Kensho Hatsu 2025

[Akinomaki 40,808]

The city of Matsudo (heya location and birthplace of Kotozakura) had called for donations (via the tourist office) to place kensho on the local ozeki on yokozuna run https://www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp/kurashi/kyouiku_sports/suports/kotozakura.html

- design with Sakura, the city tree, and the tourist attraction yakiri no watashi https://www.matsudo-kankou.jp/sightseeing/矢切の渡し/

- all news pages on that have been removed, e.g. http://www.sankei.com/article/20241213-QHKYRYU4INNULGDFCYWIK2LRGY/ :

Spoiler

千葉県松戸市出身で11月の大相撲九州場所で初優勝を果たした大関・琴桜（佐渡ケ嶽部屋）を応援しようと、同市は13日から来年1月の初場所で「懸賞旗」を掲げる費用の寄付を始めた。懸賞旗の掲出を通じて琴桜の応援と市のアピールにつながる一石二鳥の効果を見込む。

寄付は今月23日まで。目標金額は115万円。内訳は場所中の15日間の懸賞計105万円（1日7万円）や懸賞旗など。金融機関の指定口座から寄付できる。1口1千円から。詳細は松戸市観光協会の専用ダイヤル（070・2269・2610）。

懸賞旗は、市の木「サクラ」や名所「矢切の渡し」など市の特徴を表現したデザインになる予定だ。

琴桜は九州場所千秋楽で相星対決を制し、祖父の元横綱と同じ「琴桜」を襲名して初の賜杯を手にした。千葉県出身力士としては33年ぶりの快挙で、来年1月12日開幕の初場所は綱取りがかかる。

- apart from the 70 000 yen for the kensho money (10 000 to the NSK), at least 1 for 15 days = 1.05 million yen, the banner has to be provided for about 65 000 yen - target was 1.15 million yen

- one photo page for a deleted article remained with a few details https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/pluralphoto/20241214-OYT1I50158/

 

However they didn't fully check the NSK requirements - the call was cancelled the next day. The NSK had told them: for placing a kensho, donations or fund raising are not allowed http://www.sankei.com/article/20241214-7RCVEB6BJNIVTGFOOBMKMDDPJE/

- the sponsor has to pay for it himself

- we had thoughts about collecting money for a forum kensho banner here once: that wouldn't have been allowed either

Edited December 15, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Morning 85]

If you formed a Sumoforum Club and collected membership fees, you could sponsor a Sumoforum club kensho via that, couldn't you?

Edited December 15, 2024 by Morning

[Akinomaki 40,808]

1 hour ago, Morning said:

If you formed a Sumoforum Club and collected membership fees, you could sponsor a Sumoforum club kensho via that, couldn't you?

There are several methods to collect money and have one official sponsor to place the kensho - the fault by the city of Matsudo was to publish the fund raising nationwide as PR for Kotozakura - and most of all, to ask the NSK about it

[Koorifuu 1,020]

Side note. With Virtua Fighter coming back strong into public conscience for, at least, those interested in videogames, and their rikishi character, I'd love to see some VF kensho.

Edited December 15, 2024 by Koorifuu

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Again a late announcement - last time most ever for a Kyusho basho, we'll see what we'll get this time.

The celeb kensho this time - with Japanese baseball idol Otani:

3 kensho each day on a selected torikumi - sponsored by Yomiuri shimbun, owner of the Giants

  o o

past celeb and special kensho

Paul McCartney’s Kyushu 2013

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Pokemon Kyushu 2021

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LDH Aki 2023

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Hongo Tsuji Tax & Consulting puts 4 each day on Kotozakura

and 2 of these on Kirishima https://www.ht-tax.or.jp/news/20250110/

 

Other new kensho banners, from Global Pig Farms, Japan Management Consultancy Group, 2 from Chugai Foods

o o o o

[dingo 1,294]

I thought rikishi don't prefer pigs or other four legged animals as they represent touching the dohyo with all four limbs but I guess a kensho is ok... 

[Yamanashi 3,904]

5 hours ago, dingo said:

I thought rikishi don't prefer pigs or other four legged animals as they represent touching the dohyo with all four limbs but I guess a kensho is ok... 

oink oink, ka-ching ka-ching.

[Akinomaki 40,808]

As expected, the most kensho ever applied for this time: 2955, the most so far were 2618 last year Aki - this year we may get to 3000

13 new sponsors, the top 3 in individual kensho are Kotozakura 223, Onosato 209 and Oshoma 129, the kensho wonder, due to an influential koenkai

4 Midorifuji 115, 5  Kirishima 114, 6 Mitakeumi 113, 7 Oho 106 and just barely above 100 at 8 Hoshoryu with 102. Terunofuji has 93.

415 kensho fix on the 15 final bouts (musubi  - no ichiban) and 123 on the 2nd to last (musubi-mae)

Day 1 has 240 kensho in total, it takes at least 2 hours to put the 30 000 yen each in all the envelopes

http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2025/01/11/0018531972.shtml

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Aki

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Natsu

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Edited January 11 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

The 3 MLB kensho are on the last bout, Nagatanien starts with 3 on their regulars Terunofuji and Atamifuji and 2 on Endo, 2 each on all 3 ozeki, Kotozakura, Hoshoryu, Onosato

Terunofuji himself has less than half as the 2 popular ozeki, but more on his bout than the 2 combined on theirs

The bout without kensho is Tamashoho-Kagayaki

https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_01.pdf

[Akinomaki 40,808]

XXXL for Wakatakakage, including fan decided Morinaga-sho - either people don't expect much from Kotozakura this basho or due to that special pairing. I don't trust the number from Nikkan though, 60 is the allowed maximum for sponsors to place, but with the Morinaga-sho it would be 61. Either Nikkan missed that or actually only 59 were intended. XXL for Tobizaru.

Again visitors from Midas Capital in the hall, 5 each on the Isegahama boys, also Hakuoho. Apart from him, only Takerufuji and Midorifuji got that pack. Regular Midas only has one on Terunofuji. Tamawashi with the pack from sitting duck Oshoma is in rankings from the start, but only just. Tokihayate with an exceptionally large bout 1 pack, Midas enhanced, as was Wakamotoharu's - Hakuoho, Takerufuji and Takarafuji had not enough other kensho and even with these big packs couldn't make it to the rankings.

Day 1 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_01.pdf

６０:		Wakatakakage (M)
３２:		Kotozakura
２４:		Tobizaru
１８:		Hoshoryu
１５:		Wakamotoharu
１３:		Midorifuji
１２:		Mitakeumi
１０:		Oho
９:		Tamawashi
８:		Tokihayate

 

Tomorrow MLB is on Kotozakura-Abi, as the last 3 - before a possible Morinaga-sho. Nagatanien saves the kensho for later, the 3 ozeki only got the 2 on day 1, day 2 only the regular 3 have their standard set. Takasu is in the house from the start of makuuchi: 3 on Nishikigi and 5 on Hoshoryu - regular only 1 on Hoshoryu.Takayasu sponsor Tachikawa Tachihi (3 each day) like the NSK celebrates 100 years of existence. https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_02.pdf

Edited January 12 by Akinomaki

[Gaijingai 1,597]

More on the Dodgers/Cubs kensho:

https://dodgerstailgate.com/shohei-ohtani-mlb-prize-flags-steal-spotlight-at-sumo-event/2025/01/11/

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Day 1 had the most kensho ever for one day, 244. 60 placed on the last bout is still reported, no mention of the Morinaga-sho, so likely it were 61: the max pack

o o o o o o

with these 3 in it

o ooo   o o    oo o o  o

 

musubi-mae with a kensho from the jidaigeki channel  for the new Onihei-hankacho with Matsumoto Koshiro

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the 2nd biggest pack today

o o o o

the 3rd biggest

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new kensho banners from Noguchi Coin

o o

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Morinaga as expected on Kotozakura, should stay on him till he drops 2 behind the leader, except for some special pairing. Takasu arrived at his dangerous seat already in juryo, for Shirokuma-Ryuden - his 2 favorites both won, but Nishikigi will hardly ever make it into the rankings. Abi only made to 8th place in the rankings with the win - Hoshoryu in the musubi-mae had more this day (Takasu enhanced), Onosato as well, same size as on day 1, due to the combined pack of kensho no.2&5.

Day 2 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_02.pdf

６０:		Wakatakakage
４３:		Hoshoryu
３８:		Terunofuji
３２:		Kotozakura
２４:		Onosato
２４:		Tobizaru
２２:		Oho
２１:		Abi
１６:		Daieisho
１５:		Wakamotoharu

Tomorrow MLB on Hoshoryu-Wakatakakage, they are going down the banzuke with the bout selection, day 4 should be the Onosato bout.

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Tobizaru gets another ginboshi pack, next a kinboshi pack is in reach. The Morinaga-sho already after the first loss went to Hoshoryu today, or rather again to a bout with Wakatakakage

Day 3 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_03.pdf

７８:		Terunofuji
６０:		Wakatakakage
５９:		Hoshoryu (M)
４６:		Onosato
３９:		Tobizaru
３３:		Oho
３２:		Kotozakura
２９:		Abi
２０:		Mitakeumi
２０:		Daieisho

Tomorrow MLB as expected on Onosato, vs. Abi. Hoshoryu is down to his personal set of 4 against sponsorless Takanosho.

Day 2 pics - the record kensho basho has plenty of pics with the big packs

Terunofuji

oo

Takasu for Hoshoryu

o o

o o

Onosato

o oo

Abi

o o

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Tobizaru knows how to collect, 3rd kinboshi from Terunofuji and 3rd big pack this basho - 4-4 against Teru as yokozuna, including one fusensho. But Ab might do even better - Tobizaru had all the big pack bouts, Abi has still 2 to come - so far he won both in reach. Kensho wonder boy Oshoma with his 2nd win at last in the rankings, Kirishima needed just 1 - with big pack boost. - edit: the Morinagasho was on OHO!

Day 4 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_04.pdf

７８:		Terunofuji
７６:		Tobizaru
７０:		Wakatakakage
６３:		Hoshoryu
４６:		Onosato
４５:		Abi
４５:		Oho (M)
３２:		Kotozakura
２７:		Kirishima
２６:		Oshoma

Tomorrow MLB back to Terunofuji - they don't go down to sekiwake bouts. All bouts have kensho for the first time this basho.

Day 3  - last 3 bouts big packs

o o o

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and Endo

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Edited January 16 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Tobizaru jumped on top with a meager 3 kensho pack, from now on he's only going down the rankings, but not as fast as Terunofuji. Now the ozeki share the big pack in turns. Hopefully the redistribution for the last bout is published later,  the 6 personal each day for Terunofuji should be cancelled - from now on. Atamifuji into the rankings for his first win - in the new last bout. All big packs went to lower ranks, but Shodai needs more of these packs to enter the rankings - tomorrow the biggest is in reach.

Day 5 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_05.pdf

７９:		Tobizaru
７８:		Terunofuji
７０:		Wakatakakage
６６:		Oho (M)
６３:		Hoshoryu
４８:		Abi
４６:		Onosato
３９:		Atamifuji
３５:		Oshoma
３５:		Kirishima

Tomorrow MLB on Hoshoryu - first ozeki bout, no longer the same order of selection. Nagatanien lost their main man, now the ozeki all get 2 - except Kotozakura, who meets regular guy Atamifuji and has 3 - but likely he won't get them.

No more chance for Abi or others to get the yokozuna pack with attached kinboshi - Tobizaru was the last to collect that

o o oo o o o o o o o

 

for Kirishima

o o o

 

the meager Hoshoryu pack

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not much more than sponsorless Tamawashi

o o

 

more money related new kensho banners - another one celebrating 100 years

oo

 

Edited January 18 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

9 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Hopefully the redistribution for the last bout is published later,  the 6 personal each day for Terunofuji should be cancelled - from now on

Actually it had been posted, but Sanspo has vanished from my newspaper overview page, like the main sumo articles from NikkanSP did a while ago. http://www.sanspo.com/article/20250116-FGDAWUKRXZNWHAP7SRJSHO2JWQ/

Of the 31 for the planned bout, 19 went to Atamifuji in the new last bout, 5 to other bouts (Shodai-Kotozakura & more), 7 were cancelled

The Morinaga-sho yesterday was on Oho, fans seem to think he's the real deal now. For today I'll check it tomorrow, when the Abema broadcast is available - thanks to Asashosakari I now can download the original VODs and thus no longer use the live broadcasts on YT - I rather watch/record NHK live. Abema is weird with the makuuchi VOD though: the one up to juryo is available immediately, makuuchi only after next day's broadcast starts, till then it's still marked as active broadcast.

Edited January 16 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Likely it will stay this way at the top, unless Atamifuji gets the 3rd available big pack next - but in the end it should be Onosato and Hoshoryu 2nd.

Day 6 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_06.pdf

８４:		Onosato
７９:		Tobizaru
７９:		Oho (M)
７８:		Terunofuji
７４:		Hoshoryu
７４:		Wakatakakage
６３:		Atamifuji
５０:		Oshoma
４８:		Abi
４６:		Kirishima

Tomorrow MLB on Onosato, Kotozakura was skipped, maybe they rather want to have a bout with more winning chance for the ozeki. Kotozakura in the last bout was also removed from the Nagatanien list, Onosato has the 3 with Atamifuji.

day 5

Atamifuji

o o o o  oo  o

Oho
o o

Kirishima
o

Chiyoshoma
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Edited January 18 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Since day 4 the Morinaga-sho is on Oho.

Day 7 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_07.pdf

１０９:		Onosato
１０３:		Hoshoryu (M)
８５:		Tobizaru
８３:		Kotozakura
７９:		Oho
７８:		Terunofuji
７４:		Wakatakakage
６３:		Atamifuji
５９:		Kirishima
５０:		Oshoma

Tomorrow MLB on Kotozakura-Oho. Nagatanien keeps the 2 on Hoshoryu and Onosato, Kotozakura gets none.

day 6

Atamifuji distributing the money

  o o o o

Edited January 20 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Kotozakura is not yet out of the basho, Hoshoryu with his meager packs has to struggle to finish 2nd if he goes on like this and drops the big ones in the last bout. Shodai made it into the rankings with this, but it's too tedious to count the number in his pack - maybe it gets reported someway. That the lower end was 50 already on day 7 is a sign of the present kensho boom. Terunofuji with 78 will definitely drop out later on. Kensho attractor Oshoma with 4 wins isn't in the rankings anymore now, Abi surpassed him today, but it was not enough to return.

Day 8 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_08.pdf

１４４:		Onosato
１１２:		Kotozakura (M)
１０３:		Hoshoryu
８５:		Tobizaru
７９:		Oho
７８:		Terunofuji
７４:		Wakatakakage
７４:		Shodai
７１:		Kirishima
６３:		Atamifuji

Tomorrow MLB on Hoshoryu, vs. Hiradoumi. Sole leader Kinbozan joins the Nagatanien group, due to the Takerufuji bout, Chiyoshoma has none and they didn't know that he would drop from the lead.

Day 7

Kotozakura

ooo o o

Hoshoryu

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Edited January 20 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Îf he goes on like this, Hoshoryu will finish 3rd, Kotozakura hasn't given up yet on kachi-koshi. Kinbozan has to get several ginboshi to get into the rankings, so far only a komusubi next - but he got the Morinaga-sho, switching today from Oho, who had it on his bouts from day 4 to 8.

Day 9 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_09.pdf

１８６:		Onosato
１１２:		Kotozakura
１０３:		Hoshoryu
９３:		Oho
８５:		Tobizaru
８２:		Kirishima
８０:		Wakatakakage
７８:		Terunofuji
７５:		Shodai
６３:		Atamifuji

Tomorrow MLB on Onosato, vs. Gonoyama. Kinbozan stays, Onosato is dropped from the Nagatanien pay-list, Hoshoryu may follow.

Day 8

On 19/01/2025 at 11:25, Akinomaki said:

Shodai made it into the rankings with this, but it's too tedious to count the number in his pack - maybe it gets reported someway.

Abema made a whole article about how much it may have been, but the writer was too lazy to count

ooo o o o

same the other papers

ooo o 

Kotozakura

o o

Edited January 20 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

When Kotozakura wins a few more, Hoshoryu has no chance to catch up, with his meager envelop stack.

Day 10 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_10.pdf

２００:		Onosato
１５３:		Kotozakura
１２０:		Hoshoryu
１０２:		Oho
９１:		Kirishima
８５:		Wakatakakage
８５:		Tobizaru
８４:		Shodai
７８:		Terunofuji
６３:		Atamifuji

Tomorrow MLB on Kotozakura, vs. Wakatakakage. Hoshoryu stays on the Nagatanien list, for the musubi against Chiyoshoma, also Kinbozan has their 2, accidentally against Onosato.

Day 9

Hiradoumi

o o

Kinbozan - including his first Morinaga-sho

o

[Akinomaki 40,808]

On 20/01/2025 at 11:16, Akinomaki said:

On 19/01/2025 at 11:25, Akinomaki said:

Shodai made it into the rankings with this, but it's too tedious to count the number in his pack - maybe it gets reported some-way.

Abema made a whole article about how much it may have been, but the writer was too lazy to count

The sumo channel counted them - 51 - and posted a video of the parade, and a bit more (till Kotosubasa's yumitori)

 

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Kinbozan needs to win all ozeki bouts to get into the rankings. Abi was just outside the rankings and with a meager 3 kensho replaced Atamifuji, yesterday he also had the Morinaga-sho, which was again on Kinbozan.

Day 11 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_11.pdf

２００:		Onosato
１７９:		Kotozakura
１５５:		Hoshoryu
１０９:		Oho
１０１:		Kirishima
８５:		Wakatakakage
８５:		Tobizaru
８４:		Shodai
７８:		Terunofuji
６４:		Abi

Tomorrow MLB on Hoshoryu, vs. Kinbozan, with this Nagatanien saves 2 and places 2 also on the other 2 ozeki with yusho relevant opponents, who had 2 also today, Chiyoshoma against Hoshoryu and I overlooked it for Takerufuji against Daieisho. In addition the remaining yusho hopefuls for their bout get also 2, Oho against Kirishima.

Day 10

Takerufuji

o o o o

Edited January 22 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,808]

Atamifuji replaced Abi again, Onosato looks unstoppable here now. Hoshoryu has good chances for no. 2 if Kotozakura drops out, once he goes makekoshi. Takerufuji is lingering somewhere below, the musubi-mae had about 20, maybe somebody again counts his pack.

Day 12 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2501_12.pdf

２４０:		Onosato
１７９:		Kotozakura
１６９:		Hoshoryu (M)
１１８:		Kirishima
１０９:		Oho
８８:		Wakatakakage
８７:		Shodai
８５:		Tobizaru
７８:		Terunofuji
７２:		Atamifuji

Tomorrow MLB on Kotozakura, again vs. Kinbozan, the other 2 ozeki meet as well, Nagatanien has some to spare. 2 each are on Oho, vs. Ura, and Takerufuji, vs. Abi.

Day 11

Hoshoryu

o o

Kinbozan - with Morinaga-sho included again - his biggest pack ever so far, a bit below 20

o oo o

Kotozakura

o o

for Kirishima

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Edited January 24 by Akinomaki