Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 9 (edited) 2916 kensho have been applied for this time, most ever were 2955 for Hatsu. A change in the envelopes: so far half of what the rikishi get from the 70 000 Yen the sponsors pay per kensho was in it, 30 000 Yen, now only 10 000, the rest joins the savings account for the rikishi, like the other 30 000. Lately I took hours to put it in the envelopes: with only one banknote instead of 3, the yobidashi have time for other things again. Same fabricated security reason was also named as something that needed improvement. Rather the rikishi can now no longer give a large sum/a great meal to the lower ranked rikishi, which was a custom. Top in personal kensho is by a large margin Onosato: 310, followed by Hoshoryu with just 158, Kotozakura 145, Oho 126, kensho miracle Oshoma 120, Midorifuji 113, Kirishima 109. 15 new sponsors, Churanoumi gets some from a real estate company in Naha - a rare kensho from a company from Okinawa, the last 10 years there was none. o new banners o o o o I'm always amused by the sausage from Nipponham, that had a danpatsu-shiki a while ago: Schau Essen - esp. since I'm from Essen, a city of many fairs: Schau comes close to that o Edited May 9 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsurukame 10 Posted May 9 Off-topic, but now I'm wondering whether we've ever run across each other and just don't know it... Another interpretation of those words could be "Look! Food!", and this is conjuring up some quite amusing mental images, too. Stomachs grumbling all around the dohyo, and rikishi instinctively looking around for a pot of chanko-nabe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 9 I rather take the Schau-Essen as exhibition eating - like the gourmand battles rikishi and oyakata do vs. gluttony queens and the like 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 11 (edited) The quality of the torikumi sheets has deteriorated enormously - image instead of text that gets displayed clear for every zoom factor. I won't check the kensho details this basho. I'll add the Morinago-sho (M) later, when I spot them. Day 1 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_01.pdf ５４: Hoshoryu ４０: Onosato (M) ２６: Oho １２: Takerufuji １１: Meisei ９: Kirishima ８: Daieisho ８: Oshoma ７: Ryuden ６: Atamifuji ６: Tochitaikai The Akita Sakihokore rice kensho for Oho bouts this basho o Edited May 11 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 12 (edited) Day 2 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_02.pdf ９５: Hoshoryu ６６: Onosato (M) ４２: Oho ２２: Takerufuji １７: Kotozakura １６: Hakuoho １５: Atamifuji １３: Endo １３: Daieisho １１: Meisei day 1 pics lighter packs now - money weight down to one 3rd, envelope pack size the same - Hoshoryu with the biggest didn't care about that o o o Onosato o o Oho o Edited May 13 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 13 (edited) Day 3 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_03.pdf ９５: Hoshoryu ９５: Onosato ９２: Oho (M) ３２: Takerufuji ２４: Endo ２０: Hakuoho １９: Daieisho １８: Wakatakakage １８: Meisei １７: Kirishima １７: Kotozakura Day 2 pics Sponsor in the house = 5 Takasu kensho for the Hoshoryu bout and also for Nishikigi as a special service (usually 1 or 2) - and both won o o o o Onosato o o Edited May 15 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 14 (edited) Day 4 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_04.pdf １２６: Onosato (M) ９５: Hoshoryu ９２: Oho ３５: Kotozakura ３２: Takerufuji ３１: Abi ３０: Endo ２７: Wakatakakage ２６: Daieisho ２６: Hakuoho ２６: Kirishima Day 3 big pack pics - Oho o o o o o o o Edited May 15 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 15 (edited) Day 5 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_05.pdf １５６: Onosato (M) １２７: Hoshoryu ９２: Oho ４８: Kotozakura ４０: Wakatakakage ４０: Abi ３９: Daieisho ３２: Takerufuji ３０: Hakuoho ３０: Endo Day 4 pics - Abi o Endo o Edited May 16 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 16 (edited) Day 6 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_06.pdf １７５: Onosato (M) １６１: Hoshoryu ９２: Oho ７０: Kotozakura ５０: Abi ４５: Wakatakakage ３９: Atamifuji ３９: Daieisho ３７: Hakuoho ３４: Kirishima Day 5 pics another regular clinic kensho for Hoshoryu, after Takasu clinic, Nishitan clinic is walking - the day Takasu put 5, they had 5 as well, usually both have 1, but on day 5 Nishitan had also 5 o o o Edited May 16 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 17 (edited) Day 7 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_07.pdf ２１５: Onosato (M) ２１２: Hoshoryu ９２: Oho ７０: Kotozakura ５３: Wakatakakage ５０: Abi ４８: Atamifuji ４４: Kirishima ４１: Hakuoho ３９: Daieisho ３９: Oshoma Day 6 big pack pics o o Edited May 18 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 18 (edited) Onosato's packs are nearly as big as the yokozuna pack in the last bout, when he's in the penultimate bout, and else also big enough to stay in front for a while with a 2 pack lead - they are regularly Morinaga-sho enhanced - now Hoshoryu at last managed to get in front again. With another loss he may drop back to 2nd - in the end one loss more should still have him finish no. 1. Nobody else can come even close to these 2, Kotozakura hadn't been able to reach 3rd place till now, but that spot is reserved for him. One loss was enough for co-leader Hakuoho to drop out of the rankings - and Aonishiki can only enter them if he wins against Y/O Day 8 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_08.pdf ２６３: Hoshoryu ２４８: Onosato ９６: Kotozakura ９２: Oho ７０: Wakatakakage ５６: Abi ５４: Oshoma ５１: Daieisho ４８: Atamifuji ４４: Kirishima Day 7 pics Hoshoryu o o o o Onosato in the penultimate bout o o Aonishiki o Edited May 18 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 19 (edited) Day 9 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_09.pdf ２９４: Hoshoryu ２７８: Onosato (M) １１１: Kotozakura ９２: Oho ７０: Wakatakakage ６４: Abi ６３: Oshoma ５９: Kirishima ５７: Atamifuji ５１: Daieisho Day 8 pics - Hoshoryu o o o o o o o o o Wakatakakage o Edited May 20 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 20 (edited) Day 10 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_10.pdf ３２６: Hoshoryu ３００: Onosato １１１: Kotozakura ９２: Oho ７９: Kirishima ７６: Wakatakakage (M) ７２: Oshoma ６７: Atamifuji ６５: Abi ５９: Daieisho ５９: Meisei There must have been something in the torikumi that caused some sponsors to rearrange their picks - the torikumi sheet with the kensho was even more late than on the last day(s), for day 11 back to normal. Not normal is that for the first time this basho, tomorrow the penultimate bout Onosato-Wakatakakage has more kensho than the last bout. Day 9 pics - The Abema related media (NikkanSp is one) are obsessed with Hoshoryu's kensho packs this basho - first time the yokozuna really cashes in on his rank o o o o o Onosato is a minor player here, but the only regular o Edited May 21 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 21 (edited) If this continues and Onosato has sometimes more on his bouts than Hoshoryu, he'll finish top if he beats Hoshoryu on day 15 - that bout should have 61 Day 11 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_11.pdf ３５７: Hoshoryu ３３８: Onosato (M) １２２: Kotozakura １０２: Oho ８９: Kirishima ８７: Oshoma ７６: Wakatakakage ７１: Abi ６８: Daieisho ６７: Atamifuji Day 10 pics - wide selection of bouts this time Hoshoryu o o o o o o Onosato o o o with Morinaga-sho for Wakatakakage o o o o for Daieisho o rare: Sadanoumi o Edited May 22 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 22 (edited) Hoshoryu mustn't lose another bout, not just the one on day 15, else Onosato ends up top. Kotozakura needs at least one more win to ensure 3rd place. Should Kirishima get Onosato on day 14 and wins and Kotozakura, now that he has kachikoshi, loses to the 2 above him, Kirishima will end up 3rd. Day 12 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_12.pdf ３７０: Onosato (M) ３５７: Hoshoryu １４０: Kotozakura １２８: Kirishima １０２: Oho ８８: Wakatakakage ８７: Oshoma ７３: Daieisho ７１: Abi ６７: Atamifuji Day 11 pack pics - Hoshoryu o o Onosato's bigger o o o Tomorrow Onosato's pack (-Kotozakura) is much bigger than that of Hoshoryu (-Daieisho) Edited May 24 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,388 Posted May 22 If Onosato is already getting comparable kensho numbers to the yokozuna (3 wins more, but still), then once he'll get the rope the kensho rain must be unstoppable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 23 (edited) Day 13 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_13.pdf ４１８: Onosato (M) ３９６: Hoshoryu １４５: Kirishima １４０: Kotozakura １１２: Oho ９４: Wakatakakage ８７: Oshoma ７３: Daieisho ７１: Abi ６８: Meisei Day 12 pics - if Hoshoryu doesn't win, the interest in the big pack vanishes - or Kirishima is discriminated against: he also is denied the chance to the big Onosato pack, which is about the same size as the first y-o pack this basho - and the shukun-sho chance Onosato o o o Edited May 24 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 24 The winner of the last bout tomorrow will finish top, Kotozakura may not be able to get to 3rd with a win, the kensho list is not out yet. Day 14 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_14.pdf ４７０: Onosato ４４９: Hoshoryu １６５: Kirishima １４０: Kotozakura １３０: Oho １０３: Wakatakakage ９５: Oshoma ７７: Meisei ７３: Daieisho ７１: Abi Day 13 pics - the biggest pack for Onoato o o o o o o o Wakatakakage o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 24 (edited) 10 hours ago, Akinomaki said: The winner of the last bout tomorrow will finish top, Kotozakura may not be able to get to 3rd with a win, the kensho list is not out yet. The kensho list for tomorrow shows for the last bout about 60 (and it will get the Morinaga-sho), the winner will finish above 500 - and the top 2 together close to 1000. For the Kotozakura bout 40, for Kirishima about 20 and for Oho about 13 kensho: Kotozakura will finish 5th if he loses and Oho wins. Kirishima will finish 3rd with a win or if Kotozakura loses. Oshoma can still get above 100. Day 14 pics - Hoshoryu o o Onosato o o o o Aonishiki o Edited May 24 by Akinomaki 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 25 The proper order restored - except for the soon sole but minor ozeki, Oho won and delegated him to 5th place. Daieisho with that big ozeki pack could also get over 100 like Oshoma managed. Oshoma as new sanyaku will make another jump in the personal kensho rankings next basho. 8 above 100 this basho, 10th place at 75 - the kensho flood era continues. The full ranking will be interesting, I'll post it when the next Nikkan banzuke appears. Day 15 https://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/honbasho/kansen/torikumi/2505_15.pdf ５０９: Hoshoryu ４７０: Onosato １６５: Kirishima １４３: Oho １４０: Kotozakura １１７: Wakatakakage １１２: Daieisho １０７: Oshoma ７７: Meisei ７５: Atamifuji 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 25 On 09/05/2025 at 22:06, Akinomaki said: 2916 kensho have been applied for this time, most ever were 2955 for Hatsu. No full kyujo and in the end the basho ended with the most kensho ever: 2849, the most applied for ever Hatsu basho ended with 2815. The day with the most was as usual day 15 with 231 kensho. https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2025052500343&g=spo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,186 Posted May 25 8 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: On 09/05/2025 at 22:06, Akinomaki said: 2916 kensho have been applied for this time No full kyujo and in the end the basho ended with the most kensho ever: 2849 I wonder what caused the cancellation of 67 kensho - the 5 days Kotoshoho was out won't have reduced it by more than about 20, the scrapping of the Onosato-Kirishima bout likely caused a few, but the rest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
