Benihana 1,972 Posted January 30, 2018 How does the tokoyama-system work? Do tokoyama join a specific heya or are they assigned? What's with smaller heya like Asahiyama-beya which don't have a tokoyama? Do they care for themselves at the heya, do they visit a heya with tokoyama or does a tokoyama drop by on a daily basis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 11,974 Posted February 1, 2018 Tokoyama are affiliated to a particular heya just the same as gyoji, yobidashi and so on. Regarding visits to other heya, Nishonoseki-beya's Tokoshima is a regular visitor to Sadogatake-beya, which has a lot of rikishi and only two lower-ranking tokoyama, whereas Nishonoseki has far fewer rikishi and another high-ranking tokoyama to take care of them. The two heya are in the same ichimon but geography is also important here, they are a few miles from each other in Chiba prefecture. I imagine other heya probably have similar arrangements, but that's the only one I know the specifics of. From the archives, Tokoshima with Kotootori: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,972 Posted February 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Yubinhaad said: Tokoyama are affiliated to a particular heya just the same as gyoji, yobidashi and so on. First of all, thank you. I know that tokoyama are affiliated to a particular heya (http://heyaaz.nagioff.com/2017/Tokoyama_AZ.html). From your answer i deduce it's by choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,972 Posted December 9, 2018 What happens when a rikishi travels abroad, i.e. for a visit home? Are the bearers of oichi-mage accompanied by a tokoyama? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
