Greetings

[昭和五十八太郎]

Greetings from an avid Sumo fan who grew up in Japan and missed going to the Kokugikan every few months for some great sumo. :)

I'm Swedish, studying in the UK. Keep up with sumo on the news and any youtube videos I can find. :)

[Manekineko]

Hello to our first member with shikona in kanji. (Whistling...) Can we call you Showa58 for short?

[昭和五十八太郎]

Well, Taro would seem faster, although my name is Sebastian. :) I don't mind any nickname.

[Fay]

Welcome to the forum ... still a nice avatar ... (Whistling...)

[Chiyomaru]

(Shaking head...) Hello and (Whistling...)

[昭和五十八太郎]

Cheers, it's been fun browsing the forums today. And yes, Kotonowaka, what a legend. :) That tournament where he started flawlessly and came close to winning the Emperors Cup was a good one.

Also, I recall one bout between him and Takanonami, the referee looked like a midget in that one :P

[Jakusotsu]

Saw him this morning walking around Shiodome wearing a Japan soccer shirt with his name on the back.

Unreal. We spent about two days in all posh districts of Tokyo failing to even find a L sized soccer shirt. (Thinking in depth...)

[昭和五十八太郎]

Yeah, I grew up with Konishiki, I mean he entered Sumo the year before I was born, and his greatest days were when I was 5-6 so it inevitably had a pretty big impact upon my perception of him, and I was among the many fans who cheered him on even in his Makunouchi career. I even wrestled against him once B-) as a little kid. That was fun. THere were very many of us. :P We beat him, but I think he may have let us. (Applauding...)

[Fujisan]

Welcome on board Sebastien :-P

Chuck in your salt :-D and join the fray...

Where in the UK are you studying?

[昭和五十八太郎]

Cheers. I look forward to having some good discussions with many knowledgable fans of the sport. :-D Will hopefully not disappoint with my own understanding of things.

I'm in York right now.

[Tikozan]

(A yokozuna...) to the forum and greetings from Germany (Showing respect...)