Ex-rikishi in the food business

[Akinomaki 41,568]

The restaurant of the late ex-Chikarakoma "Soma" closes down after the Nagoya basho, after about 40 years, Yui Soma had passed away end of last year, age 75.

wife and daughter are running it now

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one of the guests here is Chiyohokkai, asked about the goal for the basho: "5 wins ..."

[Kaitetsu 346]

On 27/08/2023 at 22:42, Akinomaki said:

Presently working for Miyagino as coach and personal manager and now Ryuo opened Chanko Dining Ryu at Kinshi-cho station in Sumida ward, one stop away from the kokugikan. With (for over 10 years in the heya) chanko-cho Kiryu, who has just retired. Grand opening is on Sep. 1st.

Ryuho silently announced on his personal instagram:

He is closing Chanko Dining Ryu and moving back to Mongolia. From the caption, he is moving there permanently, mentioning he has been away since moving to Japan to become a rikishi.

He plans to reopen the restaurant there possibly under the name “Japanese cuisine TSUNA”.

 

Putting my conspiracy hat on: could this be a sign he and bestie Hakuho know that the ex-yokozuna will not be allowed to branch-out again? So Ryuho just gave up of ever being an informal trainer and manager to a new Miyagino-beya and is just going back?

[Koorifuu 1,099]

He was a coach at Miyagino, if memory serves. I reckon the fact he's leaving for good is not a positive sign for the ex-heya's chances.

EDIT: Aaaand I saw your PS after I'd posted. Oh well. It could be unrelated or just that he doesn't want to live under that uncertainty, but it's all guesswork.

Edited July 11, 2024 by Koorifuu

[Akinomaki 41,568]

On 14/06/2024 at 15:34, Akinomaki said:

And already the first report about Matsuda at the family business "As the 6th generation owner I want to continue preserving the taste loved by the locals"

His father (72) is still in charge of the cooking, the whole family is managing the restaurant, he is still washing the dishes, cleaning the tables and preparing the coating for ebi-fry and kara-age. Cooking: "I want to go for that without rushing." In the future he wants to add the chanko nabe of the heya to the menu. He also wants to teach the kids at the Matsuo sumo club.

Matsuda is popular everywhere - a news feature about him at the restaurant and also his sumo career, in the end his planned other work at the sumo club

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Now learning to become the 6th generation owner, instructed by the 5th, his father, helping - lately he's also slicing the horse meat sashimi

and doing the delivery

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Edited July 13, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 41,568]

Ex-Umizaru runs a kitchen car and is at the basho with it, at the entrance to the venue o

onigiri for ex-heya mate Enho after his win on day 3

[Kaitetsu 346]

On 11/07/2024 at 18:33, Koorifuu said:

EDIT: Aaaand I saw your PS after I'd posted. Oh well. It could be unrelated or just that he doesn't want to live under that uncertainty, but it's all guesswork.

Just saw your edit, sorry for being a month late. 

It could definetely be unrelated, he seems like quite a family man so, I can understand the "not wanting to live under uncertainty". I hope its this and not that Isegahama will continue bloated until the end of time and deprive us of some cool matchups.

[Akinomaki 41,568]

The shy ex-Tokitsukasa in August has opened a restaurant Hitomishiri (being shy) Udon home in Nagoya's Higashi ward. He had no experience in the food business, about 3 years ago he did construction related work. It took a while till he managed to produce a satisfying udon dish.

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https://tabelog.com/aichi/A2301/A230110/23089559/dtlphotolst/smp2/

https://x.com/hitomishiri0325

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[Akinomaki 41,568]

Ex-Takabaho for a year and a half was chanko-ban at Miyagino-beya (before the change), before retirement in July due to a cervical vertebrae injury at the Haru-basho  o

On Nov. 17th he has opened "Chanko Dining Takabaho" home in Takasaki, Gunma

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seems he still has kyujo problems, closed yesterday for a day - google claims closed permanently

[Akinomaki 41,568]

A bit different type of business: Shohozan and Azumaryu in an all-you-can-eat sushi&shabu-shabu chain restaurant battle vs. a gluttony queen from TV Tokyo - the 2 together lost by 1.5kg

pics: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/travel/entry/202502/16453.html

VOD: https://tver.jp/episodes/epkjrontt2

Last September, Tochinoshin was on this program, together with Tochinowaka (the young) https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bnbceJEoe/

- Tochinoshin is definitely in the food business (wine & honey), he did this likely also as PR, maybe the 2 here now plan some business like that as well

[Akinomaki 41,568]

Already the next episode of that mega-filled dish hunter eating battle with an ex-rikishi sempai/kohai pair: proper Miyagino boys, Daikiho and Otani

VOD https://tver.jp/episodes/epqhpkhko6

also for longer https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1JfNbe9Eis/

[Akinomaki 41,568]

With all the disgusting news, I need some nicer subjects to cover that

Ex-Raiho - different -ho than we are used to now - has a restaurant Shokuzoo Raihou, home in the Kusu district, Oita http://www.shokuzoo-raihou.show-buy.jp/

with a nice career pics gallery on his site http://www.shokuzoo-raihou.show-buy.jp/raihouno-geneki.html

a bit less nice, more fitting the present mood in sumo: he broke his arm in maezumo and finished last

now - with his wife and the reporter team http://tosonline.jp/newsp/20250220/00000003.html

[Akinomaki 41,568]

On 29/10/2024 at 22:30, Akinomaki said:

The shy ex-Tokitsukasa in August has opened a restaurant Hitomishiri (being shy) Udon home in Nagoya's Higashi ward. He had no experience in the food business, about 3 years ago he did construction related work. It took a while till he managed to produce a satisfying udon dish.

A news feature on ex-Tokitsukasa's Hitomishiri Udon 

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[Akinomaki 41,568]

Fujishima-beya's ex-chanko-cho Koshinoryu is back in Sakai, Fukui and learns the trade at the Japanese restaurant Go-Ryori Matsuki since last November, a different level from the food preparations at the heya. The restaurant had invited him to join there before - the owner chef wants to make it also a chanko restaurant.

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After he returned home last October, he got a drivers licence and for the first time in his life started to live alone.

Starting in ozumo at age 15, he was tsukebito of Musashimaru, Musoyama had especially looked after him and with him as the new shisho he also was responsible for preparations at regional basho, in spite of injuries and advancing age, he didn't stop to do regular keiko. 

Edited April 12 by Akinomaki

[dingo 1,454]

On 23/03/2025 at 08:26, Akinomaki said:

A news feature on ex-Tokitsukasa's Hitomishiri Udon 

 

Finally got around to watching both of the videos about his shop. Very charming features and the udon looks good too. The narrator in the second video has a very exaggerated manner of speaking, it's quite funny. 

[rhyen 1,856]

 

[Yamanashi 4,040]

Another video, from the "Japanese Noodles Udon Soba Nagoya Tokai" channel, on ex-Tokitsukasa's Udon shop:

 

[Akinomaki 41,568]

Ishinriki since 1994 runs the Drink Bar Ishinriki https://www.ishinriki.com/riki.html  o

Edited August 4 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 41,568]

I still have about a dozen ex-rikishi for this thread, with sometimes really old articles

On 23/12/2018 at 15:14, Akinomaki said:

Miyagino-beya manager and chanko-ban-cho Iwasaki  (left) and the active chanko-cho of the heya Hakkairyu on the 20th taught and prepared the heya's traditional Naruko-chanonabe なる子ちゃんこ鍋 in Osaki, Miyagi, at a short course for local restaurant and ryokan cooks.

Shortly after that Hakkairyu retired.

After intai, Morimoto first worked in the care business, but wanted to make use of his chanko-cho skills and in Sept. 2023 opened Dining Hakuho in Katsuragi, Nara, produced by - guess who.

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at age 12 he developed type 1 diabetes and from the start in ozumo after middle school graduation had to cope with the difficult control of his physical condition. In 2019 the oyakata recommended to him: "For your health, you should look for another career"

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https://par-ple.jp/pages/article_detail.php?report_no=9392&app_no=39&tab_no=0

Edited August 4 by Akinomaki

[Katooshu 3,464]

2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Ishinriki since 1994 runs the Drink Bar Ishinriki https://www.ishinriki.com/riki.html  o

Being in juryo at 81kg is quite something, even factoring in the lighter weights of his era.

[rhyen 1,856]

On 05/08/2025 at 05:08, Akinomaki said:

Ishinriki since 1994 runs the Drink Bar Ishinriki https://www.ishinriki.com/riki.html  o

After some digging, ISHIN the pro wrestler on the poster is his son.

[Kaitetsu 346]

3 hours ago, rhyen said:

After some digging, ISHIN the pro wrestler on the poster is his son.

He is the younger brother of 2. His older brother Riki was also a pro wrestler and they were the duo Iihashi brothers, but Riki retired in 2022 according to a fan wiki.
PS.: Yes, his sons are Ishin and Riki (made up of different kanji), but very creative.

Edited August 8 by Kaitetsu