Akinomaki 39,546 Posted April 12 (edited) Debut as Taikai Haru 1988 o o o o o Natsu o first official bout vs. Taka (I think they also met at maezumo, but I haven't found the footage again yet) o oo ozeki after Natsu 1992 o promotion to 64th and first foreign yokozuna after Hatsu 1993 o o o o o o with the same entry rival brothers - July 1990 o Hatsu 1991 o o Waka oo 1991 o first yusho Natsu 92, Aki 95, Aki 98 o o o Natsu 1993 o Taka 1991 oo Ky92 o 1993 Hatsu - y3 ooo Haru 95 - y8 o o oo Nag o Natsu 97 d15 oo o ketteisen ooo 1998 o tomoesen Nagoya 1993 ooo oo ketteisen tournament with 5 Kyushu 1996 ooo sandan gamae with Taka Feb 1995 and April 1996 o o vs Kotonowaka I Hatsu 2000 o o o with Kotonowaka II Feb. 1998 o Konishiki, Chiyotaikai, Dejima o o o Wakanosato, Kaio o o o o with Takamisakari oo o jungyo injury August 1998 o Hawaii connection oo o o Tenran sumo Hatsu 1994, with cup donor Chirac Aril 28th 1998 oo real name Akebono Taro - Japanese April 22nd 1996 oo yokozuna dohyo-iri - inaugural at the Meiji shrine on the 28th, Jan. 1993 o o oo o first time in the kokugikan on the 30th - intai-zumo of Hokutoumi o at the first basho o Natsu 93 - Aki 2000 o o 98.9, 2000.1,.9,.11 o ooo o oo o o at the war memorial on Ogasawara June 1995 o Olympic Feb. 1998 - Taka kyujo o o oo ooo New Year 2001 at the Meiji shrine o Intai-zumo Sep. 2001, with son o 2 yokozuna 1995, 4 1999 - shrine visit at the dohyo-iri o o ooo yusho - 1st Natsu 1992 ooo o 2nd Kyushu o 3rd for yokozuna promotion Hatsu 1993 oo 4th Nagoya o 5th Aki o for 5th and 6th before Hatsu o 9th Natsu 1997 o oo o 10th Nagoya 2000 o o o 11th Kyushu 2000 o Intai Hatsu 2001 o engagement press conference with Christine Feb. 1998 o Wedding ceremony Oct. 3rd. 1998, with daughter o o o the family June 2000 oo danpatsushiki after Aki 2001 o o ooo o o o o After Hatsu 2003 instructing new yokozuna Asashoryu o o later ooo leaving the NSK in 2003 oo Takamisakari reads the news of his K-1 fight debut in November o with Bob Sapp - end of 2003 in K-1 o o o oooo ooo oo o Kakuda referee at the KO oo oo in pro wrestling 2013 o end of 2015 RIZIN o o o vs Kakuda March 2005 K-1 in Seoul o o o stare down with Takatoriki 2015 - bout Hatsu 1996 o o Back in the heya as coach in June 2013 o Feb. 2013 oo At the Haru jungyo 2016, when Taka was jungyo top o o pro wrestling time, with son March 2006 o o o o similarity oo with Keiji Muto o o o o oo o Appearance in pro-wres NOAH decided o As Monster Bono with Inrin/Yinlin in Hustle 2007 o o o o with Giant Baba, Antonio Inoki, Hama, oo o Tenryu, Choi Hong-man (from Ssireum) oo sumo match with Big Show o sumo reminiscence o o o oo o other activities o o o o o oo o with the band FANTA oo o the career is over in 2017 o 2018 with Yamada Kuniko o with the family oo o o o o o o ooooo oooo o oo oo oo o o ooo o o o o o oo o oo oo o o Edited April 14 by Akinomaki 5 22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seregost 119 Posted April 12 Thank u so much for all the pics. He was my favourite with Chiyotaikai when I started watching sumo in Eurosport. Very sad he died so young Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,119 Posted April 14 Thank you for the very comprehensive pics overview! Great to see some of the rarer ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
