Harumafuji 5th rikishi championships title

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Harumafuji earned 500 000 Yen prize money for winning his 5^th All Japan rikishi championships (the one written with different middle kanji), this year it was held for the 72nd time.
He thus surpassed Akebono and Futabayama, who both won it 4 times.
He won in the final against Kotoshogiku, who had beaten Hakuho in the qf, sf against Chiyotairyu, qf against Aoiyama.
Juryo was won by Azumaryu.

Edited October 7, 2013 by Akinomaki

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HF, who also won the title last year, won in the 1^st round against Kaisei, then Tochinowaka. Now after Jakarta another out-of-basho yusho.

Kisenosato lost in the qf (3^rd round) to Jokoryu.

Edited October 7, 2013 by Akinomaki

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Some pictures from the tournament.

Opening ceremony.

Hakuho gives an opening address.

Makuuchi dohyo-iri.

Yokozuna Hakuho's dohyo-iri.

Yokozuna Harumafuji's dohyo-iri, with the attendants in the right places this time.

Harumafuji defeats Kotoshogiku in the final to win the tournament for the fifth time.

Receiving the championship flag.

Runner-up Kotoshogiku receives his certificate. The bowl being held by yobidashi Setsuo is an award from the Meiji Jingu shrine - members of the Meiji Jingu Sukeikai (Worshippers' Association) are specially invited to this tournament.

Juryo tournament winner Azumaryu receives his certificate from Kagamiyama-oyakata.

Tochinowaka leaves the Kokugikan following the end of the day's events.

Toyonoshima leaving. In the background, Kimura Shoichi is carrying the akeni of Shikimori Kindayu.

The akeni are loaded on to a truck, where they will stay until everyone departs for the jungyo at the weekend.

Supervising the loading are sewanin Ranbo, Tochinoyama and Mutsuhokkai.

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Looks the same as last year

Edited October 8, 2013 by Akinomaki

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I think the last time I saw a picture of Mutsuhokkai was when he retired to the sewanin position nearly 10 years ago - he sure hasn't lost much weight after his active days, has he.

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This tournament was the end of this particular cycle of sumo at the Kokugikan, so the tamari-seki and masu-seki seating areas have been dismantled, the dohyo has been lowered beneath the floor and the tsuriyane has been raised up to the ceiling.

Meanwhile in the shitaku-beya, yobidashi Takahiro was brushing up on his taiko drumming.

And yobidashi Shin (right) was showing rookie Hiromasa the ropes.