Morning 85 Posted July 16, 2023 The entertainment is in how they lose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted July 16, 2023 On 08/06/2023 at 09:27, Akinomaki said: As the next in line for danpatsushiki, Kimigahama is on PR tour, with a second poster as well. On the 30th he met with the mayor of Shimane prefecture capital Matsue On May 29th he was at the local Shimane San-in-chuo paper, which posted a video then, reappearing now in the news 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) On 16/07/2023 at 12:31, Akinomaki said: On 08/06/2023 at 09:27, Akinomaki said: He told the mayor on the 30th that he wants to have his last bout in the Oki traditional style. The winner of a bout there has to give the win away in a 2nd bout. They throw massive amounts of salt at these events, towards the rikishi. Today Kimigahama did PR at the basho for his danpatsushiki. The final bout in Oki style, in collaboration with the locals: having salt getting thrown from the tamari-seki. NHK 2 years ago repeated a 1983 special on (a special event of) Oki-zumo https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/DN23LL75QJ/episode/te/XWKNWX9R5P/, now posted on BiliBili https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1nu411j7Xq/ the 2nd bout is called ninjo-zumo 人情相撲, kindness sumo, special for Oki-zumo, the way to lose this bout properly is difficult, because you have to make your opponent look good. a tournament in 2020 on the regional culture asset channel (first 20 min) A presentation video from Shimane pref. posted on YT 9 years ago Edited July 22, 2023 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Goods made of Shimane pref. traditional Sekishu washi https://sekishu.jp/ (Unesco intangible cultural heritage) - in the Iwami region (Sekishu) - are prepared for the danpatsushiki on Saturday vid signed uchiwa with original tegata (limited to 40) for 5500 yen, sold at the kokugikan at the event, and posters (14300 yen), postcards (495 yen) etc. with Okinoumi as the Shimane Super-ambassador Yoshida-kun (or rather vice versa), to be ordered at the washi workshop Kawahira https://www.kaminokunikara.jp/, that produces the goods o a bit simpler goods than for Hakuho Edit: the uchiwa are on sale elsewhere till the 30th, so there might be none left if there really are only 40 - maybe there are some more for the event itself Edited September 28, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Okinoumi had his danpatsu-shiki today, with about 300 cutters final cut by shisho Hakkaku o Terunofuji - he only did the dohyo-iri at the intaizumo o after the tsuna-shime o On 22/07/2023 at 14:33, Akinomaki said: On 16/07/2023 at 12:31, Akinomaki said: On 08/06/2023 at 09:27, Akinomaki said: He told the mayor on the 30th that he wants to have his last bout in the Oki traditional style. The winner of a bout there has to give the win away in a 2nd bout. They throw massive amounts of salt at these events, towards the rikishi. Today Kimigahama did PR at the basho for his danpatsushiki. The final bout in Oki style, in collaboration with the locals: having salt getting thrown from the tamari-seki. the 2nd bout is called ninjo-zumo 人情相撲, kindness sumo, special for Oki-zumo, the way to lose this bout properly is difficult, because you have to make your opponent look good. he made this his last 2 bouts - Okinoumi vs. same Oki local Okinofuji - Okinoumi won the first bout - no video yet of the yaocho performance o Greeting the guests at the entrance, photo shoot with him and the okamisan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtXQVDmnCus The NSK since this event posts the flyers https://sumo.or.jp/pdf/ticket/event/okinoumi_intai_flyer2.pdf - with ticket information if they are on sale, none for Kaisei, so no flyer, but Tochinoshin has that Edited September 30, 2023 by Akinomaki 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted September 30, 2023 22 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: On 22/07/2023 at 14:33, Akinomaki said: On 16/07/2023 at 12:31, Akinomaki said: The final bout in Oki style, in collaboration with the locals: having salt getting thrown from the tamari-seki. the 2nd bout is called ninjo-zumo 人情相撲, kindness sumo, special for Oki-zumo, the way to lose this bout properly is difficult, because you have to make your opponent look good. he made this his last 2 bouts - Okinoumi vs. same Oki local Okinofuji - Okinoumi won the first bout - no video yet of the yaocho performance The full Oki-zumo performance 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) More visuals - NHK - his father cutting and the last cut vid local paper: last bout and important people cutting, locals, koenkai top Suzuki, in the end ex-Kaiho, who is now coach at Nichidai spectator videos Terunofuji tsunashime youtube?v=F8xSBgll0vo dohyo-iri with Midorifuji and as tsuyuharai Atamifuji youtube?v=R-tFS0Jlq70 Oki-zumo performance viewed from upstairs youtube?v=zvecJnBsRWE o another Oki performance, by kids from the local youth sumo club o o o last bout(s) o o o o o oo o oo o o ooo ooo ooo address by Suzuki before the cutting o his father o o oo o o o oo ooo o o with the family o Edited October 1, 2023 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) Report from the NSK Torikumi highlights, starting with Onosato - Okinofuji did the yumitori tsuna-shime o Edited October 2, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,813 Posted October 3, 2023 A digest from the channel that posted the first video of the Oki style last bouts, with more Oki performances, NSK related cutters, with career data: ex-Kitaseumi, -Daihi, -Kaiho, -Ikioi, -Takekaze, Terunofuji, ex-Asanowaka, Asanoyama, Kitanowaka, Hokutofuji, career announcement, last cut 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 643 Posted October 4, 2023 Really cool. NSK should move one basho to Shimane, would be interesting to see how they'd cope with that amount of salt on the dohyo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
