Kintamayama 46,753 Posted July 30 (edited) Jonidan: Fujinotani Ginseizan Jonokuchi: Kototaisei Wakayahara (yahara means "You piece of sh%^" in Hebrew..) Uchiumi Nakaie Hashimoto Fujihara Edited July 30 by Kintamayama 1 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,570 Posted July 30 (edited) The Nikkan gallery Fujinotani o Ginseizan o Kototaisei o Wakayahara o Uchiumi o Nakaie o Hashimoto o Fujihara o Edited July 30 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripe 80 Posted July 30 Nobody above Jonidan? Is that a first? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dairenzu 8 Posted July 30 Surprising to me that Ginseizan chose to retire now, rather than wait one more basho and retire with Otake oyakata and probably some of their other older rikishi. Wonder if only him retiring now means anything about what will happen with Otake-beya over the next two months, or maybe it was personal and he just didn't want to be at that last senshuraku party. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,464 Posted July 31 (edited) Fan favourite Shikimori Kazenosuke no longer appears on the JSA website. He is very popular and had a ring presence far beyond his age. Disappointing loss. I have no idea why he's retired. Edited July 31 by Katooshu 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 1,099 Posted July 31 Kazenosuke is the one who dealt very well with that jikan mae a couple of basho ago. Sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,570 Posted July 31 (edited) 22 hours ago, Katooshu said: Fan favourite Shikimori Kazenosuke no longer appears on the JSA website. He is very popular and had a ring presence far beyond his age. Disappointing loss. I have no idea why he's retired. His last work was the last bout of the jonokuchi tomoesen ketteisen his jonokuchi shift on day 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h4F69lMe7Q No comments so far about the reason he quit Edited August 1 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 1,747 Posted August 1 Hoping it's just that he decided there were better career paths. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,570 Posted August 1 22 hours ago, Katooshu said: Fan favourite Shikimori Kazenosuke no longer appears on the JSA website. He is very popular and had a ring presence far beyond his age. Disappointing loss. I have no idea why he's retired. 9 hours ago, Akinomaki said: His last work was the last bout of the jonokuchi tomoesen ketteisen No comments so far about the reason he quit NikkanSp has a few pics: Hatsu, Natsu o o The NSK PR department confirmed that he quit and gave no explanation about why. The whole basho, till the end he worked as usual. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 1,099 Posted August 1 Sudden ozumo retirements with no immediate explanations fill me with a sense of dread. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaitetsu 346 Posted August 1 He is a known rakugo fan. There is a rakugo event where his former Oshiogawa heya will take part officially, maybe he decided to take another performer career and will be announced then as a rakugo student? Here is the news about it https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/photonews/photonews_nsInc_202507310001313-0.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,570 Posted August 1 (edited) One would expect that the heya gives some information, but though they had heya news after the basho https://oshiogawa.com/ニュース一覧/ nothing about Kazenosuke - last the praise for his performance at the shinjo shusse presentation on day 8 https://oshiogawa.com/news/風之助 新序出世披露登場！/ with "He's still learning, watch over his progress with gentle eyes!" in the end He's gone from the list of urakata on the heya site as well Edited August 1 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,520 Posted August 3 On 01/08/2025 at 04:30, Koorifuu said: Sudden ozumo retirements with no immediate explanations fill me with a sense of dread. As in life too. A very popular colleague suddenly gave two-weeks notice without warning and the popular store he also ran a couple of months later had a sign on the door that says 'closed permanently'. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 11,927 Posted August 3 I always had a soft spot for Ginseizan, who joined with no sumo experience and had been a speed skater during his school years. He deserves credit for reaching Makushita, even if only for a single basho. On 15/02/2012 at 07:31, Kintamayama said: One of the height-challenged new recruits is an ex-speed skater, 19 year old 茅野 Kayano.(Kajino? Does he gamble?).He left school at the second year of Junior high but dreamed of being a rikishi since he was small. After seeing Ootake Oyakata on TV attempting to recruit new deshi, he decided to join his heya."It's a cheerful heya, and I would like to gradually add to my physical strength," he said. *no: When former Taiho-beya rikishi Shishiho left the Kyokai in the early 90s, he opened a restaurant in what is now Inazawa city, Aichi prefecture, where his wife's family lived. Otake-beya went on to use the place as their lodgings for the Nagoya basho, as the shisho had been close friends with Shishiho until his death in 2006. More recently, former stablemate Denzan has taken over the running of the restaurant, and Ginseizan will be going to work there from now on. A few pictures from his danpatsu-shiki at the senshuraku party. Spoiler Ginseizan has his first and last oichomage prepared by heya tokoyama, Tokonao. Oho. Moriurara. Shinyashiki, I think. Naya. Kotetsu. Former stablemate and future employer Denzan. Otake-oyakata (former Juryo Dairyu) makes the tomebasami to conclude the danpatsu-shiki. Ginseizan after a better haircut and a new suit, and back on stage to say farewell. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
