dingo 1,483 Posted June 5, 2024 On 31/05/2024 at 00:13, Bunbukuchagama said: No excellence for Aonishiki. I guess it was a conditional sansho... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted June 14, 2024 One of the first lessons for the new students, part of sumo history classes: cleaning the Nomi-no-Sukune shrine with the yokozuna stone - there they can dream their dream. Kusano is in the focus today oo o with the names of his 2 present shisho and the top heya-mate o oo a shrine visit in the end - the heya's Tateyama is teacher at the training institute o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted September 27, 2024 Sumo school had the graduation ceremony for class 398 yesterday - no media attention so far o o o students, oyakata and teachers - in front the graduating 11 shindeshi from Hatsu Banzuke?202401#shindeshi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 1,120 Posted September 27, 2024 On 30/05/2024 at 22:13, Bunbukuchagama said: No excellence for Aonishiki. Unfair competition, the other two have been in Japan for a long time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted January 30 Today new juryo Kusano (with Ishizaki, Yonezawaryu ...) graduated from sumo school o o o o o and Hoshoryu's cousin Tenrosei (and Hikarumusashi, ...) entered o oo o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted February 20 On 14/06/2024 at 13:38, Akinomaki said: One of the first lessons for the new students, part of sumo history classes: cleaning the Nomi-no-Sukune shrine with the yokozuna stone Tenrosei in the focus this time - he had a look at the entry of uncle Asashoryu o o o and of course Hikarumusashi at that of uncle Musashimaru o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted May 31 Graduation of classes 402 (Aki) and 403 (Kyushu) on the 29th Daiko, Ideno, Mita, Kazuma, Nishikio o Kazuma is from Nagoya and was 4 basho kyujo, so just a bit late - apparently he went to school most of the time, but Nishikio started last year Hatsu and should have graduated long ago - also 4 basho kyujo (3 full), but participating in 7 basho (2 times maezumo) - looks like some have to repeat classes Mita was in the focus o o also that day: entry ceremony of classes 405 (Haru) and 406 (Natsu) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 978 Posted May 31 2 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Kazuma Kazuma looks perpetually bored. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heather82Cs 15 Posted June 2 On 31/05/2025 at 23:30, Akinomaki said: Graduation of classes 402 (Aki) and 403 (Kyushu) on the 29th Daiko, Ideno, Mita, Kazuma, Nishikio o Kazuma is from Nagoya and was 4 basho kyujo, so just a bit late - apparently he went to school most of the time, but Nishikio started last year Hatsu and should have graduated long ago - also 4 basho kyujo (3 full), but participating in 7 basho (2 times maezumo) - looks like some have to repeat classes Mita was in the focus o o also that day: entry ceremony of classes 405 (Haru) and 406 (Natsu) Thanks, I had seen Ichiyamamoto after the basho and his hand looked fine but this is the first time I see Mita, poor thing :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted June 13 On 20/02/2025 at 21:49, Akinomaki said: On 14/06/2024 at 13:38, Akinomaki said: One of the first lessons for the new students, part of sumo history classes: cleaning the Nomi-no-Sukune shrine with the yokozuna stone Tenrosei in the focus this time - he had a look at the entry of uncle Asashoryu Cleaning at the Nomi-no-Sukune shrine today, focus again on relatives of former yokozuna at the stones with the entries of their relatives and other celeb rikishi the history lesson by Shibatayama o Hikarumusashi at the that of uncle Musashimaru on the recent stone with living yokozuna in red and the others in gold/yellow o o Tenrosei for the 2nd time o Imada pointing at shisho Kakuryu/Otowayama o And we get to see the older stone - no colour there at all: great-great grandson Yamanobe (Tsunenoyama II?) o o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted October 2 (edited) New juryo Fujiryoga graduated today from sumo school - as Goshima o o o o Fukuzaki as well o Graduation of classes 404 and 405, entry of classes 407 and 408 o o o Edited October 2 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,845 Posted October 18 On 13/06/2025 at 11:22, Akinomaki said: One of the first lessons for the new students, part of sumo history classes: cleaning the Nomi-no-Sukune shrine with the yokozuna stone This time the makushitaTD starters Gyotoku, Ryusho, Kakueizan and Hanaoka are shown at the stone, history cleaning lesson on the 17th oo o 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
