Natsu jungyo 2018

[Akinomaki 34,304]

Several locations were in the news already, esp. Ryugasaki as support for Kisenosato:

On 2/10/2018 at 16:35, Akinomaki said:

in his former hometown Ryugasaki, a jungyo will be held on August 9th, the first ever in this city. Onoe-oyakata on the 8th announced it together with the head of the organization committee, the head of the Junior Chamber Ryugasaki. The committee was created in January to support the yokozuna, who went to school there.

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On Aug. 21st, the jungyo tour after 2 years is again in Akita-city. Jungyo man Edagawa was at the local Akita Sakigake shimbun office to seal the performance contract - the paper and Akita Broadcast are the promoters. http://www.sakigake.jp/news/article/20180221AK0031/

[Akinomaki 34,304]

This year again at Aoyama Gakuin univ. a Shibuya basho - on Aug. 8th. http://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180227-590537/

[Rocks 1,722]

I want to make a meme out of running sumo man. 

[Taikoubana 140]

He's late for his match!

Edited February 27, 2018 by Taikoubana

[Jabbamaru 157]

Ura, is that you man?

 

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On Aug. 25th the jungyo will be in Kasukabe-city, Saitama http://kasukabe.sumo-jungyo.com/

Jungyo man Tatsutagawa-oyakata on the 28th was at the city hall for PR - he's from Yamaguchi pref., but went to Saitama Sakae high and also lived in Saitama-city a while during his time at Nihon university. Sekitori from the pref. are Abi, Hokutofuji and Daieisho, and Kasukabe local Houkahou is aiming for juryo next basho. http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL2X4DKZL2XUTNB00D.html

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Edited March 5, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On Aug 22nd a jungyo after 2016 takes again place in Tachikawa-city, Tokyo region. Touki was on tour to the city hall. http://www.asahi.com/articles/CMTW1803051300004.html

The mayor and the chief promoter (again Tachihi holdings) with jungyo man Sendagawa

The profit by Tachihi will be donated to the city for kids education - last time 25 million yen were donated: "We want to keep doing this every 2 years."

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On Aug. 16th, the jungyo is after 3 years again in Hachinohe, Aomori. Sponsor is this local Daily Tohoku paper and promoter the member of the Aomori pref. assembly ex-Hayateumi http://www.daily-tohoku.co.jp/news/kita_ar/20180310/201803100P201188.html

jungyo man Sendagawa was at the municipal office, on his right the promoter and the sponsor's president

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On 2/18/2018 at 16:54, Akinomaki said:

Shibatayama-oyakata's local support club Tokachi Shibatayama-kai had a special meeting to talk about getting the jungyo in the region, in Obihiro on Aug. 18th http://kachimai.jp/article/index.php?no=419777

And they have it. On Aug. 18th, the jungyo is after 21 years again in Obihiro-city, Hokkaido. The Tokachi-Shibatayama-kai is the promoter. https://this.kiji.is/351098237111141473?c=75768590128873475

jungyo man Sendagawa and promoter representative Hiwatashi at the contract signing ceremony

From the recent figures, we can estimate that every day of jungyo gives a profit of 10 million yen to the NSK

20 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

contract money for the jungyo (with 3 more jungyo days than the year before) up 31 million yen

[Yamanashi 2,824]

6 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

And they have it. On Aug. 18th, the jungyo is after 21 years again in Obihiro-city, Hokkaido. The Tokachi-Shibatayama-kai is the promoter. https://this.kiji.is/351098237111141473?c=75768590128873475

jungyo man Sendagawa and promoter representative Hiwatashi at the contract signing ceremony

From the recent figures, we can estimate that every day of jungyo gives a profit of 10 million yen to the NSK

Narrow glasses, tousled hair: has Sendagawa always had the Cool Millennial look?

[rhyen 1,553]

9 minutes ago, Yamanashi said:

Narrow glasses, tousled hair: has Sendagawa always had the Cool Millennial look?

No, he was once a professional Elvis impersonator.

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On July 30th, the jungyo will be after 8 years again in Otsu-city, Shiga. Pref. local Edagawa (Aogiyama) had a nice PR visit to the governor of Shiga (NHK local news page with video) and a not so nice one with the mayor of Otsu. She told the plain jungyo man on simple PR duty to have changes in the NSK and then told the press that she'll refuse to make the address speech from below the dohyo (NHK local news page with video).

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Edited April 19, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,304]

This year will again have a Tokokorozawa-basho, on Aug. 7th. Edagawa had a relaxed visit again, to the Tokorozawa city hall. News page with video from Saitama TV: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180423-00010004-teletamav-l11

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On 2/28/2018 at 02:26, Taikoubana said:

He's late for his match!

Late for his match? It's probably Takayoshitoshi. Wow! I just realized you predicted this before the March basho!

[Akinomaki 34,304]

On Aug. 14th, the jungyo is in Oushuu 奥州 (same reading as Europe 欧州, but different first kanji), Iwate - the last time at the same location was in 1999. http://www.iwanichi.co.jp/2018/05/10/188444/

Happy jungyo man Edagawa was at the city hall on the 8th

no guarantee that the people on the poster will actually be there

[Yamanashi 2,824]

2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

the jungyo is in Oushuu 奥州 (same reading as Europe 欧州, but different first kanji), Iwate

Hometown of Shohei Otani.

[Yubinhaad 10,495]

The full schedule for this jungyo has been released. It starts a week after the end of the Nagoya basho and consists of 26 events.

July 29th - Ogaki, Gifu prefecture
July 30th - Otsu, Shiga
July 31st - Katsuyama, Fukui
August 1st - Komatsu, Ishikawa
August 2nd - Uotsu, Toyama
August 3rd - Yuzawa, Niigata
August 4th - Niigata, Niigata
August 5th - Nagano, Nagano
August 6th - Shimosuwa, Nagano
August 7th - Tokorozawa, Saitama
August 8th - Aoyama Gakuin (Shibuya), Tokyo
August 9th - Ryugasaki, Ibaraki
August 10th - Shirakawa, Fukushima
August 11th - Nanyo, Yamagata
August 12th - Sendai, Miyagi
August 14th - Oshu, Iwate
August 15th - Rikuzentakata, Iwate
August 16th - Hachinohe, Aomori
August 18th - Obihiro, Hokkaido
August 19th - Sapporo, Hokkaido
August 21st - Akita, Akita
August 22nd - Tachikawa, Tokyo
August 23rd - Mishima, Shizuoka
August 24th - Odawara, Kanagawa
August 25th - Kasukabe, Saitama
August 26th - KITTE Basho, Tokyo

Edited May 27, 2018 by Yubinhaad

[Akinomaki 34,304]

Shikoroyama-oyakata was for PR at the city hall of Odawara, where after last year again a jungyo will take place in August, on the 24th. As a child he often visited the city and nearby ones.

Keiko with kids is canceled by the NSK for safety reasons. The promoters hope for a quick lift of this new ban: also this year 10 kids had applied for this popular event, girls included. Last year had 6000 spectators.

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official supporter of the Odawara-basho http://sumou-odawara.com/ is the local girls band "The Partys", with their sumo song "NOKOTTA"

[Kintamayama 40,182]

No minors will be allowed on the jungyo, it has been announced today. After last year's drinking problems bringing about the Harumafuji affair and the gyoji sexual harassment affair, this decision was made. "We know that minors have no experience dealing with heavy smoking and drinking and what may result afterwards... At the heya they can be supervised, but during the jungyo it's more difficult to monitor them. It's a preventive measure.." said an officer. "We are undermanned with tsukebitos as it is, so now this? And what happens if in the future we will have a teen Ozeki, or even a teen Yokozuna?" asked someone not happy. This is supposedly going to be permanent.

[Naganoyama 5,284]

Of course the Harumafuji affair could never have happened if this new regulation had been in place...

[Akinomaki 34,304]

Kisenosato will take part from the start of the jungyo, on the 29th in Ogaki. Hakuho also plans to be there from the start, and Kakuryu already decided that he will do so as well. http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2018/07/20/0011464555.shtml

[Kintamayama 40,182]

13 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

No minors will be allowed on the jungyo, it has been announced today.

Clarification-this will not include sekitori. Only Makushita and under rikishi, gyoji and other Kyokai members underage. Additionally, minors who are local boys at a given jungyo and asked to join by the promoters will need their Oyakata's express permission in order to join the jungyo . No date of expiration for the new regulations.

Edited July 20, 2018 by Kintamayama

[Asashosakari 16,698]

10 hours ago, Naganoyama said:

Of course the Harumafuji affair could never have happened if this new regulation had been in place...

At least there will no longer be any teenage gyoji around to tempt the old hands (pun very much intended). 

[Kintamayama 40,182]

On 20.7.2018 at 21:15, Akinomaki said:

Hakuho also plans to be there from the start.

Hakuhou's injury hasn't healed yet and he may not join the Jungyo from the start after all. "He still has pains. We'll wait two, three days and upon consultation will decide how to proceed, " said Miyagino Oyakata.

[Kintamayama 40,182]

Miyagino Oyakata: "He walks like a crab." Hakuhou was seen at the Miyagino beya senshuraku party dragging his foot awkwardly, I read.