Ochiai’s future shikona

[Yamanashi 3,672]

8 hours ago, Chiyotasuke said:

But Konhō itself is a very good shikona

So you're telling me that after pages and pages of posts, and allusions to 1200 years of Japanese and Chinese history, this guys going to end up with a shikona that sounds like "Cornhole'?  Wow.

[Akinomaki 39,497]

Sujo Saya Ichikawa guesses 大山鵬 Daisenhou - from Mt. Daisen a volcano in Tottori - or like proposed here from his first name  哲也 Tetsuya  哲鵬 Tetsuho o

On 25/01/2023 at 19:47, Chiyotasuke said:

Tetsuhou (哲鵬 from his given name or 鉄鵬 iron phoenix)

I guess he'll get one for makuuchi promotion

[Fujisan 530]

What about Ochi-da-new?

[Jakusotsu 5,721]

How about O?

[Yamanashi 3,672]

"The sekitori formerly known as Ochiai"

[bettega 422]

Konhō sounds very funny in Portuguese (Ichonojo and Enho also) 

[Yamanashi 3,672]

3 hours ago, bettega said:

Konhō sounds very funny in Portuguese (Ichonojo and Enho also) 

In English, too (see above).  I'd be surprised, but not shocked.

[Seiyashi 4,068]

https://www.twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1637381021405442048

No primary source, but Herouth claims Hakuhō wants Ochiai to be Hakuhō II. 

[Hankegami 412]

On 08/03/2023 at 11:59, Akinomaki said:

Sujo Saya Ichikawa guesses 大山鵬 Daisenhou - from Mt. Daisen a volcano in Tottori - or like proposed here from his first name  哲也 Tetsuya  哲鵬 Tetsuho o

Daisenhou would be the coolest. That's literally Great (大) Mountain (山) Phoenix (鵬), basically Taiho plus 'mountain', perhaps the most popular kanji in sumo. Sure, that's just because the locals didn't try very hard in naming their volcano ("I guess 'Big Mountain' will do"), but if I were Ochiai I'd take it.

42 minutes ago, Seiyashi said:

https://www.twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1637381021405442048

No primary source, but Herouth claims Hakuhō wants Ochiai to be Hakuhō II. 

A bit too much, isn't it? Perhaps if the boy gets the Ozeki rank he could get it, but right now it would be too soon.

Also, this would mean that Hakuho expects Ochiai to be his best pupil, which implies no Nakamura at Miyagino. Actually, if word of it ever got to Nakamura himself, he could look for revenge and move to the court of the only oyakata with some Hakuho sweat under his belt, i.e. Kisenosato. What if the future of sumo will be a rivalry between Hakuho II vs. Kisenosato II? 

Edited March 19, 2023 by Hankegami

[Chiyotasuke 257]

2 hours ago, Hankegami said:

A bit too much, isn't it? Perhaps if the boy gets the Ozeki rank he could get it, but right now it would be too soon.

Perhaps it will go down the same way as Wakanohana I and Wakanohana II. The 2nd Waka got the prestigious shikona only when he became yokozuna, even though he wasn't blood related to his stablemaster the 1st Waka. If that's Hakuho's vision, will Ochiai get a "temporary" shikona before he gets promoted to the highest rank(s)?

Edited March 19, 2023 by Chiyotasuke

[mugatake 28]

8 hours ago, Seiyashi said:

https://www.twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1637381021405442048

No primary source, but Herouth claims Hakuhō wants Ochiai to be Hakuhō II. 

Hakuho mentions it in the recent TBS documentary, but not in front of Ochiai. Conversation starts at 24:10

https://youtu.be/cgWSKCPwUvY?t=1450

 

[hakutorizakura 581]

Ochiaiminaminagasaki

 

Subway station in Tokyo where an old girlfriend used to live, ah..

[Akinomaki 39,497]

On 25/01/2023 at 20:15, rokudenashi said:

• 伯耆鵬 (Hōkihō) - Hōki is another name for Hakushū province. Sounds a lot like Hōkahō so maybe not likely

On 26/01/2023 at 22:34, Akinomaki said:

Hoo (Houou) usually 鳳凰, the firebird - the name of an ancient ozeki of Miyagino-beya, but for him 鵬桜, with the sakura from Kotozakura (the yokozuna from his hometown Kurayoshi) 

On 08/03/2023 at 19:59, Akinomaki said:

Sujo Saya Ichikawa guesses 大山鵬 Daisenhou - from Mt. Daisen a volcano in Tottori - or like proposed here from his first name  哲也 Tetsuya  哲鵬 Tetsuho o

I guess he'll get one for makuuchi promotion

Some combination of these 3

9 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

new shikona Hakuoho 伯桜鵬, I expected some sakura from Kotozakura, a different Haku than in Hakuho, from a local mountain, Mt. Daisen, also called Hokidaisen https://www.yamakei-online.com/yamanavi/yama.php?yama_id=832