Akinomaki 38,563 Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) This is really shocking - ex-Saigo was posting lively excellent sumo videos till 2 days ago - and now the news that he passed away yesterday: he collapsed in his office in the morning and died at the nearest hospital the ambulance brought him to. The accurate cause of death is still under investigation, a heart attack from arrhythmia is seen as the reason. The tsuya is on the 14th, the funeral service on the 15th, chief mourner is his widow. On 05/10/2018 at 17:33, Akinomaki said: Ex-Saigo is busy doing PR for the Saitama jungyo, he is a promoter, and for that he has started a Saigo 彩豪ちゃんねるsumo channel on YouTube http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/201904070001066.html Edited April 7, 2019 by Akinomaki 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eikokurai 3,430 Posted April 7, 2019 That is far too young. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 245 Posted April 8, 2019 Shocking to learn of this, very sad indeed. Swami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 38,563 Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) On 07/04/2019 at 17:58, Akinomaki said: ex-Saigo was posting lively excellent sumo videos till 2 days ago - and now the news that he passed away yesterday: he collapsed in his office in the morning and died at the nearest hospital the ambulance brought him to. The accurate cause of death is still under investigation, a heart attack from arrhythmia is seen as the reason. The tsuya is on the 14th, the funeral service on the 15th, chief mourner is his widow. Today at the wake were same Takasago-ichimon oyakata (Furiwake etc.), gyoji, yobidashi and wakaimonogahsira, same 201 entry class Takasaki-oyakata (Kinkaiyama) and from other ichimon Fujishima, Nishiiwa and Shikoroyama. For the Saitama jungyo, Saitama Sakae high cooperated, from this connection Sakaigawa-beya sekitori Myogiryu and Sadanoumi and makushita and below rikishi attended. Saigo was the first sekitori for Nakamura-beya. After intai he was advisor at the Saitama sumo club. Class 201 (Haru 1991) had 88 new recruits, 5 made it to sekitori - also Chiyotenzan, Kasuganishiki and Juzan. o o Edited April 14, 2019 by Akinomaki 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 38,563 Posted April 15, 2019 About 300 were at the wake yesterday, and also many at the funeral service of Saigo today. To them a sumo jinku expressing the sumo life of Saigo was distributed. The shisho, ex-Nakamura (Fujizakura) gave the memorial address - the widow with the posthumous Buddhist name Saigo had just started his 100 dohyo project, to provide dohyo to primary schools and sumo clubs all over the country, the first was installed this February in Saitama city. The members of his company want to continue with that work. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/201904150000498.html 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
