Akinomaki 39,796 Posted September 11 (edited) The Meiji shrine festival celebration one day 81st All Japan rikishi senshiken 全日本力士選士権大会 championship tournament is on Sep. 30th in the kokugikan. https://meijijingusukeikai.or.jp/news/2024/09/10/320/ It still isn't on the kokugikan schedule https://ryogoku-kokugikan.jp/schedule/ - nor the NSK schedule schedule Calendar or sumo museum schedule KokugikanSumoMuseum/schedule/ - only that it's closed that day) It's always like that - last year Edited September 23 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 39,796 Posted September 30 (edited) On 11/09/2024 at 16:12, Akinomaki said: The Meiji shrine festival celebration one day 81st All Japan rikishi senshiken 全日本力士選士権大会 championship tournament is on Sep. 30th in the kokugikan. oo o the kokugikan looks quite empty - no wonder by absolutely no PR for the event, till the end on no NSK schedule - at 3000 yen to enter and free choice of seats o o o o o o last year's winner Kirishima returned the flag o rhyen was again at the event and had posted live Tournament results - juryo Tamashoho yusho - final vs. Chiyoshoma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvsOrYlDGVA makuuchi The first yusho for Kotozakura II - and at this tournament, also Kotozakura I never won oo o o o oo oo o o ozeki final o o o o oo o o o oo First day of work for 5 new on their job - for new ozeki Onosato the first dohyo-iri and the first win announced as ozeki oo o qf vs. Ura oo o sf vs. Daieisho oo - and the first JY o o o New in the blue uniform: Minatogawa, Furiwake, Iwatomo and wakaimonogashira Kotoyusho oo o o as announced, short workday for Terunofuji On 26/09/2024 at 13:55, Akinomaki said: The oyakata confirmed that Terunofuji will be at the jungyo - at the one day tournament next Monday, the day before the jungyo start, he will only do the dohyo-iri - so likely also at first at the jungyo, which has 25 days - later he may do more. http://www.sanspo.com/article/20240926-4CQNW554CNNP3ON6V54RXSBCGY/ oo Edited September 30 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,809 Posted September 30 Actually only 1 section of the masuseki seats were empty, this is the fullest tournament I have seen to date. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites