Retirees after Aki 2019

[Akinomaki 39,529]

Again a bit early, but on NHK's Hifumin Nyanburari today about the cats in Arashio-beya they told that bg Fukugoriki will retire after the Aki basho and return to Fukushima to become peach farmer, after been away from the dohyo for over a year. He's the one to  care for Mugi, the cat that never leaves the rikishi big room and "entered" the heya when he was fresh in the heya as well - the program was about: How do I tell my cat. https://www2.nhk.or.jp/hensei/program/p.cgi?area=001&date=2019-08-05&ch=10&eid=28884&f=etc

Edited August 5, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Eikokurai 3,433]

9 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Again a bit early, but on NHK's Hifumin Nyanburari today about the cats in Arashio-beya they told that bg Fukugoriki will retire after the Aki basho and return to Fukushima to become peach farmer, after been away from the dohyo for over a year. He's the one to  care for Mugi, the cat that never leaves the rikishi big room and "entered" the heya when he was fresh in the heya as well - the program was about: How do I tell my cat. https://www2.nhk.or.jp/hensei/program/p.cgi?area=001&date=2019-08-05&ch=10&eid=28884&f=etc

Pull a quick nekodamashi and run out the door while it’s distracted.

[Yubinhaad 11,501]

On ‎05‎/‎08‎/‎2019 at 15:31, Akinomaki said:

Again a bit early, but on NHK's Hifumin Nyanburari today about the cats in Arashio-beya they told that bg Fukugoriki will retire after the Aki basho and return to Fukushima to become peach farmer, after been away from the dohyo for over a year. He's the one to  care for Mugi, the cat that never leaves the rikishi big room and "entered" the heya when he was fresh in the heya as well - the program was about: How do I tell my cat. https://www2.nhk.or.jp/hensei/program/p.cgi?area=001&date=2019-08-05&ch=10&eid=28884&f=etc

In July, Mugi was taken to a vet after his (was it a male cat? I don't actually know...) health deteriorated; a malignant tumour was found in his lung and adenocarcinoma was diagnosed. Sadly, he died on September 5th.

Leaving the heya for the last time:
 

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[Akinomaki 39,529]

Ms60e Irie (4-3) uwatenage Sd1e Yutakasho (3-4)
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Irie intai

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[Akinomaki 39,529]

Kasugakuni had his last bout today and retires. He was tsukebito to one after the other Hakuho, Harumafuji and now Kakuryu, against whom he had a bout in 2004 Aki. He entered Kasugayama-beya after graduating from Nisshou gakuen high school, where he was a regular in the baseball team of this baseball stronghold school. Plans for after intai are no fixed yet, he also may return to Miyazaki and teach sumo to the local kids. http://hochi.news/articles/20190921-OHT1T50137.html

Sd67w Fujitaisei (4-3) hatakikomi Sd68w Baraki (3-4)
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Fujitaisei intai
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Edited September 22, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Yamanashi 3,683]

3 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Kasugakuni had his last bout today and retires. He was tsukebito to one after the other Hakuho, Harumafuji and now Kakuryu, against whom he had a bout in 2004 Aki. He entered Kasugayama-beya after graduating from Nisshou gakuen high school, where he was a regular in the baseball team of this baseball stronghold school. Plans for after intai are no fixed yet, he also may return to Miyazkai and teach sumo to the local kids. http://hochi.news/articles/20190921-OHT1T50137.html

Sd67w Fujitaisei (4-3) hatakikomi Sd68w Baraki (3-4)
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Fujitaisei intai
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Kasugakuni topped out at Ms1e in 2009.  How must that feel to get as close as you can get to sekitori and not make it?  According to the db, he stayed in upper Ms for five more years before the long slide.  But to be associated with three Yokozuna, that's a real honor.

[rhyen 1,799]

3 hours ago, Yamanashi said:

Kasugakuni topped out at Ms1e in 2009.  How must that feel to get as close as you can get to sekitori and not make it?  According to the db, he stayed in upper Ms for five more years before the long slide.  But to be associated with three Yokozuna, that's a real honor.

Yuho would know

[Atenzan 1,074]

7 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

he also may return to Miyazkai and teach sumo to the local kids

Very aesthetic typo- Miyazkai sounds like a storied Pashtun clan. 

Edited September 22, 2019 by Atenzan

[Yukiarashi 195]

6 hours ago, Yamanashi said:

Kasugakuni topped out at Ms1e in 2009.  How must that feel to get as close as you can get to sekitori and not make it?  According to the db, he stayed in upper Ms for five more years before the long slide.  But to be associated with three Yokozuna, that's a real honor.

Even harder to swallow is the fact Wakakirin was dismissed before the March Basho and the Juryo 1 West slot was left blank. He was Ms1e with 69 of 70 possible sekitori spots filled. Poor guy. 

[rhyen 1,799]

Mushashikuni too according to a FB post in a private group. 

[Sutārokku 24]

Musashigawa Oyakata posted this picture in in the beya’s istagram account around an hour ago; Musashikuni intai and is going back to Hawaii 

[Halian 7]

D: noooooooooooo

If I'm not mistaken, that leaves Wakaichirō as the sole American sumotori (even though his shusshin is Nagasaki prefecture)?

[Asashosakari 18,660]

After sekitori-experienced Yoshikaze (-> Nakamura-oyakata), Homarefuji (-> Tateyama-oyakata) and Daikiho, the full list of retirements for Aki 2019 includes 12 more rikishi:

Irie (Tamanoi) - link
Sadanosato (Sakaigawa)
Musashikuni (Musashigawa) - link
Kasugakuni (Nakagawa) - link
Fujitaisei (Fujishima) - link
Akashiryu (Tagonoura)
Amatsukasa (Irumagawa)
Tokiryu (Isenoumi)
Wakasatake (Nishiiwa)
Surugafuji (Azumazeki)
Kotosumida (Sadogatake)
Fukugoriki (Arashio) - link

(For trivia-minded folks, as a retirement list with rikishi from all different stables, this one with 15 is the longest since Hatsu 2011 which had 18 or 19, depending on how one wants to count Hoshikaze.)

Edited September 25, 2019 by Asashosakari

[Pikenoyama 27]

3 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Homarefuji (-> Tateyama-oyakata) and Daikiho

Things in common: I´ve found out that these two same time retirees joined Makuuchi also in the same time - in Natsu 2013.

[Asojima 2,870]

7 hours ago, Pikenoyama said:

Things in common: I´ve found out that these two same time retirees joined Makuuchi also in the same time - in Natsu 2013.

but it took Homarefuji a LOT longer to get there from hatsu dohyo.

[Yubinhaad 11,501]

Some danpatsu-shiki pictures here, starting with Irie, who joined Tamanoi-beya after graduating from Kyushu Joho university. Much of his eight-year career was spent in Makushita, but that proved to be his wall, reaching a highest rank of Makushita 3.
 

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With his stablemates Horyuyama and Fujiazuma.

Ready for his danpatsu-shiki.

Hair cutting underway.

Quite emotional as his stablemates take their turns.

And finally Tamanoi-oyakata (former Ozeki Tochiazuma) makes the final cut.

Sometimes the tokoyama is called upon to repair the severed mage after the danpatsu-shiki, so that the retiring rikishi can keep it in a display case. Tamanoi-beya's Tokotsuka took care of Irie's mage.

 

Fukugoriki retires after 14 years, having fallen off the banzuke after a year out of action, which I understand was due to some kind of thoracic vertebrae injury. He won the Sandanme yusho in 2017 Nagoya, and earlier reached a highest rank of Makushita 5.
 

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Fukugoriki retires after 14 years, having fallen off the banzuke after a year out of action, which I believe was caused by some kind of thoracic vertebrae injury. He won the Sandanme yusho in 2017 Nagoya, and earlier reached a highest rank of Makushita 5.

Former stablemate Tokkoriki, who retired in 2018, makes his cut.

The three Onami brothers make their cuts - Wakatakamoto, Wakamotoharu and Wakatakakage.

Sokokurai takes his turn.

Arashio-oyakata (former Komusubi Oyutaka) brings the ceremony to an end with the final cut.

Fukugoriki's severed mage.

After a haircut and a new suit, Fukugoriki returns to the stage.

With Tokkoriki once more.

A souvenir given to guests at the party was this mug featuring caricatures of Fukugoriki and the late Mugi.

 

Now to the Fujishima-beya senshuraku party for the danpatsu-shiki of Fujitaisei, who retires after nine years on the dohyo.
 

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Fujitaisei and Itadaki made their debut together in the 2010 Haru basho. Here they pose for a picture following Fujitaisei's final bout, which he won to finish his career with a kachi-koshi.

With an oichomage for the first time ahead of his danpatsu-shiki.

With stablemate Fukuyama.

With a supporter.

Group shot. I think the suited man in the background is Yamawake-oyakata (former Maegashira Buyuzan).

With the danpatsu-shiki underway, the unknown supporter returns to make his cut.

Fujishima-oyakata (former Ozeki Musoyama) makes the final cut.

Fujitaisei back on stage after a change of clothes and haircut.

And finally another commemorative group shot.

 

And lastly to Musashigawa-beya for Musashikuni's danpatsu-shiki, pictures and three videos (linked, rather than embedded).
 

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With his first oichomage and flanked by former stablemates Musashitaira and Buken.

In the keikoba for the danpatsu-shiki.

Unknown supporter.

Musashitaira makes his cut.

Musashigawa-oyakata (former Yokozuna Musashimaru) makes the final cut.

Newly-suited Musashikuni, joined again by Musashitaira and Buken.

And lastly with another unknown supporter.

 

Videos:

Perhaps this lady is his mother?

Okamisan

Musashigawa-oyakata

 

[Yubinhaad 11,501]

Kasugakuni's danpatsu-shiki took place at the Kawasaki Nikko hotel in Kanagawa prefecture. Over 11 of his 19 years in ozumo were spent in the Makushita ranks; as mentioned by others above he reached the top rank in the 2009 Haru basho, going up to fight two Juryo bouts. Among his opponents in that basho was Kaonishiki, and a decade later he turned out to be the final opponent of Kasugakuni's career, which he rounded off with a win.

 

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Pictures with supporters.

Heading to the stage for more pictures ahead of the danpatsu-shiki.

Danpatsu-shiki. The gyoji guiding the participants looks like Kimura Satoshi, but if so then I have no idea why a Makushita gyoji is wearing the outfit of a Makuuchi gyoji.

Yokozuna Kakuryu attended to make a cut for his tsukebito.

Finally, Kasugakuni makes a speech.

 

And since I missed it first time round, here's Irie after his tidy-up haircut.