Robo's Last Stand

[Kaiomitsuki]

"Serve the public trust. Protect the innocent. Uphold the law."

[ScreechingOwl]

Shouldn't this topic be renamed "Robo's Last Strand"? And since when did Takamiyama become the slightly svelter doppleganger of Francis Ford Coppala?

[Kintamayama]

"But I didn't know that the cheese belonged to Oyakata.."

Edited October 6, 2013 by Kintamayama

[Yubinhaad]

Some more pictures.

Furiwake-oyakata with his final oicho-mage, waiting for the day's events to begin.

At the entrance.

With his parents and one of his brothers.

Loads of fans trying to get pictures and autographs.

Apples from his hometown, Itayanagi in Aomori prefecture.

Copies of his book were also available.

Jesse arrives.

Sekitori from Takasago-ichimon were in the lobby to greet visitors. The four nearest the camera here are all from Kokonoe-beya: Chiyonokuni, Chiyomaru, Chiyotairyu and Chiyoo.

And the four nearest in this one are Oiwato, Okinoumi, Asasekiryu and Chiyootori.

Takamisakari's kesho-mawashi were on display.

Onomatsu-beya's Wakayama and Shinohara performed shokkiri, along with gyoji Kimura Hideaki.

Sumo jinku performance. Akinokawa is on the mike.

Tokoyama demonstration with Okinoumi and Tokomichi.

Tsunashime demonstration with Yokozuna Hakuho.

One last time...

Taking on the kids.

On to the danpatsu-shiki. Yokozuna Hakuho makes his cut.

Wakanosato.

Akebono.

Azumazeki-oyakata.

Yobidashi Daikichi becomes a temporary hat stand as the mischievous Takamiyama prepares to make the final cut.

Kaisei, Kyokutenho and Tokitenku in the hanamichi.

Homasho and his son, who wore a matching kesho-mawashi.

Kitataiki in the shitaku-beya. He celebrated his 31st birthday yesterday, October 5th.

Aran on the dohyo for the first time as a member of Kasugano-beya.

Tidy-up time for Furiwake-oyakata.

Joined again by his parents and both of his brothers this time.

And at the party venue afterwards.

Edited October 6, 2013 by Yubinhaad

[Akinomaki]

Some more from the morning papers




Yaku Mitsuru


Demon ->Tospo: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/sports/sumou/191638/attachment/高見盛引退、デーモン閣下/




Former sprinter Dai Tamesue (400m hurdles WCh. 3rd)








flowers from actress etc. Shino Ikenami


The soft-Mohican style
Both Azumaseki-oyakata had ordered him to search for a bride, the present one is satisfied now with the fashionable (said to attract women) hairstyle.






With parents



someone put the NHK news7 video on Youtube

final robo action

final keiko

the speech

[ALAKTORN]

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/20131007/sum13100705020000-p4.jpg

Someone needs to add funny text to this.

[Asashosakari]

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/20131007/sum13100705020000-p4.jpg

Someone needs to add funny text to this.

I think he was just afraid the dark spirit of the woman he once dragged off the dohyo had returned.

[Benevolance]

Was her motive for that ever explained? I looked around the forum but couldn't see an answer...

[Randomitsuki]

Lady at the bottom left: And then - bang! - I'm gonna smack you with a harite from hell!

[Asashosakari]

Lady at the bottom left: And then - bang! - I'm gonna smack you with a harite from hell!

And Oiwato is thinking, "She's just saying that now, but in the end she'll henka me like everybody else..." Edited October 8, 2013 by Asashosakari

[Akinomaki]

Takamisakari's last dohyo appearance for 9min - keiko with kids and last Robo show

Danpatsu-shiki

and more videos from the event on MyJetSetLife's Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/MyJetSetLife/videos

Edited October 11, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

On the net on Sports Japan tomorrow, details in the post in Program announcement.

[Akinomaki]

Digest of cutters (new)

Takamisakari story told before the final cut by Takamiyama, appearing at 5:16

Furiwake with family

[Akinomaki]

Sankei Sports for the last 5 days of the year has brought daily long 2 page articles interviewing Takamisakari/Furiwake-oyakata – mostly the same stories, but in more detail.

The 3rd article focusses on his middle school 3^rd year and recounts his first major amateur title, chūgaku yokozuna.

Skipping the real names: first at the Aomori preliminary tournament, beating in the 3-way play-off same years Bushuyama (Onogawa-oy.) and Wakanosato to represent the prefecture in the national tournament in the kokugikan. Beating there Miyabiyama (Futagoyama-oy.) in the preliminary rounds, then beating Kotomitsuki in the semi-f. after a kind of mono-ii and like on a rail-road track moving the opponent in the final straight out. Magaki-oyakata wanted to scout him, but also while wanting a high school degree he thought the win to be a one time luck: before and after that time in school sumo he had to struggle. At last in his 3^rd high school year he beat Kotomitsuki in the final of the kokutai juniors and with that proceeded to the Nichidai sumo team.

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131227/sum13122710000001-n1.html

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131228/sum13122810000003-n1.html

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131229/sum13122910000001-n1.html

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131230/sum13123010000000-n1.html

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131231/sum13123110000000-n1.html

[yorikiried by fate]

[Chisaiyama]

Don't be dissin the Demon Kogure, he's a quite knowledgeable and articulate sumo fan.