New Tagonoura-beya

[Akinomaki 39,526]

Naruto-oyakata changed his myoseki and heya name to Tagonoura, announced today by the NSK. Naruto-beya disappears, Kisenosato will have his yokozuna run as a Tagonoura-beya rikishi.

He may also have to change the premises of the heya, the widow of the former Naruto may not consent to have a Tagonoura-beya there: “The rikishi come first. I want to quickly arrange for a place to train and to sleep.”

The heya (now in Matsudo city, Chiba) for a while will move to the defunct Mihogaseki-beya location closer to the kokugikan in Sumida ward, the premises are ready for use, while the old Tagonoura-beya has no dohyo any-more. They can start keiko tomorrow. Singer Masuiyama/Mihogaseki is sympathetic and lends it for half a year. In June next year a new heya in Edogawa-ward is scheduled to be completed.

in the old heya yesterday - last keiko there was today

no more

to the new location

the members

Kisenosato: “What I do doesn't change, my shikona doesn't change either.”

http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2013/12/26/0006596887.shtml

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131226/sum13122605000000-n2.html

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131226/sum13122619300006-n1.html

http://mainichi.jp/sports/news/20131227k0000m050050000c.html

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131226-1236072.html

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/news/131226/mrt13122618480003-n1.htm

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/12/26/kiji/K20131226007274120.html

http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASF0TKY201312260413.html

Edited December 26, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Mark.Buckton 68]

not exactly Matsudo proper and was always a tricky one to get to - station wise and walk from the station. Mihogaseki as was a much better place and the rikishi will be far happier closer to the action.

A move out to Edogawa-ku though........bit inconvenient again if not along the Sobu Line.

[Asashosakari 18,657]

Tagonoura is in Dewanoumi-ichimon, Naruto was Nishonoseki – it is not fixed yet if he'll change the ichimon as well.

It'll be amusing if Kisenosato ends up bolstering Dewanoumi-ichimon's flagging yokozuna numbers. (Only one of the last 13 has hailed from their group.)

In any case, Sports Hochi has quoted the former Mihogaseki-oyakata as saying that his building (housing the new Tagonoura-beya) has a "lucky keikoba", it being the place where Kitanoumi became yokozuna four decades ago. (Who am I to question Ozumo's superstitions?)

Edited December 27, 2013 by Asashosakari

[Akinomaki 39,526]

Kisenosato for the first time is now living alone, in a short term rented large apartment close to the heya. Wakanosato and Takanoyama do so as well – in Mihogaseki-beya there are no private rooms available, the youngest sekitori Takayasu lives in the big room with the others.
http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2013/12/27/1p_0006599536.shtml
http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2013/12/27/1p_0006599538.shtml
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/12/27/kiji/K20131227007275520.html
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/sumo/news/CK2013122702000172.html
Another source claims the unmarried Kisenosato and Takayasu live in a hotel, married Wakanosato and Takanoyama commute from Matsudo and all 4 rent their own rooms later.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131227-1236539.html
The widow didn't know of the change and claims that she hasn't thrown them out.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131227-1236542.html

Leaving the old


to the new heya


Takanoyama

[Itachiyama 107]

Wakanosato lives close to the heya and his wife was his driver. Going into Tokyo now is a mess for them.

[Asashosakari 18,657]

The widow didn't know of the change and claims that she hasn't thrown them out.

She's also said that she will clarify her side of the "didn't give the certificate to ex-Takanotsuru" matter at a later date. That's going to be interesting one way or another if it happens, I suspect. Reading between the lines of various articles, I almost wonder if she hasn't fully grasped that her (non-)actions threatened to result in Takanotsuru's expulsion from sumo and possibly the complete shutdown of the heya.

[Yubinhaad 11,500]

Some keiko pictures from Tagonoura-beya.

Takayasu and Sakabe in the ring, Kisenosato on the left, Takanoyama on the right.

Wakanosato warms up on the weights, Takanoyama on the teppo pole.

Suriashi.

Sakabe gives Takayasu a lift.

And then helps out with his matawari.

Takanoyama prepares for a practice bout with veteran Terunosato.

Kisenosato talks with his shisho, former Maegashira Takanotsuru.

Kisenosato warms up, assisted by Sakabe.

Takanoyama.

Takayasu works on his balance.

Kisenosato with the rubber tubing.

Takayasu and Takanoyama prepare for a bout inside the ring; Kisenosato and Takasaito are in action outside it.

Kisenosato and Takayasu have a practice bout.

Kisenosato.

Butsugari-keiko for Takayasu and Takanoyama.

Kisenosato and Takanoyama take a break.

Takanoyama with the rubber tubing, Takayasu resting.

Weights left behind from the Mihogaseki-beya days.

Edited December 14, 2014 by Yubinhaad

[Mark.Buckton 68]

They used to have non-sekitori running back and to up the stairs to the communal room just at the back of these weights.

[ALAKTORN 346]

Recently I’ve often read butsugari-keiko in this forum, but isn’t it called butsukari-geiko?

[Mark.Buckton 68]

Recently I’ve often read butsugari-keiko in this forum, but isn’t it called butsukari-geiko?

Ibaragi, Ibaraki.

[Mukonoso 273]

For some reason whenever Takanoyama crouches outside the ring (this pic and a previous one), I keep seeing the image of him playing marbles instead of doing sumo. I don't know why.

[kuroimori 1,634]

Recently I’ve often read butsugari-keiko in this forum, but isn’t it called butsukari-geiko?

both works fine, the only thing that would create funny images would be this:

butsugari-keigo

rikishi A: "You go first, Sir!"

rikishi B: "Oh no, you go first, Sir! I have to insist!"

rikishi A: "You are too kind, may I in return offer you some nice morozashi?"

rikishi B: "With great pleasure!"

[Kintamayama 44,213]

If someone grabs a sushi out from under me with both hands is it called moro-zushi?

[Orion 431]

I walked past the heya building yesterday as I was in the neighbourhood. The outside, with the Mihogaseki crest, unchanged, of course.

The place has memories going back a long, long way -- to one of the very first times I officially escorted visiting journalists to a training session. The shisho was Mihogaseki the elder, and the son was still an active ozeki. Very late, Andy Adams, owner of Sumo World magazine, came in and without a bow to the master helped himself to a seat at the side. The master gave me an angry glance but I just shrugged and indicated that he was nothing to do with my well-behaved little group.

Orion

[Akinomaki 39,526]

As mentioned otherwise, the heya considers to have a homepage created.

Tagonoura-beya as well had 4 visiting primary/middle school students. On the 30^th 5^th year primary national 3^rd Honda impressed even Kisenosato, doing the basics and butsukari-geiko with the young rikishi of the heya, finally mimicking Kisenosato's suri-ashi,

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131231-1238142.html
Watching keiko at the old heya was difficult, but this day even tourists were welcome.

Wakanosato has painted the NSK mascots with his full shikona as the design on the chair he uses in the heya.

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131229-1237575.html

[kuroimori 1,634]

If someone grabs a sushi out from under me with both hands is it called moro-zushi?

I guess so, but if he only manages to get hold of the fish while the rice keeps sticking at you, it would be moro-sashimi...

[Mark.Buckton 68]

"Watching keiko at the old heya was difficult, but this day even tourists were welcome."

never had a problem.

[Akinomaki 39,526]

The old Naruto-beya koenkai dissolves. Those who want to support the new Tagonoura-beya will do that independently. The oyakata wants to have a new koenkai.
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20140107-OHT1T00004.htm

[Yubinhaad 11,500]

The new premises of Tagonoura-beya, situated in Koiwa in Tokyo's Edogawa ward, was officially opened today and staged a Nishonoseki ichimon rengo keiko session to mark the occasion.

New signboard above the entrance of the premises.

The shisho (former Maegashira Takanotsuru) and his wife pose for pictures.

Dohyo matsuri takes place. The participating gyoji are Shikimori Kandayu (left), Shikimori Kindayu (this side) and Kimura Mitsunosuke.

Taiko performance from the heya's own yobidashi Mitsuaki. Seated next to the shisho is Nishonoseki-oyakata (former Ozeki Wakashimazu).

A few shots of the keiko session. Visiting ichimon sekitori included Sadogatake-beya's Ozeki Kotoshogiku, Kataonami-beya's Tamawashi and Tamaasuka, Minezaki-beya's Arawashi and Takadagawa-beya's Kagayaki.

Chirichozu and some meditative sonkyo brings the session to an end.

The shisho and the heya's three sekitori pose for some commemorative pictures, in the keikoba and outside the building.

[Akinomaki 39,526]

The Kyodo pic

http://www.sankei.com/photo/daily/news/141214/dly1412140015-n1.html

[kosomo 32]

What is Takanoyama doing there? I thought retired and went back to CZ?

[Asameshimae 220]

In the picture? I see no Takanoyama.

[Asojima 2,870]

What is Takanoyama doing there? I thought retired and went back to CZ?

The pics in that post are over a year old.

[kosomo 32]

What is Takanoyama doing there? I thought retired and went back to CZ?

The pics in that post are over a year old.

:'-( what a tease!

[Akinomaki 39,526]

Tagonoura-beya as well had 4 visiting primary/middle school students. On the 30^th 5^th year primary national 3^rd Honda impressed even Kisenosato, doing the basics and butsukari-geiko with the young rikishi of the heya, finally mimicking Kisenosato's suri-ashi,

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131231-1238142.html

Tagonoura-oyakata met the new (monster/) hope for his heya. Honda (13) is now 183cm and 157kg and will join the heya after graduating from middle school. The 2 visited the National Prefectures Middle school championships, in which Honda has no interest now, because: "I have firm goals for after entering the heya."

http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2015/08/10/0008291289.shtml