COVID-delayed oyakata danpatsu-shiki

[Tsuchinoninjin 989]

Yoshikaze happening now.

 

[Akinomaki 34,822]

About 250 had a cut at Yoshikaze's mage, among them Nishonoseki (Kise), Oshiogawa (Takekaze), Ikazuchi (Kakizoe, also from Oita) from the oyakata and same university kohai Myogiryu and Hokutofuji etc. from the active rikishi. Torikumi at the hanazumo afterwards were of course greatly reduced https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220205/k10013468761000.html

last cut by Oguruma

Edited February 5, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,822]

Fortunately, this time the live stream (as from the NSK) remained afterwards, Goeido had sold the YT broadcast to TBS - he had 400 cutters -> 300 Tochiozan, now just 250: each cutter pays a good sum of money (see below).

I had hoped to see some news about the number of people attending the 3 events, I have found none so far: If not a full house (about 80% full), the event is mostly a loss for the oyakata who has to organize it. Apart from the fee for a cut, usually the party gets a good deal of money - all should already have been at reduced scale for Goeido and now surely much smaller for Yoshikaze. I guess the event is a quite a big loss for him that will delay his plan to open his own heya for at least an extra year.

For comparison

On 07/10/2019 at 13:23, Akinomaki said:

The weekly taishu tabloid estimates that Araiso earned a profit of around 150 million yen with his danpatsu-shiki event. The kokugikan was packed with about 11 000 spectators - that should have been enough to pay for all events of the day. The party was at the Prince Hotel Shintakanawa, with admission fee of 30 000 yen - and over 1500 attended = 45 million. To have a cut, a congratulatory gift of at least 300 000yen had been asked for. A bit over 280 had one (about 300 were reported), so we have 100 million for sure - many of the really rich tanimachi surely gave a much bigger sum.

On 15/01/2019 at 19:45, Akinomaki said:

For 30 000 yen you can have a cut at Takanoiwa's mage and an invitation to the party in the kokugikan afterwards, about 100 fans from the general public are targeted. At Baruto's danpatsu-shiki, this option was sold for 100 000yen to just 10 male members from the general public, so it's cheap

Edited February 5, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,822]

Yoshikaze's mother and his older and younger brothers are hairdressers - they  gave him the proper look afterwards o

his older brother

with son and daughter

Edited February 5, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,822]

More pics from Yoshikaze

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Takayasu

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Nishonoseki, Oshiogawa

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final cut

o o

others

o o

NSK related guest at an earlier event - ex-Oiwato, down over 60kg since his active days at 145kg

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[since_94 623]

I’m sure it’s been said elsewhere, but Oguruma is really ailing, isn’t he?Oguruma Took him an eternity to finish cutting off the topknot and he could barely manage to grasp the scissors, it seemed.

[Katooshu 2,378]

That pic with his kids Yoshikaze looks more like an older brother about to turn pro

Edited February 6, 2022 by Katooshu

[Yamanashi 2,922]

1 hour ago, Katooshu said:

That pic with his kids Yoshikaze looks more like an older brother about to turn pro

His brother is a good barber.

His daughter reminds me (slightly) of Princess Aiko when she was younger.  [Hope that is not a faux pas to say so].

[Kintamayama 40,640]

No photos with the wife? No rococo cutlery?

[Akinomaki 34,822]

1 hour ago, Kintamayama said:

No photos with the wife? No rococo cutlery?

I guess she has a court order not to come near him or the children

[Seiyashi 3,397]

I post this with a little hesitation, since I'm not in a position to corroborate its contents first-hand, but maybe between us we can see how legit this is.

Herouth came across a tweet, source unknown, that posted the planned dates of all the oyakata danpatsushiki yet to happen, and the dates are as follows:

• Homarefuji - 19 Feb 22
• Toyonoshima - 28 May 22
• Aminishiki - 29 May 22
• Kotoshogiku - 1 Oct 22
• Sokokurai - 2 Oct 22
• Toyohibiki -  planned 28 Jan 23
• Asahisho - planned 29 Jan 23
• Kakuryu - maybe 3 Jun 23
• Ikioi - maybe 4 Jun 23
• Chiyootori - planned 30 Sep 23
• Hakuho - planned 1 Oct 23

The list is a mixed list of dates we know of (the first 3), dates implied to be locked in (Kotoshogiku + Sokokurai), tentatives (Kakuryu and Ikioi), and planned dates (everyone else). Notably, other than Homarefuji, everyone else seems to occupy the Goeido/Tochiozan weekend in relation to each Tokyo basho.

I wouldn't rule out some of the less big-name rikishi bringing their danpatsu up a bit earlier if they want and having a quieter, Kotoyuki-style danpatsu, especially if they're not anticipating major funds and/or opening their own heya (e.g. Chiyootori and Asahisho). More far out, I also wouldn't rule out the two yokozuna having their danpatsu back to back if the same crowd from Mongolia is going to be in attendance in both events, rather than having to fly them in repeatedly. 

Anyone on the forum able to shed some light on this?

Edited February 6, 2022 by Seiyashi

[Akinomaki 34,822]

More spectator videos - I only post the better ones

Yoshikaze

his address with new hairstyle in the end

Mage making with Tamawashi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg8M8BV6DZc

jinku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VznC5EYk6hA

taiko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF0ycSS5M98

shokkiri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ8o2MHb0zU

 

Goeido

-MyJetSetLife

career summary and final cut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_wP7bGBTRE

jinku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9SlruvBfA

address with new haircut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbtCd36L-M

-Tokyo channel

display https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7192qSaP3w

NSK cutters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZFArAcntFw  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wtEaxe4Am4

Mainoumi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg1K5oS_NPo

rikishi fan service afterwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok0lfS7k_mg

-others

sujo impressions part 1, in the end a bit from the makushita tournament at the start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVV17DbxS0

 

Tochiozan

start of the event (part 1 on the channel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzDT4NjRCzc

 

[Seregost 78]

Well, Oshiogawa looked a bit more closer than Yoshikaze last time when the former was the one sitting in the chair. I've noticed they did the last cut, just before their sisho. Is there some special order for this? Appart from your oyakata cutting the whole topknot at the end, of course.

[Yaochozuna 123]

8 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

No photos with the wife? No rococo cutlery?

I'd say, with his experience, Nakamura oyakata has become a fierce supporter of Adolf Loos' ideas

[Akinomaki 34,822]

NSK pics from the Yoshikaze event

the kesho mawashi on display

Nishonoseki, Oshiogawa

o o

Hokutofuji, Myogiryu, Yago, Takayasu

o o o o 

last cut

o o

tidied up

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from the papers

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[Akinomaki 34,822]

More from Yoshikaze

NSK digest with hairdo, interview and address afterwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gWLB4nN8R0

mostly slide show spectator video, with kesho mawashi closeups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_PLvMABGUk

[Akinomaki 34,822]

On 16/12/2021 at 14:38, Akinomaki said:

Izutsu (Toyonoshima) was at the Kochi shimbun yesterday to do PR for his danpatsushiki on May 28th. Posters are in production now, ticket sales should start in February.

The poster for Izutsu

[Akinomaki 34,822]

About 300 cutters today at the danpatsushiki of Tateyama (Homarefuji), among them from the heya (ex-) Harumafuji and Aminishiki, same Kindai shusshin Shimanoumi and Tokushoryu and same year Akiseyama.

He started the show with a song from Yoshi Ikuzo "I'm definitely Presley", as ""I'm definitely Homarefuji", ex-NHK announcer Fujii commented "A performance at the beginning is maybe a first in sumo"

Tateyama himself just yesterday  was allowed to leave quarantine, as he had tested positive.

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202202190000720.html

Edited February 19, 2022 by Akinomaki

[rhyen 1,584]

No mention of Takarafuji, still in hospital?

[Akinomaki 34,822]

On 19/02/2022 at 10:37, Akinomaki said:

About 300 cutters today at the danpatsushiki of Tateyama (Homarefuji), among them from the heya (ex-) Harumafuji and Aminishiki, same Kindai shusshin Shimanoumi and Tokushoryu and same year Akiseyama.

Harumafuji

o o

Terunofuji

o

final cut by Isegahama

o o

Edited February 20, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,822]

8 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

About 300 cutters today at the danpatsushiki of Tateyama (Homarefuji), among them from the heya (ex-) Harumafuji and Aminishiki, same Kindai shusshin Shimanoumi and Tokushoryu and same year Akiseyama.

He started the show with a song from Yoshi Ikuzo "I'm definitely Presley", as ""I'm definitely Homarefuji", ex-NHK announcer Fujii commented "A performance at the beginning is maybe a first in sumo"

final cut by Isegahama

[Akinomaki 34,822]

On 19/02/2022 at 10:37, Akinomaki said:

About 300 cutters today at the danpatsushiki of Tateyama (Homarefuji), among them from the heya (ex-) Harumafuji and Aminishiki, same Kindai shusshin Shimanoumi and Tokushoryu and same year Akiseyama.

He started the show with a song from Yoshi Ikuzo "I'm definitely Presley", as ""I'm definitely Homarefuji", ex-NHK announcer Fujii commented "A performance at the beginning is maybe a first in sumo"

Career presentation by Fujii, last cut and address by Isegahama

[Akinomaki 34,822]

On 19/02/2022 at 10:37, Akinomaki said:

About 300 cutters today at the danpatsushiki of Tateyama (Homarefuji), among them from the heya (ex-) Harumafuji and Aminishiki, same Kindai shusshin Shimanoumi and Tokushoryu and same year Akiseyama.

He started the show with a song from Yoshi Ikuzo "I'm definitely Presley", as ""I'm definitely Homarefuji", ex-NHK announcer Fujii commented "A performance at the beginning is maybe a first in sumo"

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the song

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NSK cutters, including Takarafuji

Terutsuyoshi came with mask, but was told by the gyoji to take it off

final cut

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Edited February 25, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 34,822]

A very rare event at the danpatsushiki of Yoshikaze: the Corona reduced sekitori did a combined juryo&makuuchi dohyo-iri, the east group:

 

[Akinomaki 34,822]

On 26/02/2022 at 19:36, Akinomaki said:

A very rare event at the danpatsushiki of Yoshikaze: the Corona reduced sekitori did a combined juryo&makuuchi dohyo-iri

the west group - only 4 from makuuchi, on the east there were 9

Edited February 28, 2022 by Akinomaki