2013 Autumn Jungyo

[Yubinhaad]

Preparations for the autumn jungyo, which gets underway next weekend in Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture.

So nobody is late, Kimura Shoji prepares copies of the bus schedules.

So nobody gets lost, Kimura Takanosuke prepares the signs which will be posted outside the various hotels which will be used during the jungyo.

And Shikimori Kazuki prepares the itabanzuke for the opening event.

[Yubinhaad]

The Kyokai posted pictures of the flyers for the forthcoming jungyo. I'll leave out the reverse-side ones, they only show ticket prices, seating arrangements and so on.

Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture, October 12th.

Yokohama, Yokohama prefecture, October 13th.

Tsuchiura, Ibaraki prefecture, October 14th.

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, October 19th.

Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, October 20th.

Ayabe, Kyoto prefecture, October 21st.

Marugame, Kagawa prefecture, October 22nd.

Izumo, Shimane prefecture, October 23rd (dohyo-iri at the Izumo Taisha shrine) and 24th (event proper).

Masuda, Shimane prefecture, October 25th.

Hiroshima, Hiroshima prefecture, October 26th.

Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture, October 27th.

And three more preparation pictures. Kimura Satoshi is starting work on the itabanzuke for the third event of the jungyo, in Tsuchiura.

And Kimura Shoji is shown writing more accomodation signs, also for Tsuchiura.

[Akinomaki]

The whole party departed in 8 big buses for the jungyo. Endo with them: “The pain has mostly disappeared. (For keiko bouts etc.) I can't mount the dohyo yet, can't be helped. I'll cure the injury without doing anything unreasonable." At the moment he does light shiko stamping and suri-ashi only and like planned wants to take part in the dohyo-iri.

Kyujo are Aminishiki, Yoshikaze, Masunoyama, juryo Tochinoshin, Oiwato, Satoyama.






http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/general/2013/10/11/0006411895.shtml
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/10/11/kiji/K20131011006790390.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131011-1202803.html

Edit: I also from now on will mostly add new details and pics from new articles of the same day about the same subject to the same post.

Edited October 11, 2013 by Akinomaki

[dingo]

The Tsuchiura flyer still has a photo with Baruto on it... sniff, sniff

[Yubinhaad]

Some more pictures of the departure from the Kokugikan.

On jungyo a handful of veteran sekitori are tasked with offering guidance to the younger rikishi and making sure everyone behaves well in public during the tour. For this jungyo those veterans are Wakanosato, Toyonoshima, Kyokutenho, Kitataiki and Okinoumi.

Endo.

Tanzo.

Sadanofuji and Tokushinho.

Asahisho.

Takayasu.

Chiyomaru and Chiyoo.

Chiyootori, showing off the new wallet he received from his stablemates - October 11th was his 21st birthday.

And with Chiyotairyu.

Ikioi.

Okinoumi.

Chiyomaru with the poster for the Kyushu basho. In the background is sanyaku gyoji Kimura Tamamitsu.

Onomatsu-beya's shokkiri performers Shinohara and Wakayama.

Rikishi get on board one of the eight buses used for the trip.

Gyoji and yobidashi waiting to leave, from left Kimura Soichiro, yobidashi Hiromasa, Kimura Kintaro, yobidashi Mikio and Takahiro.

Kimura Asanosuke (left) and Kimura Chishu (centre).

And finally the sharp dressed man, Shikimori Tamasaburo.

[Akinomaki]

At the jungyo Endo got the expected loud cheers at the dohyo-iri. He did light basic keiko off the dohyo and fan service, signing and posing with fans for photos.






With Chiyotairyu at the departure yesterday



Kisenosato was the sole among the yokozuna/ozeki to do training bouts, 8-1 with Shohozan. Goeido did 8 in a row.
Hakuho lend his chest in butsukari-geiko to Kotoyuki.


http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/10/12/kiji/K20131012006796970.html
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/news/131012/mrt13101219110001-n1.htm
http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/E20131012001.htm
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131012-1203330.html

[Yubinhaad]

Just a few pictures from the opening event of this jungyo in Kumagaya.

Yobidashi Shin on the taiko drum.

Sekitori were available to sign autographs and pose for pictures with the fans. Terunofuji in this one (and Homarefuji off to the left of shot).

Okinoumi and Takekaze.

Myogiryu and Ikioi.

Azumaryu and Yoshiazuma.

Endo.

Juryo keiko session, Osunaarashi on the dohyo.

The itabanzuke created by Shikimori Kazuki (shown in the opening post of this thread) was on display in the hall.

Edited October 17, 2013 by Yubinhaad

[Mukonoso]

Just curious... the autograph signing guys all have signs over their shoulder with their names. Does that mean that even to Japanese, most sumo wrestlers look alike?

[kuroimori]

Just curious... the autograph signing guys all have signs over their shoulder with their names. Does that mean that even to Japanese, most sumo wrestlers look alike?

Could also be intended for the rikishi in order to be in the right place (at the right time)

[Akinomaki]

Endo did shiko stamping and push-ups etc. below the dohyo. Hakuho: “Don't do something unreasonable. Cure it quickly!”

The line of fans to get his sign grew to more than 30, about 300 got one: “If it promotes sumo's popularity … I'll do what I can right now.” Onaruto-oyakata encouraged him but in the end had to put a stop to it, Endo did it for about 30 minutes.

Shinchosha's culture magazine for women around 30 “ROLa” interviewed him afterwards (editor in chief is a fan of him, sold Nov. 30^th): “I appreciate any accounts, but a women's magazine is unexpected.”

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20131013101.htm

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131013/sum13101305020000-n1.html

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/10/13/kiji/K20131013006800440.html

http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2013/10/13/0006416690.shtml

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20131012-OHT1T00217.htm

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131013-1203502.html

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho's dohyo-iri at the Kumagaya jungyo basho on the 12th – about 3500 spectators
http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/news/2013/10/13/02.html

Yokohama on the 13th

Goeido was 3-5 in sanban-geiko with Kotoshogiku.
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131013/sum13101318070001-n1.html

Daikiho got his first Ōichō-mage
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131013-1203779.html

[Yubinhaad]

A few morepictures from Yokohama.

It was yobidashi Kaito's turn on the taiko drum here.

Gagamaru and Kyokutenho meeting the fans.

Tochiozan and Goeido.

Makuuchi keiko session.

Baruto visited the jungyo, here meeting Osunaarashi.

And Chiyotairyu.

Daikiho poses proudly with his first oicho-mage.

Tate Yobidashi Hideo on the dohyo.

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Briefly back to Kumagaya, where Toyonoshima went for a ride...

Edited October 14, 2013 by Yubinhaad

[Akinomaki]

Yokohama with about 3200 spectators – dohyo-iri with babies
http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1310140006/


Goeido with Kotoshogiku (3-5)
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20131013-OHT1T00229.htm
http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2013/10/14/0006418750.shtml




Endo doing shiko in a corner – he got cautioned: “You have to come close to the dohyo. It's impolite while your seniors are on the dohyo. Looking is keiko as well.” In Kyushu he will still be Endo, it was confirmed that there will be no name change yet.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/10/14/kiji/K20131014006807180.html
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131014/sum13101405020001-n1.html


Baruto with Ōsunaarashi
http://www.daily.co.jp/sumo/2013/10/14/0006419159.shtml



Writing the ita-banzuke for the Kanazawa basho
http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20131014104.htm

[Mark.Buckton]

Hakuho's dohyo-iri at the Kumagaya jungyo basho on the 12th – about 3500 spectators

http://www.saitama-np.co.jp/news/2013/10/13/02.html

Yokohama on the 13th

Goeido was 3-5 in sanban-geiko with Kotoshogiku.

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131013/sum13101318070001-n1.html

Daikiho got his first Ōichō-mage

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131013-1203779.html

numbers low @ Kumagaya as there was a major football game in the town same day - Emperor's Cup. Omiya VS top of J2 - Gamba Osaka.

Omiya won on penalties.

[Akinomaki]

Today Tsuchiura, Ibaraki: same/close-by city locals Takayasu and Kisenosato at an interview with a local NHK caster.
Takayasu in keiko was 4-8 with Kotoshogiku and did butsukari-geiko with Hakuho, Kisenosato was 8-0 with Tochiozan. Kotoshogiku did not take part in the afternoon bouts due to lower back pain.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131014-1204235.html
http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/general/2013/10/14/0006419488.shtml
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20131014-OYT1T00506.htm




Endo did his first clumsy butsukari-geiko, he was on the dohyo with Tokitenku: “I thought to endure the pain, but it was a bit early.” On the 19^th he may join the bouts.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/10/14/kiji/K20131014006809510.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131014-1204227.html


Hakuho showed a yobi-modoshi again, during keiko with Ikioi (9-0). Jungyo break after today: he will give his first special lecture on the 16^th at the Takushoku univ.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131014-1204223.html

Edited October 14, 2013 by Akinomaki

[ALAKTORN]

“I thought to endure the pain, but it was a bit early.”

My god, why are all rikishi so stupid? Just sit back and heal before you break yourself further.

[Vinsanity15]

really great pictures! makes me really feel natsukashii^^

my japanese is far from perfect, but shouldn't it be 風紀係 instead of 風記係?

[Yubinhaad]

Some pictures from Tsuchiura. Nobori outside the venue.

The Yokozuna pose for pictures with assorted local important people. The man in between them is Kiyoshi Nakagawa, Mayor of Tsuchiura.

Kisenosato and Takayasu at a dinner event.

Takayasu t-shirts were a popular souvenir here.

Yobidashi Shin was back on the taiko drum for this one.

Tanzo and Wakakoyu met the fans for autographs and pictures.

Aoiyama and Fujiazuma on the dohyo during the Makuuchi keiko session.

And a couple of shots during the Makuuchi bouts.

The rikishi have a few days off now before the jungyo resumes on the 19th.

Edited October 15, 2013 by Yubinhaad

[Akinomaki]

Endo with Tokitenku
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131015-1204368.html

http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/E20131015001.htm

Kyokutenho had some swelling removed from his left chest. No influence on his sumo, just a band-aid.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/10/15/kiji/K20131015006810620.html

[Yubinhaad]

The Kyokai added some nice pictures from the opening event of the jungyo in Kumagaya.

Oitekaze-beya's Tokosaku prepares Takarafuji's oicho-mage.

No mage needed yet for this customer.

The on-dohyo demonstration of the tokoyama's work was done by Tokoryu and Goeido.

Oyama-oyakata (former Maegashira Daihi) narrates during the demonstration of sumo basics.

Takekaze and Okinoumi prepare for a bout, officiated by a new gyoji...

Takekaze again, this time with Goeido and Shohozan against the local kids.

Tsunauchi demonstration with Yokozuna Hakuho.

And Hakuho's dohyo-iri.

Kimura Hisanosuke backstage.

Terunofuji hits the deck during keiko against fellow Mongolian Tamawashi.

Goeido, Aoiyama, Gagamaru.

Ikioi, Tenkaiho.

Sanoyama-oyakata (former Ozeki Chiyotaikai) offers some advice to Chiyotairyu.

And also speaks with Yokozuna Hakuho.

Shohozan and Kisenosato about to start a practice bout.

Yokozuna Harumafuji warms up by lifting a sandbag.

Tochinowaka outside the venue following the conclusion of the event.

Aoiyama.

Fujiazuma (right) and tsukebito Sakaguchi get ready to board the bus.

Kataonami-beya trio Tamakaizan, Tamaasuka and Tamawashi.

[Masumasumasu]

[Kintamayama]

Ikioi, Tenkaiho.

My recognition skills are famously non-existent, but although it may look like Tenkaihou, isn't it Asasekiryuu?

Edited October 16, 2013 by Kintamayama

[Asojima]

My recognition skills are famously non-existent, but although it may look like Tenkaihou, isn't it Asasekiryuu?

Definitely looks like 10 Kaihos to me. :-P

[Kintamayama]

My recognition skills are famously non-existent, but although it may look like Tenkaihou, isn't it Asasekiryuu?

Definitely looks like 10 Kaihos to me. :-P

Yeah, I guess so.. Still, looks like Asasekiryuu..

[Washuyama]

Hak: "You're retired??? I thought you've just been kyujo..... again..."