi Masuiyama d11 yorikiri Takanohana Aki 80 d5 oshidashi Tochiakagi d11● Masuiyama uchigake d12 yoritaoshi Zaonishiki d14 ● Kitanoumi yorikiri Sep. 1980 announcement of the engagement to the daughter of Hanakago-oyakata 14th & last yusho Kyushu 80 81.1 marriage reception Jan. 29th 1981, after the last basho he finished last bout Haru 81 d2 ● Kotokaze yorikiri intai day 3, the 10th - with Hanakago-oyakata, who leaves the NSK 10 days before mandatory retirement and Wajima inherits Hanakago at portrait presentations with Kitanaoumi for the 8th before 76.5 for the 9th 76.9 for the 10th 77.5 74.8 various dohyo-iri Yasukuni shrine Apr. 78 Atsuta shrine Nagoya 80 extra activities parties with Asashio, Hatsu 79 party Mienoumi ozeki promotion party, Hatsu 1976 Wajima & Takanohana - a pic in the posession of Waka mochi pounding 17.12.1972 and setsubun bean throwing 28.01.1973 with Takanohana baseball Rikishi charity softball tournament 1978 10 with Nagashima 1973.6 with Matsui and Nagashima 2000.7 with enka singer Itsuki Hiroshi, Ishikawa pref. local distant relative, boxer Wajima -73.8 75.1.26 danpatsu-shiki 1981.10.4. ex-Taka / Fujishima cuts ex-Waka I makes the final cut instead of the late shisho, former Hanakago, who had died Sep. 20th the scandal - Hanakago-oyakata has to leave the NSK - 1985.12.21 Hanaregoma (Kaiketsu) and Futagoyama 2 years in pro-wrestling - announcement in April 1986 with Giant Baba in Hawaii at his monument in his hometown 1986.11 an acquaintance with a last pic debut fight in his hometown Nanao 1986.11.1 result: both disqualified 86.12.12 87.1. 1987. 4 87.12 with Tenryu amefuto 1987.3 later his own X-league team 2000.5 yokozuna-kai 2004.4 with Waka close to the Hanadas - he introduced her to Taka I - and the 3 were together at dates 2008.7 with Taka with Demon at NHK Hatsu basho 2008 day 6 2010.10.25 after he lost his voice 2016.2 Toyohibiki wedding reception interview with written answer his trademark golden mawashi is what the fans mentioned in the interviews - here a Kototsurugi design Hakuho used the golden mawashi as he tied Wajima's number of yusho - 2010.5 2006.7.23 2006.10 Kagayaki (a distant relative) uses gold now, and the kanji 大士 of Wajima's first name Hiroshi as shikona first name Taishi with Kagayaki 2014.9 a 10 count silence for Wajima by Nihon pro wrestling The memorial corner for Wajima at the Kanazawa jungyo Kagayaki the wake Shibatayama attends Waka arrives Kyokushuzan Mienoumi boxer Wajima Kagayaki arrives after the jungyo day the funeral Oct. 15th Hakkaku attends Kitanofuji ex-NHK Sugiyama with the main memorial address Demon had another - and a song the coffin son, daughter, widow the 673 golden balloons - one for each of his wins

student yokozuna for the 2nd year in a row 1969.11.29 Hanakago-oyakata at the celebrations, 69.12.16 o first keiko as shindeshi - 69.12.22: 11-11 against Takanohana on degeiko, who is about to get re-promoted to makuuchi makushita yusho at the debut basho - Hatsu 1970 Haru basho - again 7-0 yusho o o and juryo promotion o with hair perm at the Natsu-basho oo Aki 70 day 1 oshitaoshi Daimonji new makuuchi Hatsu 71 71 Natsu day 15 ●Takamiyama yorikiri 72 Hatsu - the only basho as komusubi d2 Takanohana yoritaoshi 72 Natsu o d14 uwatedashinage Takamiyama - for the 1st yusho o 1st yusho 12-3 oo parade with Takanohana and Kaiketsu o ozeki promotion together with Takanohana after Aki 72 o a bout with Takanohana o 1973 Natsu 73 at the tsunatori basho, heading for the basho with one of his 2 Lincoln Continental preparing for the dohyo-iri in his 4th and last basho as ozeki o day 4 yorikiri Kitanoumi o Day 9 shitatenage Mienoumi oo day 11 Kirinji o day 12 tsuridashi Takanohana oo day 13 yorikiri Kotozakura Day 14 in the morning, a walk with his dog shitatenage Kitanofuji for the yusho and the promotion oo Day 15 yorikiri Kiyokuni 2nd yusho 15-0 oo yokozuna promotion ensured - parade with ozeki Takanohana oo yokozuna promotion on the 30th dohyo-iri training on the 1st first yokozuna dohyo-iri at the Meiji shrine Nagoya 73.7.9. oo Aki 73 d13 - kotenage Fujizakura 13-0 - yusho in the first basho as yokozuna o 3rd yusho 15-0 - parade with Kaiketsu o parades the other way round Takanohana's 2nd yusho 75.9 Kaiketsu's 2nd yusho 76.9 1974 Hatsu Tenno visit on nakabi d12 yorikiri Takamiyama Natsu 74 d15 yorikiri Kitanoumi o Nagoya d15 shitatenage Kitanoumi (ketteisen) o o o o Aki day 8 shitatenage Takamiyama o 1975 Hatsu 75d15 yorikiri Kitanoumi o o 1976 Hatsu d15: for the yusho, both at 12-2 - ●Kitanoumi yorikiri, 8th jun-yusho o Haru: 8th yusho o Natsu d7 Masuiyama d10 oshidashi Wakajishi Aki Kyushu 1977 Hatsu d2 d15 abisetaoshi Kitanoumi o for the 10th yusho parade with Kaiketsu before Haru - keiko with Takanohana o before Natsu - keiko with Kitanoumi Tenno visit Natsu day 8 Nagoya d15 sukuinage Kitanoumi - 15-0, 11th yusho o Aki 77 d4 yorikiri Kurama d5 tsuridashi Kirinji year end keiko 1978 Hatsu d1 d3 yorikiri Kurama d10 ●Yutakayama sukuinage Natsu d10 uwatenage Ogata o 22.6 1979 Hatsu oo d5 tsuridashi Chiyonofuji d8 tsuridashi Masuiyama for win 500 o d11 yorikiri Asahikuni Natsu 79 13th yusho Nagoya 79 parade - Kaiketsu was makekoshi and about to drop to juryo, with Wakajishi Aki 79 d3 abisetaoshi Tochikikari d8 ●Takanohana yorikiri o d12 uwatedashinage Zaonishiki d15 ●Kitanoumi tsuridashi o Haru 80 d2 uwatenage Tochiakagi d3 uwatedashinage Asashio d7 uwatenage Takanohana d8 yoritaoshi Kotokaze Natsu 80 d2 uwatenage Chiyonofuji d5 yorikiri Kurohimeyma d6 ●Ozutsu shitatenage d7 d8 yoritaoshi Tamanofuji o d9 yorikiri Washuyama d10 oshidashi Masuiyama d11 yorikiri Takanohana Aki 80 d5 oshidashi Tochiakagi d11●Masuiyama uchigake d12 yoritaoshi Zaonishiki d14 ●Kitanoumi yorikiri Sep. 1980 announcement of the engagement to the daughter of Hanakago-oyakata 14th & last yusho Kyushu 80 oo o 81.1 o marriage reception Jan. 29th 1981, after the last basho he finished o last bout: Haru 81 d2 ●Kotokaze yorikiri o intai day 3, the 10th - with Hanakago-oyakata, who leaves the NSK 10 days before mandatory retirement and Wajima inherits Hanakago oo o at portrait presentations with Kitanaoumi for the 8th before 76.5 oo o for the 9th 76.9 oo for the 10th 77.5 o 74.8 o various dohyo-iri ooooo Yasukuni shrine Apr. 78 o Atsuta shrine Nagoya 80 oo extra activities parties with Asashio, Hatsu 79 party Mienoumi ozeki promotion party, Hatsu 1976 o mochi pounding 17.12.1972 and setsubun bean throwing 28.01.1973 with Takanohana baseball Rikishi charity softball tournament 1978 10 o with Nagashima 1973.6 o with Matsui and Nagashima 2000.7 o with enka singer Itsuki Hiroshi, Ishikawa pref. local o distant relative, boxer Wajima: 73.8 - 75.1.26 o danpatsu-shiki 1981.10.4. ex-Taka / Fujishima cuts o ex-Waka I makes the final cut instead of the late shisho, former Hanakago, who had died Sep. 20th o

Jiji DB from Atsuta The NSK posted pics of both dohyo-iri Atsuta shrine o o o Owari Okunitama shrine o more from the papers from Kise there yesterday oo ooo mochi throwing afterwards - he seems to enjoy those other yokozuna duties o a better video, but still rear view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwjGUST9lUA

Instead of training, Kise just did this dohyo-iri today - again with Kagayaki and Ryuden - in front of about 2500 fans oo o afterwards - before the throwing of mochi to the crowd o hopefully a better spectator video will appear later - rear view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx7_BkcXwfE&t=105s more from the Atsuta shrine yesterday ooo o oo o o o a new experience for Tochinoshin - feels like ozeki o

Nagoya time, Atsuta time - all 3 yokozuna were there in front of back to 5000 spectators First the shrine visit with the NSK top (the 3 ozeki as well - first time for Tochinoshin), then Kakuryu with Shodai and Nishikigi, Hakuho with Kaisei and Ishiura, Kisenosato with Ryuden and Kagayaki o o o o o o NHK local news page with video: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/tokai-news/20180630/3061321.html

The traditional Atsuta-shrine dohyo-iri for the 60th Nagayo-basho had the most spectators ever - about 8000 came to see 4 yokozuna - last time in 1999 - but of course especially Kisenosato. Last year it were 5000. o local news spectator another angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Iledrb3cw arrival - shouts of "Hokutoumi" for the riji-cho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R-l8php6AQ o o o o o o !o !o !o !o !o !o !o !o !o At the shrine visit, also the ozeki were present !oo !o !o !o !o !o --- later pics o o o o o o oo o o o

Nagoya coming up means it's the turn for the Atsuta shrine dohyo-iri. About 5000 watched, 1000 more than last year. http://www.sankei.com/sports/news/160702/spo1607020037-n1.html news video: http://www.hicbc.com/news/detail.asp?cl=c&id=00040E11 on the way to visit the shrine playlist from another spectator https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLttRBObcHztFlHHDBiJlKXEJaBNMw6s6S oo o oo

As reported by Kintamayama, the 3 yokozuna did the traditional hounou dohyo-iri before the Nagoya-basho at the Atsuta shrine with about 4000 spectators http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1501896.html and a shrine visit of the yokozuna and ozeki

The 2 yokozuna and 4 ozeki made the yearly shrine visit to the Atsuta Jingu, after that the dohyo-iri by the 2 yokozuna (first time there for HF), about 4000 watched. Not the riji-cho, again in bad shape because of fatigue. The birthday program on TBS about his kanreki dohyo-iri reported the operation of his rectal cancer February last year, maybe this causes the frequent bad shape of his. He plans to attend the doyho matsuri on the 6th. Hakuho with tachi-mochi Kyukutenho Harumafuji with tachi-mochi Aminishiki