Akinomaki 39,933 Posted June 19, 2016 Daiki had a party at home in Tokorozawa, celebrating his juryo promotion, with about 300 local supporters.http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20160619-OHT1T50269.html with his nieces and nephew 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted June 29, 2016 An encouragement party for Kise-beya at the training camp location in Hashima-city, Gifu - with 1300 supporters.Heya top is now Tokushoryu (but likely not the most popular member).http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1670688.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted July 1, 2016 Kotoyuki has a new (branch of his) koenkai in Marugame-city, Kagawa, where he was born and lived till end of primary school.About 200 took part in the inaugural event on the 24th."In Marugame was my first encounter with sumo. I want to return here as ozeki and yokozuna."http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ6S6VD6J6SPLXB00X.htmlhttp://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/kagawa_news/locality/article.aspx?id=20160625000164The koenkai is a sub-branch of the Shodoshima koenkai, his shusshin, where he was for the 5th year in a row guest at the local wampaku-zumo event on the 27th.http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/kagawa_news/locality/article.aspx?id=20160627000180(the pics from the Shikoku Nippo can't be embedded here) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) The time for encouragement parties, especially for rikishi from their universities. Ura at one from Kansei Gakuin: "I'm not interested in the Olympics, I don't watch TV"http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1672296.html Takakaze at one from Chuo univ. Also there were Kataonami- (Tamakasuga) and Onaruto-oyakata (Dejima).http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20160701-OHT1T50190.html A few more sekitori at the one from Nittai-dai: Yoshikaze, Chiyotairyu, ex-Kakizoe (Ikazuchi), Myogiryu.http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20160702-OHT1T50140.html and a very early party to celebrate the makuuchi promotion of Kitaharima in his hometown Tatsuno-city.http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20160702-OHT1T50135.htmlhttp://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sports/201607/0009246022.shtml Edited May 1, 2019 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted August 17, 2016 On 22.8.2015 at 15:26, Akinomaki said: Isegahama-beya had an encouragement rally in Goshogawara (Aomori), held by the local koenkai. It's the time of the year again. http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2016/20160816016745.asp The oyakata (Aomori), (koenkai guy speaking), o-kami-san?, Harumafuji, Terunofuji, Takarafuji (Aomori), Aminishiki (Aomori), Homarefuji (Aomori) Tagonoura-beya also with about 200 at an encouragement party of the newly formed Aomori koenkai in Hirakawa-city, where the jungyo is today. http://www.toonippo.co.jp/news_too/nto2016/20160816016743.asp 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 720 Posted August 17, 2016 Aminishiki !!! I do hope that he will be back. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) The party in his hometown Kotohira by the koenkai to celebrate Amakaze's juryo yusho on the 28th was apparently also one for his - not yet official then - makuuchi promotion. Oguruma-oyakata: "In makuuchi there is no-one who does light (Amai) sumo, I will instruct him even more strictly." The koenkai-top: "I hope for him to bring back the name of yokozuna here in the end ." http://www.sankei.com/west/news/160830/wst1608300033-n1.html Another pic in this article, written before banzuke publication it called Amakaze's promotion definite, an earlier article had named it very likely: http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/kagawa_news/locality/article.aspx?id=20160829000163 Edited August 30, 2016 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted September 9, 2016 Shikihide-beya needs all the support it can get. Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, as sashi-ire sends local food to the heya in their city, 2 times a year before Hatsu and Aki since 2012 for encouragement. The heya has 19 members, 7 new this year - with plenty of appetite. They use about 15kg of rice a day - and the 60 kg they got thus only last 4 days. They also got 5kg each of pork and chicken meat and 40 special local croquettes. The city feels obliged to increase the sashi-ire next time. http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/ibaraki/list/201609/CK2016090902000167.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted October 1, 2016 Tochiozan home in Aki-city after visits to schools also had an encouragement party. About 180 local supporters were there. http://www.kochinews.co.jp/article/52845/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted October 16, 2016 Not only Goeido, also makuuchi hopeful Ishiura had to rush to another event after the jungyo today: A party for him in Tokyo, with about 150 supporters: from the nation-wide Ishiura-club of all persons with that name, the Miyagino-beya koenkai etc. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1725305.html family pic with parents and sisters 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted October 21, 2016 Makuuchi hopeful Ishiura will have a parade at home in Tottori-city on the 31st (when the banzuke is out) to celebrate his success, together with his "shisho" Hakuho, who suggested a support event in Tottori to him, and with Hakuho's other private deshi in the car as well, return juryo Yamaguchi from the same Tottori Johoku high school. http://www.nnn.co.jp/news/161020/20161020042.html 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) On 21.10.2016 at 19:03, Akinomaki said: Makuuchi hopeful Ishiura will have a parade at home in Tottori-city on the 31st (when the banzuke is out) to celebrate his success, together with his "shisho" Hakuho, who suggested a support event in Tottori to him, and with Hakuho's other private deshi in the car as well, return juryo Yamaguchi from the same Tottori Johoku high school. The parade of Hakuho today for Ishiura - or v.v.? About 15 000 were at the 1.5km course. http://mainichi.jp/articles/20161101/k00/00m/040/087000c Edited November 1, 2016 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) More from Hakuho's parade event for Ishiura, Yamaguchi showed no enthusiasm o It also was a support event to cheer up the Tottori region, which recently was struck by a quake. Before the start of the parade, Hakuho handed a message of support for the victims of the quake to the governor of Tottori. o o o oo A parade video Edited November 1, 2016 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,171 Posted November 23, 2016 On 10/16/2016 at 18:47, Akinomaki said: Not only Goeido, also makuuchi hopeful Ishiura had to rush to another event after the jungyo today: A party for him in Tokyo, with about 150 supporters: from the nation-wide Ishiura-club of all persons with that name, the Miyagino-beya koenkai etc. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1725305.html family pic with parents and sisters Poor Ishiura, even his sisters are taller than him. At least he can beat them in sumo with a quick non-henka :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naganoyama 5,871 Posted November 24, 2016 They're probably wearing high-heeled shoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bumpkin 438 Posted November 24, 2016 12 hours ago, Naganoyama said: They're probably wearing high-heeled shoes. We now know Naganoyama is a woman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Shodai was home as well and on the 29th had a party with about 150 members of his local support club (no koenkai), who thanked him for the great vital energy (genki) he brought to them via TV. "I want to concentrate on aiming for higher than (plain) sanyaku http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1745124.html Edited December 1, 2016 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted December 25, 2016 Daiamami (Sakamoto) had a party in his hometown to celebrate his juryo promotion. He also got a kesho-mawashi from his just created local koenkai, but it's not shown. "That I made it through makushita without make-koshi is fine, but it took me 6 basho and all just with 4 wins: I'm still naive." And 15 bouts? "As a new experience I'm looking forward to it, but also with anxiety. It's all about wether I can do my sumo, but kachi-koshi is the first priority. I want you to see me doing my best." http://amamishimbun.co.jp/index.php?QBlog-20161225-1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted February 4, 2017 Ishiura at the party for the start of his new local koenkai in Tottori-city o ooo o He as the Tottori city sales special supporter may have helped to bring the city to the no.1 countryside location where people want to live http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20170109-OYT1T50108.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) On 27.1.2017 at 13:36, Akinomaki said: On the 18th next month he will have a parade in Ushiku, 1.5km from the station to the city hall. On 3.2.2017 at 20:07, Akinomaki said: His local koenkai each day gets about 10 new members lately - it has about 1050 now. And Kise goods have sell-outs one after the other. On 4.2.2017 at 15:10, Akinomaki said: The poster for Kisenosato's parade as pdf on the city's Kisenosato page (with a load of pics): http://www.city.ushiku.lg.jp/page/page001213.html Kisenosato's local koenkai produced hand flags for the parade in Ushiku-city - they plan to distribute about 3000. 2 types can be downloaded as pdf on the same page as the poster, in A4 size - congratulations for yokozuna is the one below, the other for the yusho. http://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=14863887486497 Personal koenkai are a privilege of sekitori, but the lower ranked rikishi can have a local koenkai as well, one that simply supports all local rikishi - and be it just 1. Sometimes at a locality this is done by a support group for all athletes of the area. A new one for Oyama-city, Tochigi was created today, to support the young Taka twins and Kanryu from Arashio-beya. One reason is likely that Takagenji is now one step away from sekitori. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/tochigi/news/20170210-OYTNT50286.html Edited February 11, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) This event had been planned before promotion: Kisenosato had a talk-show with celebration in a hotel in Mito-city today with about 700 attending. He also got 10 bales of rice and 1 ton of locally produced vegetables. Kyodo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F8fdY7pI24 local channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcIk1_8j-78 from NHK news 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILgar4Q1RY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZRi1LZaHyQ o o oo oo o o o oo And another hole in Hakuho's schedule had been filled: leaving for Hawaii after the charity event left the 10th unexplained: he was at the party celebrating the creation last spring of his Shibata-city koenkai (Niigata). About 250 attended. http://mainichi.jp/articles/20170211/ddl/k15/050/056000c Edited February 12, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocks 1,807 Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) If Kisenosato smiles any more his face is going to break. Great to see. Edited February 12, 2017 by Rocks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted February 13, 2017 more from Mito yesterday first a visit to the Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art o he feels as a modern version of Ganjin at the 6th attempt Ganjin at last made it to his goal - Japan - to teach Buddhism then the talk-show o and celebration o the 1 ton of rice and 10kg of beef etc. from the Fukushima award arrived o o oo 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocks 1,807 Posted February 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Okay, now he's trying too hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,933 Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, Akinomaki said: more from Mito yesterday first a visit to the Ibaraki Museum of Modern Art then the talk-show and celebration the 1 ton of rice and 10kg of beef etc. from the Fukushima award arrived etc. are 37 kg of local fruits, vegetables and mushrooms http://www.minpo.jp/pub/topics/hotnews/2017/02/post_1325.html o o the number of 675 for the spectators of the talk-show is given by the promoters, 500 ordinary members of the public were admitted to the yokozuna celebration - plans had been for 400 but it was increased after many more had applied. http://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=14869945973593 The total number for both events is given as about 1700, so 500 official guests were at the party. http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/ibaraki/list/201702/CK2017021402000156.html in the museum with the parents o Edited February 14, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites