Rikishi or heya support events

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Ōsunaarashi has now a fan club in Egypt.

His father speaking at the inauguration event in the Japanese embassy:

NHK news (hidden) video:

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20131129/k10013433141000.html

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2013112900044

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/11/29/kiji/K20131129007103190.html

http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20131129k0000e050177000c.html

Edited February 11, 2017 by Akinomaki

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Party celebrating Chiyootori's juryo yusho in his home-town with about 300 citizens.

http://373news.com/modules/pickup/index.php?storyid=53047

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Model and talento Rola (23) likes Endo (22) and put a pic with him on her blog

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2013/12/06/0006551754.shtml

http://ameblo.jp/rolarola/

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Encouragement party for Satoyama in Kagoshima-city with about 110 people.

http://373news.com/modules/pickup/index.php?storyid=53572

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Life-size panels of Endo at 4 places in his home-town.

http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/ishikawa/20131227/CK2013122702000043.html

About 750 persons at the Ozumo Kanagawa koenkai charity year-end party on the 20^th with rikishi from various heya.

Kakuryu, Onomatsu-oyakta, Izutsu-oyakata, Shikoroyama-oyakata, ?, Homasho

http://www.townnews.co.jp/0601/2013/12/27/218604.html

Sakaigawa-beya's Myogiryu and Sekinoto-oyakata at an event with talk-show, chanko etc.in Nanao city, Ishikawa – about 100 attended – and mascot Hokunosato.

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/OD20131226501.htm

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About 750 persons at the Ozumo Kanagawa koenkai charity year-end party on the 20^th with rikishi from various heya.

Kakuryu, Onomatsu-oyakta, Izutsu-oyakata, Shikoroyama-oyakata, ?, Homasho

http://www.townnews.co.jp/0601/2013/12/27/218604.html

The "?" is Shikoroyama's Seiro. ;-)

Edited December 28, 2013 by Fay

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60 Oita locals and Tokyo koenkai supporters had an encouragement party for Yoshikaze on the 8th, who had his first son born at the end of the year.
http://www.oita-press.co.jp/localNews/2014_138957518322.html

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On Feb. 15^th, 3 koenkai for Endo alone will start. In Kanagawa city one from his middle and one from his high school, plus a Nichidai supporters from Ishikawa pref. club – about 260 members for the 3. So far only one from his (and the oyakata's) home town of Anamizu for Oitekaze-beya and especially Endo exists.

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20140121103.htm

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Endo on the 14^th visited the prefectural office of his home prefecture Ishikawa – it was one year since his start in ozumo was announced. Today an encouragement party of his 3 new koenkai was held in Kanazawa, with the about 260 supporters. The meeting for establishing the 3 koenkai was held before that, one each for middle school, high school and university connected supporters.

He got 5 cardboard boxes full of chocolate for Valentine Day, many already arrived the days before.
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20140214-OHT1T00243.htm

http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG2G4PPVG2GPJLB009.html

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20140215101.htm

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/E20140215001.htm

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Endo at the encouragement party. The 3 koenkai now have about 300 members.

http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/ishikawa/20140216/CK2014021602000039.html

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20140216101.htm

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Encouragement party for Myogiryu in the Himeji Castle hotel
http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sports/201402/0006726501.shtml

one more from Endo's party
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20140216-OYT1T00241.htm

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This day had a party celebrating Chiyomaru's makuuchi promotion with about 250 supporters - he got a towel as a present:
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140413-1284997.html

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The party celebrating Ichinojo's juryo promotion and yusho was held on the 8th in a hotel in Tokyo. Among the about 200 guests were Takanohana-oyakata and Izutsu-oyakata and his Tottori High Mongolian sempai Takanoiwa and Terunofuji.
"Aiming for yokozuna in the future", next goal is makuuchi.

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/06/09/kiji/K20140609008330300.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140608-1314639.html

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About 800 at the promotion party for Kakuryu - his next goal is a yokozuna yusho.
He had a triumphant return to Mongolia after the Natsu basho.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140614-1317694.html
with a tired (from party preparation) Izutsu-oyakata

with the fellow yokozuna
Mainichi

Sankei

Hochi

and with a yokozuna sempai

and a familiar scene

Edited June 14, 2014 by Akinomaki

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A few more pictures from Kakuryu's promotion party.

Greeting former YDC chairman Takuhiko Tsuruta and former Yokozuna Asashoryu.

Speech from Rijicho Kitanoumi.

Anyone remember this guy?

Cracking open the sake barrels.

With his parents, sister and niece.

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More kiss scenes from yesterday
from a present Mongolian yokozuna - Daily

from a past Mongolian yokozuna - Sanspo


and posing with an imitator like pro-wrestler Keiji Mutoh
Sponichi

Hochi

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Kisenosato on the 15th had his traditional encouragement party in his hometown with about 180 supporters.
http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20140615-OHT1T50290.html

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140615-1318329.html

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Takayasu yesterday at his annual encouragement party at the general meeting of his koenkai in his hometown with about 120 members present.
With Tagonoura-oyakata:

Both pledged to do their best for a return of Takayasu to the higher ranks, after a 6-9 at m8. Last year in Nagoya he got the shukun-sho.

http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/ibaraki/20140623/CK2014062302000135.html

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Very quick: The promotion party for Kyokutaisei with about 140-150 supporters
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/sports/548225.html

the former Oshima-oyakata: "Do it and don't drop back to makushita."
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/06/29/kiji/K20140629008464030.html

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140628-1325483.html

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/general/2014/06/28/0007096733.shtml
with present and former oyakata

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Looking at this one reminded me to Kyokutaisei's documentary, how much Asahisho cared for him since the beginning. It's only right that he celebrated with his senior by his side.

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Looking at this one reminded me to Kyokutaisei's documentary, how much Asahisho cared for him since the beginning. It's only right that he celebrated with his senior by his side.

Senior by three months B-)

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Myogiryu had an encouragement party in Himeji-city with about 120 local supporters.
http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sports/201502/0007760158.shtml

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The party to celebrate the juryo promotion of Amakaze (ex-Kawanari) was held in his hometown Kotohira, 160 schoolmates etc. were in the hotel. Oguruma-oyakata (ex-ozeki Kotokaze) wants to give him his old shikona if he makes it to the higher ranks (ozeki or also less ?), i. e. the Koto from Kotohira, from which broader region (old name Sanuki, now mainly used in Sanuki-udon, the local noodle specialty) he said the "Koto-" shikona originate.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kagawa/news/20150222-OYTNT50084.html

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An encouragement party for Endo by his personal Osaka koenkai, Fuji-no-kai (the flower Fuji is the "-do" in Endo).
Endo tried to have an oicho-mage made, but his hair was not long enough: "at the Natsu basho" (last chance to get a chon-mage Endo strap?)
http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1442828.html
Madame Shinco gives an opening speech.

He got a kesho-mawashi (and many sweets) from “Madame Shinco” brand sweets maker CowCow food system in November, they'll probably place kensho as well.
visit to CowCow on the 26^th:

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Isegahama-beya had an encouragement rally in Goshogawara (Aomori), held by the local koenkai.
The oyakata (Aomori), (koenkai guy), Terunofuji, Takarafuji (Aomori), Aminishiki (Aomori), Homarefuji (Aomori)
http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2015/20150821004656.asp