Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 8, 2024 (edited) On 07/04/2024 at 15:06, Akinomaki said: Toyama - about 6500 spectators, local Asanoyama in the kore yori sanyaku a typical jungyo win vs. Daieisho - also after Ichinomiya again as mage making model - at the jungyo it's either a mage making or a tsuna-shime demonstration in the talk corner, with the Ishikawa pref. duo Onosato and Endo (Kagayaki is not at the jungyo) keiko with Daieisho and Ichiyamamoto & Takayasu- 12 hours ago, Akinomaki said: other locals taking part that day: sd Hidano, from the pref.: Tomiyutaka, Chiyoresshi and Kyokumizuno and gyoji Kimura Katsunosuke at shokkiri duty A news report about the Asanoyama fever in Toyama, with comment by Asanowaka also about the other locals Edited April 8, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octofuji 414 Posted April 8, 2024 9 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: A news report about the Asanoyama fever in Toyama, with comment by Asanowaka also about the other locals I've been following this thread to see if/when Asanoyama gets injured, I'm happy to see it's not the kind of fever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 10, 2024 Kirishima joins the jungyo for tomorrow, he was with the others on the bus to Gotenba today http://hochi.news/articles/20240410-OHT1T51157.html?page=1 His oyakata (Kakuryu) was at a middle school in Fujisawa today, with Shikoroyama-oyakata and 3 rikishi. The jungyo is there on the 13th, the promoter of the jungyo graduated from the school and regularly for this yearly jungyo - the 29th this time https://www.fujisawabasyo.com/ - organizes such an event 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 13, 2024 (edited) Day 8 Gotenba, Shizuoka, after 33 years again, celebrating 70 years since formation of the city, 3000-3200 spectators Shizuoka pref. local Tochikodai did the yumitori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuoWjnTVBe8 ooo Hiryu high graduates at a home jungyo, and at the foot of the Fuji, the 2 local -fuji Atami- and Midori- are fan favourites o oo vid o o o o at the talk corner with Oho oo of course as attendants as always o o training session from Hoshoryu - 5 bouts in a row for Midorifuji and 8 for Atamifuji (2-6) oo and kore yori sanyaku bout with Wakamotoharu for Atamifuji twimg.com/media/GK1wN4caMAAiG7m.jpg ooo soroibumi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dq44a8UeN8 Midorifuji vs. komusubi Nishikigi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Xv6my1Oaw extra special tsuridashi by Ura vs. Abi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ght9eZknweQ The last bout is now Hoshoryu-Kirishima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V6BlfW4dGU Hiryu graduate Daiseizan o Edited April 13, 2024 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am the Yokozuna 218 Posted April 13, 2024 GoteMba? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 14, 2024 Day 9 Kawagoe, Saitama - Abi at home, Daieisho, Hokutofuji in the home pref. twimg.com/media/GK7FiVlbAAAXThZ.jpg Chiyooga yumitori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7cBEujxiHQ - training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-CfAe0qCgc Rikishi mourn Akebono - Abi had been told by the late shisho: become like Akebono o o o as mage-making model www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdbzME-6Zo4 the final 3 bouts, with Abi and Daieisho in the first 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRT8nMZHQIM Daieisho had 8 bouts with Hoshoryu o Kotonowaka trained with Gonoyama oo oo o he dropped from the dohyo, to the amusement of Oshima and Kirishima, who got in touch with him on that occasion - he himself also smiled during the bout o Hokutofuji had Asanoyama Ura-Nishikigi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vka32c4kjBc Terunofuji talked about keiko with the acquired ones on the 8th oo o dohyo-iri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbUvaq289Ag o o o at the jungyo it's not the makuuchi but the sekitori(-shu) dohyo-iri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pOpuUGfXEw jinku youtube.com/watch?v=lnqJxZedfP4 youtube.com/watch?v=ltMUeJmHrHw shokkiri youtube.com/watch?v=M8XNH4Mv60Q Afterwards on the move again: youtube.com/watch?v=mqavCSkWJPk youtube.com/watch?v=aUmMR21SbYA youtube.com/watch?v=C321OR1KdA8 youtube.com/watch?v=1cvw_MA0MRw NSK live streams from Kawagoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFzt-gp-Yu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptxlhjtCKPg 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 14, 2024 (edited) 12 hours ago, I am the Yokozuna said: GoteMba? Written Gotenba, pronounced like Gotemba, just like sampo and gumbai - recently the old (inaccurate) style of romaji writing is vanishing Edited April 14, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 14, 2024 (edited) Day 10 Fujisawa, Kanagawa - about 5300 spectators twimg.com/media/GLAE6o8bUAAIz1v.jpg:large Hoshoryu trained with Tamashoho o o o and with kids and later additionally with students of Mukainooka high school, who had 3 other rikishi to train with first oo o Onosato has injured his right ankle on the 5th in Fukui, but hasn't rested yet, 6-3 that day with Asakoryu, Oho, Nishikigi and Hiradoumi o o oo extra torikumi by some who later were in the tournament: Atamifuji vs. heya mate Midorifuji o Kotonowaka won the makuuchi best 16 tournament, the final against Hoshoryu o o The day before after 9 years again, Mongolian rikishi (with Kakuryu, but not Oshima) were at the Genshi-zuka with commemorative stele at the local Joryuji , built as the memorial ground for the 5 Mongolian envoys from China executed at the nearby Ryukoji by the Kamakura bakufu - they had demanded surrender the year after the first Mongolian invasion attempt in 1274. o o o The first such visit was 19 years ago, the chief priest is a big fan of Hakuho, who was there 9 years ago and hugged his 1 year old son - he wants him to gambarize. Edited April 19, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am the Yokozuna 218 Posted April 15, 2024 22 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Written Gotenba, pronounced like Gotemba, just like sampo and gumbai - recently the old (inaccurate) style of romaji writing is vanishing https://www.city.gotemba.lg.jp/ please do inform the Japanese too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 15, 2024 1 hour ago, I am the Yokozuna said: https://www.city.gotemba.lg.jp/ please do inform the Japanese too They likely don't want to change their site and romaji printings everywhere, but new sites may rather use Gotenba, especially the jungyo site https://gotenba.sumo-jungyo.com/ Accordingly, the NSK uses Gotenba on their site https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnJungyo/schedule/#2024spring, so for forum use that's official Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 15, 2024 (edited) Day 11 Saitama - not only from the pref., also the Saitama Sakae high graduates are locals twimg.com/media/GLFK8Mqa0AAN8Ff.jpg 9 were there of the 11 present makuuchi, with coach Yamada & wife - the top Takakeisho is absent, the other ozeki kesho mawashi was missing - and Tsurugisho is kyujo 王鵬、豪ノ山、北の若 - 北勝富士、大栄翔、監督夫人、琴ノ若、山田監督、妙義龍、翔猿、琴勝峰 o Kotonowaka (in for Takakeisho) did the training with the heavyweight among the enrolled kohai: 1st year Aiki Tamiya (Kotomotsuki II, 176cm, 143kg) - the middle school yokozuna ooo o 6 Saitama Sakae sumo club members trained with sekitori - Tobizaru trained with Kakizoe II - 2nd year Haruku Kakizoe, mother Ikazuchi-okamisan is a former All Japan champion of women's sumo - he did the last bout(s) with his father at the intai-zumo o, but started properly with sumo at high school o - best 8 at the national select tournament last month in the 100kg category o The other 4 trained with sempai Myogiryu, Hokutofuji, Daieisho and Oho, 2 remaining members of the Interhigh yusho team. The 6 did warming up in the morning with sempai in makushita, Mudoho, Kototebakari and Kotokenryu. Captain Saito, the 2nd son of Oikari (Kabutoyama), got Myogiryu, 2nd year Musashi Nakazawa is the first son of gyoji Kimura Akijiro. at asageiko Hoshoryu did 4 in a row with Daieisho o o Kotonowaka trained with kohai Oho, 7-0 o afterwards he left for the tsuya of Akebono o o Edited April 15, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,856 Posted April 15, 2024 https://youtube.com/@sumochannel000?si=_OMCPJzKj-gHdtJ0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 16, 2024 (edited) Day 12 Yasukuni, Chiyooga yumitori twimg.com/media/GLKaZ36bIAA5Mwe.jpg - 2 days in Tokyo now - the kanjin-ozumo-for-noto-hanto-relief has its own thread free entry and multiple full coverage from spectators - a 3:24h 4k report from @alpspapa @NobuyukiJonson after last year has again a bunch of detailed videos, now 4K - I'll add this year's playlist link here, when it appears @sumochannel000 as usual has a still growing playlist impressions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8rS1tyiFig the sekitori on shrine visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_VBFz22pMY the main news event: Terunofuji dohyo-iri with his son Temüjin ooo oo o Shodai vs. Mitakeumi o o o o oo ooo o o o o o o o PR by Minato-oyakata for the Gunma basho on the 21st o Edited April 16, 2024 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 16, 2024 Takakeisho will stay kyujo the whole jungyo, he's training at heya while doing rehab http://www.sanspo.com/article/20240416-W5ERA5X6HVNZLKWHOYQGQU6UTU/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 19, 2024 At last a good (4K) video with Asanowaka's yumitori, with the final bout of the Toyama-basho. Looks like his tenure was mainly meant for this event and the earlier appearances were training for this main one, the Asanoyama basho. After Toyama he hasn't been doing it, till today again in Kawasaki. can't be embedded due to the emoji error and can't be shown anyway due to owner restrictions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx2iFoO8ayU 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 19, 2024 (edited) Day 13 Urayasu, Chiba - twimg.com/media/GLZtlZ8boAAFw4r.jpg pref. locals are also Kawashi Nittaidai high graduates and Kashiwa Sumo Junior sports club OBs - all at the talk show - 2 proper Kashiwa locals Takanosho and Kotoshoho, Kotonowaka from Matsudo and Hoshoryu o Terunofuji lent his chest to Onosato for butsukari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5wG_RA9ZK0 o o ooo o oo ooo o and he did butsukari with Wakamotoharu o Kirishima after kyujo restarted keiko bouts - 3 with Nishikigi o and 4 with Shonannoumi: 6-1 ooo o Roga pulled his left calf muscle and had to be brought to a hospital - he returned to the heya for treatment: kyujo o Kayo was born and raised in adjacent Ichikawa - butsukari with Takayasu (today he replaced Roga in the torikumi) o at the dohyo-iri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-q6QKQq1s Saitama had about 6000 spectators - Daieisho with Saitama Sakae kohai o o Edited April 19, 2024 by Akinomaki 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 20, 2024 (edited) Day 14 Kawasaki, Kanagawa - Tomokaze at home, Asanowaka yumitori twimg.com/media/GLfDQSNbwAAXP0J.jpg Kotonowaka was 5-0 with Nishikigi and 3-0 with Ryuden ooo oo and he also won at the torikumi o o Wakamotoharu restarted keiko bouts, a win against Takayasu and then 2-5 with Hoshoryu o Hoshoryu did trial and error bouts, also 6 with Hiradoumi impressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG9E9ZgA33Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OaQhKjp78w Edited April 20, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 21, 2024 (edited) Day 15 Yokohama, Kanagawa - the biggest of all jungyo events, in the Yokohama Arena - Asanowaka yumitori twimg.com/media/GLkJMNOaEAAm56Y.jpg Asanoyama as usual injured at the jungyo - at the start, the left elbow, but keeps gambarizing - after 9 days doing bouts again: 7-3 with Ura, Ichiyamamoto ... - apparently also 1 extra with juryo Chiyosakae "It got a good deal better, rather the 0 bouts, it's better to do some" oooooo o and butsukari service o Daieisho did 7 bouts, first 1 each with Wakamotoharu, Nishikigi and Takayasu, finally 4 with Kotonowaka - 2-5 o ooo Hiradoumi on his 24th birthday did 6 bouts with Takayasu, Gonoyama, ... o o butsukari with ani-deshi Sadanoumi o Takayasu at butsukari service - he was 6-1 with Daieisho, Wakamotoharu, ... o Onosato torikumi o Sumo Channel playlist Edited April 22, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 22, 2024 Day 16 - the Gunma basho in Maebashi, after 10 years again - 3000-3200 spectators twimg.com/media/GLpV4edbkAAtLcl.jpg pref local Satonofuji yumitori - looks like it's his final appearance o o Isegahama'd pref local Takabaho was only at the jungyo for this day and spoke about the life at the forced new heya "It's hard, the rules have changed, I conform to the heya" - it will get harder when a dozen or so return from the jungyo - so far sleeping space is still the same o o Asahimaru and 4 other low ranked from the city took part oo Ura, Gonoyama and Onosato at the talk o Ura did 16 bouts with Onosato, Hiradoumi, Oho ... - 2nd most this day, with 7 wins o o Onosato, Takayasu fan service o o Tamashoho helped at the local Yakuza eviction campaign o Yokohama only had about 7500 in the Arena with room for 8000 o 4K report 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 25, 2024 (edited) Day 17 Kisarazu, Chiba - Chiyooga back to yumitori twimg.com/media/GL97Lgzb0AAGosi.jpg Here we go again: Asanoyama is out - kyujo the last 3 days with MCL damage, 3 weeks to heal after he injured his right knee today in a training bout with Churanoumi, his 6th bout this day, after first with Onosato and others o oo Terunofuji for the first time took part in keiko bouts - 5-3 with Kirishima o o o oo ooo Onosato is gambarizing - to make the people forget his faux pas - 7-8 min butsukari with Takayasu o o o o o o o and bouts: 7-3 today, with Asanoyama, Ura ... o Kotonowaka was 3-4 with Hoshoryu o Edited April 26, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,571 Posted April 25, 2024 Y/O Keiko in Kisarazu Tobizaru turned 32 o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 926 Posted April 25, 2024 So... Is Kirishima healthy again? He is turning into Steph Curry of ozumo... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
