Some more pictures

[Jakusotsu]

There are only four good pictures on that calender, the rest is just photoshop made filler, like all the sekitori standing on the stairs.

Don't tell me the Lego Yokozuna Pirate is no photoshop job?! (...and where is the fourth?) :-)

[That-Satsu-Guy]

There are only four good pictures on that calender, the rest is just photoshop made filler, like all the sekitori standing on the stairs.

Don't tell me the Lego Yokozuna Pirate is no photoshop job?! (...and where is the fourth?) :-)

Actually, that Lego guy is a cowboy themed Lego that I painted as a still-life in college.

Asashoryu is the January-February page from the calendar, and I couldn't bring myself to throw it away.

[arcus]

These pictures are great. (Shaking head...) Thanks for sharing! Do you know where they were taken?

These pictures taken from the Mongolian wall calendar (Laughing...) .

Edited April 1, 2008 by arcus

[kaiguma]

Asa and future yokozuna Ama.

Ah, a man after my own heart!

(assuming Arcus is a man. Apologies if otherwise (Shaking head...))

[Manekineko]

A favor, please: could you let me know (by PM, so not to clutter this topic) are the images I posted on first pages visible? I cannot load public-access files on my account, which is probably due to server change, and possibly to my new location (Japan! at last). So before I start bothering my admin with long-distance mails, I would like a check. Thank you. (Sign of approval...)

Edit: three people say they are gone. That's good enough for me, I shall go forth and bother. When I get the time. ;-)

Edited April 7, 2008 by Manekineko

[aderechelsea]

thought i'll give this topic a bit of a revival, soooo .... here goes:

Some Taiho pics

[aderechelsea]

Kashiwado in Paris

[aderechelsea]

Tochihikari (on the right of course) with Tochinishiki (don't remember his name as an Oyakata)

as a young recruit

with kesho

batting

with his class at school. I cannot read the caption bu ti guess he is at the top row second from right :-)

with wife

[aderechelsea]

Kitanofuji and Kotozakura

Sadanoyama

his wife and kid

throwing his kid in the air but it doesn't look it cares. Keeps on eating something ... :-)

now it's getting eaten by a dog but wouldn't care less again ... ;-)

[Kaiomitsuki]

Thank you very much :-)

Kashiwado in Paris

Trocadero...

Ecole Militaire (Military school... behind Eiffel Tower)

Trocadero place and the Eiffel tower

with Jean from Paris

Arc de Triomphe

[aderechelsea]

former Haguroyama snipping the oicho-mage of Hagurohana

and the final result

another snipped oicho .. this time Iwakaze's

Aonoumi doing some teppo exercises

Tenchiyama got jealous

Mitsuhikari doing some weights

[aderechelsea]

Tochinoumi doing some keiko

stretching his back

getting some massage on the neck

enjoying a cigarette after keiko ... :-)

[Washuyama]

Tochihikari (on the right of course) with Tochinishiki (don't remember his name as an Oyakata)

He was Kasugano for years, but I don't know if he had a different kabu immediately after his retirement prior to assuming Kasugano.

[Harry]

with his class at school. I cannot read the caption bu ti guess he is at the top row second from right :-)

小学校のころも相撲は大好きだった。真中の一番背の高いのが栃光

"While at primary school too, he loved sumo. The middle[row]'s tallest is Tochihikari."

You can see that he is a head taller than the other boys in his row.

[aderechelsea]

few more ...

Kitanofuji

Kotozakura

[aderechelsea]

Usui (Juryo9 Tochibayama) on the right ... no idea who's the other one so i included the caption.

Usui again

physical exams for the new entrants of January 1966.

[Harry]

thought i'll give this topic a bit of a revival, soooo .... here goes:

Some Taiho pics

Note that the kanji for 打 in the caption is a more complicated version that I cannot type with the IME though both are utsu うつ with similar meaning. Overall this caption uses very complicated versions of kanji even though simpler versions exist for most. It is possible that a row of characters is missing from the bottom but I have just gone with what I can see.

Caption:

ヨイショノ　大きな打て声とともに、大本は軽々と、大鵬上に。

伊豆山腹を背に、大鵬は伸び伸びとトレーニングを竣

"Heave ho," a big striking voice Taiho lofts a big log with ease.

At the back of the Izu mountainside, Taiho is refreshed when he completes his training.

[Doitsuyama]

Usui (Juryo9 Tochibayama) on the right ... no idea who's the other one so i included the caption.

It's Tachihikari in his first basho as Ms50Td.

[Harry]

now it's getting eaten by a dog but wouldn't care less again ... :-)

Caption:

体だけは大きいが、まだ生まれて一年足らずのシェパードは恵美子ちゃんの仲よし。

恵美子ちゃんの姿を見て一散に駆けてきな

Only its body is big but the yet to be one year old shepherd is Emikochan's good friend.

It rushes in at full speed to see Emikochan

[Harry]

Mitsuhikari doing some weights

Interesting that someone wrote his name on his mawashi so he wouldn't mix it up with everyone else's...

[Harry]

Usui (Juryo9 Tochibayama) on the right ... no idea who's the other one so i included the caption.

Caption:

新弟子として入った大学相撲出身の小戸（幕下五十枚目格付出し）と臼井（前相撲）の初土俵には差がある。

好成績を残して初土俵を飾った二人は両国の街を散歩しながら、健闘を誓い合った

There is a difference between Obe (Makushita 50, later Tachihikari as Doitsuyama said above) the shindeshi who entered originally from university sumo and Usui(maezumo)'s first dohyo appearances.

The two men who left their first dohyo appearances with good results promised a good fight while strolling down the road in Ryokoku.

Usui again

Note below that 励む is displayed but the kanji version used above is an older more comlicated version so it doesn't look exactly the same but the meaning is the same.

Caption:

小戸、臼井につづいて晨大から入った山田（時津風）はけいこに励む

Obe, Usui continued with Yamada (Tokitsukaze beya) who entered from Shindai doing diligent keiko.

Edited April 19, 2008 by Harry

[aderechelsea]

Interesting that someone wrote his name on his mawashi so he wouldn't mix it up with everyone else's...

not really .... most rikishi do.

[Harry]

and the final result

Caption:

「十年間の土俵に心残りはない。今後は後進の指導に当たり立派な力士を作りたい」と語を羽黒花は、マゲのない頭に手をやって笑う

"Ten years of the dohyo, I have no regrets. From now on, I want to make truly splendid rikishis by developing them with my guidance," said Hagurohana, laughing as he touches his hand to his mageless head.

[Harry]

Interesting that someone wrote his name on his mawashi so he wouldn't mix it up with everyone else's...

not really .... most rikishi do.

I guess I haven't looked closely enough as I haven't seen many who do.

[Harry]

Kotozakura

Caption:

けいこ場で自信満々の笑いを見せる琴桜

At the keiko place Kotozakura could be seen confidently brimming full with laughter.