Akinomaki 41,097 Posted October 7, 2023 On the 25th, Naruto was headmaster for a day at 2 primary schools in Komae, Tokyo and held a sumo class with the help of his deshi http://hochi.news/articles/20230925-OHT1T51242.html?page=1 https://www.komae.ed.jp/ele/izumi/index.cfm/23,4566,111,html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) Kimigahama (Okinoumi) with the help of Hokutoshin and Fujinotani on the 8th held a youth sumo class in Isesaki, Gunma for about 50 kids (the event was planned for 100). This is the 3rd of the 6 official NSK youth sumo classes in the country this year - after being cancelled the last 3 years https://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaShidoFukyubuEvent/wrap/ (even listed on the sumo event calender https://sumo.or.jp/IrohaEventSchedule/) http://www.jomo-news.co.jp/articles/-/356802 weird: on the automatically translated to English announcement of the city https://www.city.isesaki.lg.jp/kosodate_kyoiku/kenzenikusei_seishonen/18908.html?hl=en (dropping the hl= doesn't help, only escape on loading), two foreign wrestlers are announced to accompany Okinoumi - the original has gai-rikishi, but means (instructors) for outside: 2 rikishi - even better to see in the pamphlet: city.isesaki.lg.jp/material/files/group/25/reiwagonennisesakisisyounennsumoukyousitu.pdf Edited October 10, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted October 18, 2023 After the quite new Oitekaze-cup, other heya cups like the Naruto-cup and a bunch of cups for retired rikishi of all times, yokozuna or not, NSK remained or not (Yoshikaze, Toyonoshima, Kizenryu), a new local tournament is the 1st Wakanosato cup, home in Hirosaki, Aomori, on Dec. 10th: to revive the "sumo kingdom" Aomori http://www.toonippo.co.jp/articles/-/1656430 1st grade primary school till middle school, for boys and girls (separate or mixed), parts for experienced and inexperienced - quite complicated scheme: https://nishiiwabeya.com/wp/wp-content/themes/theme/manual/requirements.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) Naruto and Oshoryu during the heya training camp in Wake town, Okayama, went to the Irinintei nursery school in adjacent Bizen and gave the kids there a sumo class vid vid Onomatsu-beya rikishi on the 21st were at the kids festival in Narashino, Chiba, where the heya is located and played with the kids - Nihonyanagi, Keitenkai and Daishinmatsu (from Chiba) o o On the 20th the 5th official NSK sumo class in Kazo, Saitama was held by Yamashina (Toyohibiki), Yutakasho and Asonoyama of Sakaigawa-beya o 2 Kokonoe-beya rikishi were at a kids tournament on the 13th in Fuchu, Hiroshima and afterwards gave the kids a training experience o o Toyonoshima at the event of 50 years of the Kochi pref. gymnasium held a sumo class for the local kids an Oshiogawa-beya event for kids at the Hirano Global Kids nursery school by Kazenkeno and Kazeyuki Edited October 28, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yarimotsu 611 Posted October 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Yukatasho Yutakasho? https://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=12087 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) On 29/10/2023 at 10:12, Akinomaki said: On 01/11/2012 at 12:24, Akinomaki said: The kindergarten of the Dazaifu-Tenmangu shrine has its own sumo club, a rarity. They have 20 years connection to the heya. The director is head of its Kyushu koenkai. On 05/11/2018 at 16:06, Akinomaki said: Isegahama-beya in Dazaifu on the 1st had the traditional tournament event for the kids at the kindergarten where they stay Ajigawa-beya for its first Kyushu basho stays at the Suitengu in Kurume (twice as far from Fukuoka as Dazaifu), with 2 new members in addition to the 4 rikishi now plus yobidashi Akitaka Like he's used to from Dazaifu, Ajigawa held a kids tournament at his new Kyushu location, the Suitengu in Kurume o vid meanwhile Isegahama-beya (with 11 rikishi) held a wampaku sumo event today in Naha, Okinawa, where Terunofuji let the kids do butsukari with him (no info if the Dazaifu event took place) o o Edited November 1, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) On 01/11/2023 at 11:15, Akinomaki said: Isegahama-beya (with 11 rikishi) held a wampaku sumo event today in Naha, Okinawa, where Terunofuji let the kids do butsukari with him First time that Isegahama-beya was there - plenty more TV news spots about it: now with an all time low in new recruits, all heya have to gambarize to kindle interest among the youth - the oyakata wants to continue with this and raise a yokozuna from there once o o also Terunofuji expressed his hope that some of them will become rikishi from Okinawa who join the NSK vid Spoiler yt-dlp --no-warnings -o "大相撲・伊勢ヶ濱部屋 「わんぱく相撲」や「囲む会」で交流会 231102.mp4" "https://live.qab.co.jp/vod/mp4:23-11-02-07.mp4/chunk.m3u8?nimblesessionid=4734364" Edited November 2, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) Ura and Kumamoto local Higonoumi - and others from Kise-beya, including Kinbozan, held a sumo class in Mashiki town, Kumamoto for about 90 kids, on Culture day today o o Also on culture day: baby dohyo-iri at the Torikai Hachimangu in Fukuoka, the 4th time this pre-Kyushu basho event took place, Chiyomaru was the most popular among the assisting rikishi - a Kokonoe event https://hachimansama.jp/sengu1/18679 last year all participants had to do it with masks - except the babies Edited November 4, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 5, 2023 The 4th Naruto-cup was on Oct. 29th in Karatsu, Saga, where the heya has the lodgings for Kyushu. For about 100 kids from primary and middle school, including butsukari-geiko with these 12 Naruto-beya rikishi o keiko with kids at the Naruto-beya training camp in Wake town on Oct. 28th Hidenoyama in his hometown on the 3rd held the "Yanagawa city sumo class" o After 9 years again a Sakaigawa-beya booth at the Fureai (get in touch) matsuri in Nagasaki on the 3rd: Kyushu chief Sakaigawa did fan service in his hometown with pref. local Hiradoumi (pic) and the 2 other sekitori, with tokoyama and yobidashi performances o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 7, 2023 Naruto-oyakata with 3 of his rikishi on the 7th was at a nursery school in Yamaga, Kumamoto to mingle with the kids - for the 12th time o o o o on the 5th 3 rikishi were in Genkai town, Saga - close to their location Karatsu o Obara and Kaiseijo from Asakayama-beya were at a kindergarten in Noogata, Kaio's hometown - as a present they got rice the kids had cultivated vid same in HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oedN_AIpuTA Mitakeumi and others from Dewanoumi-beya on the 4th after 4 years were again in Ogi, Saga, the hometown of Oginohana 1, the father of Dewanoumi- and Nakadachi-oyakata - the local kids had the chance for butsukari-geiko with him o o On 03/11/2023 at 21:44, Akinomaki said: Ura and Kumamoto local Higonoumi - and others from Kise-beya, including Kinbozan, held a sumo class in Mashiki town, Kumamoto for about 90 kids, on Culture day today with also Kumamoto local Higomaru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 8, 2023 keiko with Hokutofuji and Kitanowaka for kids, at the Rengein-Tanjoji Okunoin grand festival on the 3rd in Tamana, Kumamoto - the usual yokozuna dohyo-iri at the event was cancelled https://kumamoto-odekake.com/event/3740/ 3 rikishi from Takekuma-beya were at a nursery school in Nakagawa, Fukuoka, where the heya has its Kyushu lodgings o 22 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Obara and Kaiseijo from Asakayama-beya were at a kindergarten in Noogata, Kaio's hometown o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Naruto gambarizes for a nice image - today at a school in Karatsu, the heya location, as usual with 3 rikishi vid more from Asakayama-beya's Obara and Kaiseijo at a kindergarten in Noogata o Takasaki-oyakata at PR in his hometown Omura for the winter jungyo there in December o old video of a Minami-Okajima kindergarten basho with Meisei - gallery: http://minamiokajima.la.coocan.jp/17.htm from 2019 Edited November 10, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,979 Posted November 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Akinomaki said: today at a school in Karatsu, the heya location, as usual with 3 rikishi It looks like Oyamada, Hoshuzan and Oshozan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted November 15, 2023 On 05/10/2023 at 22:34, Akinomaki said: Daieisho was again the representative of the heya at the 2nd Oitekaze-cup Kyushu sumo tournament on Oct. 1st in Takamori town, Kumamoto, for 1st-6th year primary school kids The 2nd Oitekaze-cup Kyushu sumo tournament with Daieisho, who afterwards did fan service and more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1bL6tN-io0 (YT doesn't allow embedding) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) Kokonoe-beya rikishi led by Oyama (Chiyootori) at the 6th and last official NSK 2023 sumo class in Yoron, Amami, Kagoshima on Oct 28th: with local Chiyonoo and Chiyonokatsu https://amami-time.com/cat_topic/10641/ https://blog.canpan.info/yoron-syo/archive/1011 Ichiyamamoto, Kitanosho and Ryuma from Hanaregoma-beya were at in kindergarten Hita, Oita on Nov. 28th o o also in Hita on the 28th, Kayatoiwa, Koki, Oka and Akitoba from Minato-beya at a primary school sumo tournament https://syou.oita-ed.jp/hita/asahi/information/post-548.html o Daieisho on the 1st at a primary school in Kikuyo, where the jungyo was on the 4th o Musashigawa about the decline in the number of kids doing of sumo: middle school kids in sumo clubs down to 655 from 1484 20 years ago o o the heya built the dohyo at the Kyushu lodgings to be used by kids later on Edited December 5, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted December 10, 2023 Videos from the Naruto-beya training camp in Wake town in October still get posted - no.3 training of high school students with the rikishi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted December 10, 2023 On 18/10/2023 at 12:24, Akinomaki said: a new local tournament is the 1st Wakanosato cup, home in Hirosaki, Aomori, on Dec. 10th: to revive the "sumo kingdom" Aomori 1st grade primary school till middle school, for boys and girls (separate or mixed), parts for experienced and inexperienced - quite complicated scheme: https://nishiiwabeya.com/wp/wp-content/themes/theme/manual/requirements.pdf PR the other day o The pairings for the tournament were announced yesterday https://nishiiwashinobu.hatenablog.com/entry/2023/12/09/000037 The tournament was not only for kids: categories for adults (actually high school and above) - experienced/masters and inexperienced, seniors - for men and women - about 280 participants from 3 to 71 years of age the news focus on the kids - only NHK also shows a bit from the adults vid vid vid Nishiiwa plans to have the tournament continue the next years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted December 11, 2023 On 10/12/2023 at 13:20, Akinomaki said: the 1st Wakanosato cup, home in Hirosaki, Aomori, on Dec. 10th: to revive the "sumo kingdom" Aomori with his first daughter Hana, who won the yusho in the inexperienced 1st years category (9 boys and 3 girls) - of course from team Wakanosato (which consisted of her alone) o o o 5th/6th grade final won by 6th grade primary school yokozuna Okayama (183cm/140kg) - against a girl: 5th grade girls national wampaku-zumo yusho winner Kokoro Niida o middle school final o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted December 11, 2023 The NSK this year was back to normal again: 6 official sumo classes held around the country - the NSK photo report with 2 photos of each location: http://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaShidoFukyubuEvent/report?id=84 without a list of the rikishi: each time a heya attached oyakata with 2 rikishi of the heya 1. June 17th in Hokuto, Hokkaido: Oshima-beya with Kiriyama (Asahisho), Hokkaido local Kyokutaiga and Kyokumizuno https://www.city.hokuto.hokkaido.jp/docs/14675.html 2. Aug. 20th in Yaizu, Shizuoka: Sadogatake with Araiso (Kotoyuki), Kotodaigo and Kotodairyu o 3. Oct. 8th in Isesaki, Gunma: Hakkaku with Kimigahama (Okinoumi), Hokutoshin and Fujinotani 4th Oct 14th in Itami, Gunma: Sadogatake with Hidenoyama (Kotoshogiku), Kotoyusho and Kotoryusei, likely his uchideshi - photo report: https://itamiecho.net/report/sumou-taiken2023/ 5th Oct 20th in Kazo, Saitama: Sakaigawa-beya with Yamashina (Toyohibiki), Yutakasho and Asonoyama 6th Oct 28th in Yoron, Amami, Kagoshima: Kokonoe-beya with Oyama (Chiyootori), local Chiyonoo and Chiyonokatsu And also the heya were open to kids again, July 31st till Aug. 6th, 4 heya shown in the photo report: http://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaShidoFukyubuEvent/report?id=82 e.g Kasugano and Kise-beya also for national middle school tournament preparations On 16/08/2023 at 23:42, Akinomaki said: the teams were at sumo-beya again this year - Kanagawa and Fukuoka at Musashigawa-beya https://musashigawa.com/archives/14418 the Ehime team at Futagoyama-beya https://nomura-j.esnet.ed.jp/plugin/blogs/show/1/2/735 And the kyu grade examinations tournament was bearable to look at again - this year http://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaShidoFukyubuEvent/report?id=83 last year http://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaShidoFukyubuEvent/report?id=80 the unnecessary use of masks is endemic though in Japan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted February 15, 2024 (edited) Tagonoura-oyakata with 4 17-21 year old rikishi (Matsugi, Oujiyama and 2 more) was at a primary school in Hiroshima to give the kids a sumo experience - today and tomorrow planned at 4 schools o o o o Another sumo experience class was at a primary school in Gotemba, Shizuoka, by Kasugano-beya, held by gyoji Kimura Shotaro with Shizuoka pref. local rikishi Tochikodai and Kaorufuji Edited February 15, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted February 29, 2024 (edited) Tatsunami-beya in Osaka stays at the Sumiyoshi-taisha, at the 27th they had an event for the kids at the attached kindergarten vid https://kindergarten.city-osaka.ed.jp/weblog/index.php?id=2780053&type=1&column_id=94522&category_id=1443 https://kindergarten.city-osaka.ed.jp/weblog/index.php?id=2780053&type=1&column_id=94523&category_id=1443 On the 25th the heya held a sumo school in Kyoto o The 11th Toyonoshima-cup for 80-90 mainly local kids was held on the 17th in his hometown Sukumo, all not member of a sumo club o vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmdg1ZZ7OC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_-ntVkHsY There was another TOKYO UNITE sports experience event in the kokugikan on the 20th, mainly the other events were in the news but of course there also was sumo. Kabutoyama oyakata gave shiko instructions etc. o The 12th Kodoma Mirai-kan sumo tournament in Toyohashi, Aichi on the 18th had local Yamawake-oyakata (Buyuzan) as guest, he came with Fujinoyama 44th Heya open for kids last year - Komatsuryu-dojo at Isegahama-beya Araiso (Kotoyuki) on the 26th held a lecture at a middle school in his hometown Shodoshima, talking about his sumo life vid vid On the 25th Wakanoshima and Wakazakura from Kasugano-beya were at a primary school in Kainan, Wakayama, the hometown of Tochinowaka, the shisho vid o On 15/02/2024 at 23:33, Akinomaki said: sumo experience class at a primary school in Gotemba, Shizuoka, by Kasugano-beya, held by gyoji Kimura Shotaro with Shizuoka pref. local rikishi Tochikodai and Kaorufuji o On 15/02/2024 at 23:33, Akinomaki said: Tagonoura-oyakata with 4 17-21 year old rikishi (Matsugi, Oujiyama and 2 more) was at a primary school in Hiroshima to give the kids a sumo experience - today and tomorrow planned at 4 schools o vid Ura on Jan. 31st at the Kyoto pref. Uji support school o https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/uji-s/cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/宇良関とはっけよい！ 宇治支援学校訪問、子らと交流.pdf Mochi pounding on the 17th at the Gyokusenji kindergarten with Mimurodake and Minorufuji http://www.gyokusenji.ed.jp/tsushin/archive/4405 o who were there also last year http://www.gyokusenji.ed.jp/tsushin/archive/3422 Edited February 29, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted April 8, 2024 (edited) Terunofuji donates a dohyo to Yokohama-city, to give more kids the opportunity to do sumo and stop the decline in the sumo population in Japan, which leads to ever declining numbers of new recruits. He wants to donate more dohyo to other locations in the country, this is financed by himself and the koenkai. Today he was at the city hall and handed the mayor the gift certificate and the design. vid oo o oo Edited April 9, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted April 10, 2024 (edited) Entry time for schools = ranzel donation time again, for the 5th year now On 08/04/2020 at 17:14, Akinomaki said: The NSK donated Hiyonoyama ranzel-covers to all 1737 new elementary school pupils of the (closed due to Corona) Sumidagawa ward school(s). On 07/04/2023 at 14:28, Akinomaki said: Oyakata with rikishi were at 4 primary schools yesterday, in all about 1800 Hinoyama randoseru ランドセル covers were distributed, Tomozuna was the official one for PR, with Hiyonoyama, the others came with other mascots, Oshiogawa, Kimigahama and Tokitsukaze with 2 rikishi each Oyakata were at 2 schools this time, the main PR event with the main mascot was with Sendagawa (Tokushoryu), helped by Tsurubayashi and Hatooka o the rival mascot Akawashi group with Magaki - quite happy faces in spite of their situation, looks like Ishii and Detachi It's an event for 1st years, also the oyakata are 1st years - and still with mage Also today: support for the Noto region A get in touch event with chanko at a primary school used as shelter in Suzu, with Tagonoura-oyakata and 3 rikishi - they held a sumo class for local kids, Takanoryu gave a comment - Tagonoura really looks not well vid another chanko event with Oitekaze oyakata and rikishi in his and Endo's hometown Anamizu. Endo is at the jungyo, in his place Daisho was there, also from Anamizu o oo o Edited April 10, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,097 Posted April 15, 2024 (edited) Kotosato (from Chiba pref.) and Kotohaguro yesterday at this year's Narita Dream Farm Naki-zumo Spring tournament - after 5 years again, in cooperation with heya in Chiba pref. o gyoji impersonator with a nice voice - the same as 9 years ago, then with Onomatsu-beya rikishi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3gBYsrzSkk pics from the past: https://www.yumebokujo.com/?p=43117 Edited April 15, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
