Haru jungyo 2014 (pics)

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Aminishiki is always amazing with the kids and in spreading the love of sumo. Is he taking the place left by Kitazakura?

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Kasama - full house with about 3000 spectators

semi-local Kise wins against Goeido
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG4N354KG4NUJHB001.html

butsukari-geiko with Hakuho (Sponichi)

same semi-local Takayasu
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/ibaraki/news/20140420-OYTNT50149.html

Endo

Kakuryu dohyo-iri

Endo gets his daily yokozuna kawaigari treatment - this day from Kakuryu (so far 4 times in 7 days from all 3)

http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20140421-OHT1T50014.html
The 50 portraits of Endo with present hairstyle were sold out, selling better than those of the 3 yokozuna, but of the 6 imaginary portraits of Endo with oicho topknot only 3 were sold. Maybe the last chance for the fans to get the old style ones, Oitekaze-oyakata thinks he will have a chonmage for the Natsu basho.

Tateyama
I don't know where Nikkan hides that photo on the site, I can only find it on the goo megapic site - since it's a nice one here is the big version

[Yubinhaad 11,975]

Some more pictures from Kasama, the penultimate event of the spring jungyo.

Main entrance and nobori outside the venue.

Yobidashi Tsurutaro on the taiko drum.

Meeting the fans, Endo and Myogiryu.

Toyonoshima and Shohozan.

Homasho and Akiseyama.

And in their keiko mawashi, Takayasu and Asahisho.

Lower ranks keiko session.

Aoiyama doing some warm up yotsu-zumo in the shitaku-beya.

Aminishiki and Tamaasuka watching keiko.

Daikiho lends his chest to Fujishima-beya's Hitachigo, whose hometown is Kasama.

Brothers Chiyootori and Chiyomaru.

Terunofuji lends his chest to fellow Mongolian Takakasuga.

Yokozuna Kakuryu chats to jungyo director Oguruma-oyakata.

Goeido lends his chest to Chiyomaru.

Takayasu and Shohozan have a practice bout.

Kyokutenho, Harumafuji and Gagamaru watching keiko.

Terunofuji with the salt bag.

Yoshikaze and Endo watching.

Satoyama, Kaisei and Takarafuji wait for their chance to get on the dohyo.

Chiyootori and Takekaze have a practice bout.

Endo and Takarafuji.

Kisenosato and Chiyootori.

Kakuryu and Hakuho in relaxed mood at the side of the dohyo.

Hakuho limbering up.

Kisenosato following his sanbangeiko with Chiyootori.

Chiyootori stayed on for practice with Kakuryu.

Endo also got some sanbangeiko from the new Yokozuna.

Hakuho gives Kisenosato a workout.

The Ozeki offers the Yokozuna some chikaramizu after their session.

Endo during his workout.

The rikishi then took on some smaller opponents, Tokushoryu first, watched by Takarafuji and Ikioi.

Ikioi's turn next, watched by Tochinowaka.

Takarafuji tries a tsuridashi, watched by Aminishiki.

Takayasu wins this one with an uwatenage.

Kisenosato.

"Two yusho in a row? No problem."

Chiyomaru.

Takakasuga has his chonmage fixed by Tokomori.

Chiyonokuni shows off his cellphone case. It is decorated with the numbers 1-12, with 9 and 2 (ku-ni) in red.

Wakayama gets a massage from Kyokai trainer Nakamoto, former Makushita Wakawashi.

Special guest for the jinku performance was former Maegashira Daishi, an Ibaraki prefecture native.

Shokkiri performance from Takamisato and Shobushi.

Tokushinho and Yoshiazuma waiting for the dohyo-iri.

Tokushinho again, this time with Sotairyu and Homarefuji.

Shikimori Shinnosuke poses for a picture. The two dragons on his gunbai are in honour of former Ozeki Chiyotaikai, whose given name is Ryuji (龍二). The two men entered the sumo world at the same basho, 1992 Kyushu.

Kisenosato outside for some commemorative pictures with the assorted dignitaries and VIPs from this event.

Also posing for the pictures, Takayasu and the three Yokozuna.

The akeni are loaded onto the truck, supervised by sewanin Fukuryudake.

Ikioi waves farewell to Kasama. The jungyo concludes this weekend with the 'Ozumo Chokaigi Basho' two-day event.

[Tsubame 378]

One of the pics above showed way too much... (Shaking head...)

I guess you know what I mean!

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The Kyokai posted a few randomly-sized but nice dohyo-iri pictures featuring small guests. The first eight are from the Yasukuni shrine on April 4th, the next seven from Fujisawa on April 5th, and the last one from Fuji on April 6th.

Meanwhile, near the venue in Kasama there is a monument to a hometown rikishi, former Juryo Juzan. The main plaque on the front is titled 忍耐 (nintai, endurance or perseverance) and lists Juzan's career milestones, from entry to intai. The monument was erected by his local koenkai shortly after he retired in 2004.

During his active days:

Edited April 24, 2014 by Yubinhaad

[Naganoyama 6,043]

I think that's the best set of father-and-baby matching kesho-mawashi pairs that I have seen.

[Asojima 2,874]

Next time, get me one with a plastic diaper.

[Akinomaki 41,845]

Day 1 of the Chokaigi basho
Free to watch without time limit (after login): http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv174990893 (5 hours)

NewsWalker





http://japan.cnet.com/entertainment/35047163/
Full house







http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1404/26/news012.html

http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/888/888503/index.html


meeting the fans: Ōsunaarashi, Ikioi, Endo
Sanspo

Sanspo

Sankei


keiko


Endo vs. Horiemon
Nikkan

Jiji



Sankei



and more

Ōsunaarashi with another net wanpaku challenger

Hakuho with another
Nikkei

Chiba np


makuuchi dohyo-iri

Kakuryu dohyo-iri

Hakuho dohyo-iri

a bout
Mainichi

before the last bout
Jiji


Many short videos, also on youtube
Many on the MyJetSetLife chanel and the こま channel
Ikioi

HF dohyo-iri

net wanpaku challengers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFTBafXtsmU Edited April 27, 2014 by Akinomaki

[Yubinhaad 11,975]

Some more pictures from today's events in the Ozumo Chokaigi Basho.

Dohyo being prepared for the event to start.

Yobidashi Fujio paints the starting lines, watched by Mitsuaki.

Back at the Kokugikan, rikishi wait for the bus to arrive.

Endo signs an autograph.

Osunaarashi.

Yumitori-shiki performer Satonofuji shows off the special clearfile available for spectators at this event.

Lower division keiko session.

The giant screen shows the coverage of the event.

Satoyama and Endo on the big screen.

Aminishiki gets forced out of the ring by tarento Akatsu-san.

Okinoumi and Goeido watching from the sidelines during keiko.

Homarefuji and Sadanoumi prepare for a practice bout.

Jokoryu and Terunofuji.

Takanoiwa and Shohozan in action. On the screen, Furiwake-oyakata doing some commentary.

Yokozuna Kakuryu observing keiko. Behind him, Kitajin-oyakata (former Sekiwake Kirinji) and Oguruma-oyakata (former Ozeki Kotokaze).

Yokozuna Harumafuji and Aminishiki. Behind them, Shibatayama-oyakata (former Yokozuna Onokuni).

Endo shows off some of the gift cards featuring his picture, available at this event.

Heading out to the dohyo to take on some amateurs...

Kitajin and Oguruma again, enjoying the show.

Goeido takes on five opponents.

Okinoumi also against five opponents. Three down, two to go.

Ikioi.

Osunaarashi takes on a member of the Yasuda Dai Circus, a comedy trio. I assume the two on the screen are the other members.

Endo vs. Horiemon.

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Part two, back to some regularly scheduled programming.

Sumo jinku performance.

Yobidashi Shigeo. He did the taiko performance at today's event.

Rikishi-turned-artist Kototsurugi was manning a stall here to sign autographs and draw sketches of visitors.

A few scenes from the shitaku-beya.

Tokushoryu waiting for the dohyo-iri to start.

Yoshiazuma has his mage prepared by the highest ranking tokoyama, Tokoyasu.

Kimura Tamamitsu relaxes by reading a book.

Asakayama-oyakata (former Ozeki Kaio) chats to Aminishiki.

Goeido poses for a picture while waiting for the dohyo-iri.

Tokosen bought this weird phone case as a present for his older brother Masunoyama.

Azumaryu tries it out.

Tokotake with the case.

Chiyotairyu with his daughter and Shohozan with his son.

Rear view of Toyonoshima and Endo.

Makuuchi dohyo-iri.

Kimura Mitsunosuke did the announcing for the dohyo-iri.

Gagamaru, Osunaarashi and the rest return from the dohyo.

Yokozuna Hakuho's dohyo-iri.

Yokozuna Harumafuji's dohyo-iri.

Yokozuna Kakuryu's dohyo-iri.

Takarafuji and Chiyotairyu prepare for their bout.

Asakayama-oyakata now doing some commentary.

Kimura Tamamitsu again, this time on the dohyo.

Something seems to have startled Endo!

Toyonoshima prepares for his bout while Hakuho looks on from the side of the dohyo.

Sanyaku soroi-bumi - Goeido, Harumafuji and Kotoshogiku.

Kensho banners.

Kisenosato prepares for his bout.

And Satonofuji brings the day's sumo to an end with the yumitori-shiki.

Okinoumi, Osunaarashi, Ikioi and Endo say goodbye to the spectators.

Tamaasuka and Tamakaizan checking out one of the other stalls at the event.

Kiriarashi and Kirimaru at the Family Mart stall.

Takayasu at the Kyokai's own stall.

Chiyokiryu and yobidashi Tsurutaro and Kaito check out a wall climbing event.

Takamisato and Kaisei check out some sort of anime thing.

Kototsurugi with a visitor.

[ALAKTORN 346]

The commentary is great. :-D What does wanpaku mean?

Edit: the commentators say something about grip on the dohyō with your feet bandaged or not at about 30:10, can anyone translate it?

Edited April 27, 2014 by ALAKTORN

[Akinomaki 41,845]

The commentary is great. :-D What does wanpaku mean?

Edit: the commentators say something about grip on the dohyō with your feet bandaged or not at about 30:10, can anyone translate it?

Wanpaku (rascal) is usually reserved for the kids up to 6th year primary school. This time it were the net rascals with no age limit.

That was about taping on the feet or wearing tabi for butsukari-geiko - said to be not seen much at the event. Hakuho usually does not, if he wears a tabi on his left foot for the soken or a jungyo it means he'll pick one victim to do butsukari-geiko with - and all tremble when they see him coming like that.

Edited April 27, 2014 by Akinomaki

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Day 2 with the same conditions: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv174991284 (5:57h)

in total 170 000 watched the streams on the 2 days

HF winning the final against Kise by tottari

Yomiuri

Nikkan


Endo
today with 99 comedian Okamura



http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/entertainment/260764/

dohyo-iri




bouts


Rikishi having fun at the Chokaigi
Nikkan
Endo

Kaisei



Day 1 - next day papers
About 84 000 followed the live stream on niconico
Endo-Horiemon
Megapics
Nikkan

Jiji


Hochi



Sponichi

Mainichi


Endo wins again with utchari, against Shohozan

Sponichi




High five


The Chokaigi event newspaper features the Chokaigi basho

[Yubinhaad 11,975]

Some more pictures from the second day at the Chokaigi Basho.

Today's sekitori to take on the net wanpaku rikishi.

Shikihide-oyakata (former Maegashira Kitazakura) was doing the commentary at this point.

Takashi Okamura, one half of comedy duo Ninety Nine.

Okamura's interpretation of the shikiri ahead of his bout with Endo.

Tachi-ai.

Tsuridashi...

Jinku performance.

Itabanzuke on display.

Harumafuji shows off the fountain pen he received as a gift from Hosei University, where he is a graduate student.

Yoshikaze with a small friend.

Aoiyama waiting for the dohyo-iri, joined by Ikioi's tsukebito Itadaki.

Kagamio with his three-month-old son.

The three Yokozuna pose for a picture.

Makuuchi dohyo-iri.

Kagamio still with his son; Satoyama also carries a small guest, I don't know if he has any children.

Endo, friend and Shohozan return to the shitaku-beya.

Kakuryu carries Kagamio's son ahead of his dohyo-iri.

Father and son.

Kagamio yet again, this time fighting Jokoryu who would win this bout.

Ikioi and Hakuho in their first round bout, which was won by Ikioi.

Shohozan and yobidashi Yuto at the side of the dohyo.

Satoyama and Kisenosato throw the salt ahead of their bout.

Tanigawa-oyakata (former Sekiwake Hokutoriki) was doing commentary during the bouts, alongside Demon Kakka.

Aoiyama and Kakuryu prepare for their bout.

Goeido and Yuto.

Jokoryu back in action against Toyonoshima. Jokoryu won this one too.

Takanoiwa and Okinoumi prepare to start their bout.

Yokozuna Harumafuji on the dohyo.

Oita prefecture natives Yoshikaze and Sanoyama-oyakata (former Ozeki Chiyotaikai) have a chat.

Jungyo events allow for bouts between rikishi in the same heya, in this case Oguruma-beya's Yoshikaze and Takekaze.

Takekaze won that bout, later looking up at the giant screen.

Harumafuji throws the salt ahead of his bout with Myogiryu.

Kisenosato and Terunofuji lock up on the mawashi during their quarter-final bout. Kisenosato eventually won this one.

Kensho banners circle the dohyo ahead of the first semi-final, which saw Kisenosato take on Chiyotairyu.

Kisenosato won this one with abisetaoshi to book his place in the final.

And more kensho banners ahead of the second semi-final, which saw Harumafuji fight Takekaze.

The Yokozuna won this one with yorikiri.

Tate yobidashi Hideo calls up the finalists.

Yokozuna Harumafuji emerged victorious to win the Ozumo Chokaigi Basho.

For the winner, a couple of giant novelty cheques and a couple of million yen.

High-fiving the fans today were Tochinowaka, Chiyootori, Tamawashi and Kaisei.

Mario and Luigi arrive.

Ikioi joined in the fun.

Chiyohayate and Chiyomaru do some shopping.

Chiyomaru bought a plush toy version of that weird sea creature thing. Apparently this was for Sanoyama-oyakata.

The brothers Chiyo pose for a picture with Okamura.

Takamisato as a moogle, from the Final Fantasy video games I believe.

Moogle meets Mario.

And finally back at the Kokugikan, Kirimaru, Daitenpaku and Kiriarashi. This long jungyo has finally concluded.