Behind the Scenes Haru Jungyo 2016 pic thread

[inhashi]

I've told myself that I'd refrain from posting these due to time restrictions, but the joy of posting the tour photos removes me / allows me to escape from the daily monotony and stresses of life. Because I'm curious of how rikishi pass the time and enjoy viewing the happenings of off-dohyo activities I will once again post mostly tweet pics for every two tour stops or so. Please feel free to contribute photos and comments!

Importantly, for news, updates and more photos be sure to click and check Haru Jungyo 2016 here just to understand what's going on. Due to the number of photos, I thought it would be best to separate it into two topics. This one solely for photos. Hope you like them :-D

Starting in Mie prefecture with Kakuryu at Ise

Nishonoseki on his cell phone during the procession (Eh?)

Must be important

East and West Sekiwake Yoshikaze and Toyonoshima. Both will be vacating the rank next honbasho.

Three Ozeki

Kaisei acting as Hakuho's tachimochi looks happy to oblige for an autograph.

keiko

Singing the national anthem

Kakuryu maybe forgot the words?

Oosunaarashi

Ichinojo

And next to Takanoiwa

Juryo practice

Tochinoshin can indeed look scary

Kyokutaisei will be falling back to Makushita, but let's hope he'll earn himself back to Juryo quickly and easily.

Toyohibiki looking blissful... maybe relieved?

Shokkiri!

Oosunaarashi, Nishikigi, Homarefuji, Kagayaki

Tsurugisho

Tochiozan sakura and dumplings

More dumpling shots

Keiko in Iga

Lower division keiko

Chiyonokuni pushing out the hefty Sadanofuji

watching from above

with the crowd

Shokkiri duo Kotonoshu and Kotoryusei prepare at the tokoyama station.

Meanwhile, Kyokutaisei and Asahisho pose at the handshake meet and greet

Satoyama's endless poses in shitakubeya

Hakuho is more straightforward

Yobidashi Shigeo with Oosunaarashi wearing his Chiyomaru towel takes over hyoshigi duties.

Abi

Shitaku room Daishomaru and Daieisho fueling up

Fashionable Sadanofuji

Takayasu

Goeido, Hakuho, Kisenosato

Takamisato wondering if there is a large Portuguese population in Mie prefecture?

Selfie in Iga eating establishment with Oosunaarashi and Amakaze

Cakes for Onosho and Tsurugisho

Tour bus fatigue with Ikioi and Aoiyama

With only a week break in-between honbasho and touring, can't blame them for looking weary.

A peppier tourbus scene with Azumazeki Oyakata, Toyonoshima, and moto Shikishima

Amuru with Oosunaarashi snacking on some string cheese

Edited April 4, 2016 by inhashi

[Akinomaki]

I think I'll post most pics here then
the NSK and jungyo top on the way to visit the Ise shrine



after the sanyaku soroi-bumi at the shrine

Kisenosato after winning the Ise tournament

[Katooshu]

Thanks to both of you for all the pictures....the jungyo pic threads are always among my favorite!

[Akinomaki]

many not behind but the main scenes - still mostly pics, so I put it here

Izumisano - after about 60 years again
Ichinojo showing his favorite watch

After getting orders from the jungyo boss, he increased his keiko from 2 bouts to 10 bouts and promised to attend keiko each day of the jungyo http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/1627372.html
from Hakuho he got told: "Pull back the chin"

Yoshikaze at hand-shake duty

Mitakeumi



several Ise pics
asa-geiko





keiko with kids - Osunarashi

Chiyonokuni - and I guess Homarefuji



lower division bouts

[inhashi]

The above pics are great. I'm always lacking in the action department of the jungyo so it feels a lot more complete now (I am not worthy...)

The tour group is back in Osaka and there also the cherry trees are in full bloom.

Former Kotomitsuki has opened his second yakiniku establishment in Osaka. Good to see it's doing well :-)

Chiyomaru and Onosho laugh together

Chiyotairyu, Tochiozan sweat together

How it sounds to have an ozeki shuffle/stomp towards you

Kotoshogiku well guarded by fellow Fukuokan Kotodairyu... not that he needs it of course.

Yasui of Michinoku beya lets off some steam with a solitary 'robot' dance

Shigeo tries his luck against the larger Takamisato

Teranoumi shows off a cream puff in an unusual way. Says that it was giving to him by a nice Yokozuna ♥ I wonder who?

Tsurugisho

Really, who dosen't love the adorbs, Chiyomaru.

Asahisho/Goromaru fanservice back in Iga

Akinoshima also on tour

Ishiura, Chiyoo

Aoiyama and his bundle

New tour director, Takanohana

Dressed like my 'ol Jiichan

In Tokyo, Terunofuji may be kyujo this jungyo but still trains away at the local gym, Mach Dojo.

Moving on to Okazaki in Aichi...

It's sandwiches and sour lemon

Goeido's mawashi hangs in the sun

Waiting at the laundromat

Sansho winner Kotoyuki

Tsurugisho with a fancy Bvlgari bag

Hakuho interview

Tochiozan face plant

Takayasu lifts with Hidenoumi, literally.

Nishikigi

Arawashi, Hikarugenji

...and here with Shodai and Nishikigi

Dressing room scenery

The indispensable mobile

Sokokurai and Kokonoe guys take it outside

... and hanging out with Asasekiryu

The most important business of the day

Takakasuga photobomb

Harumafuji spots Ikioi

Best buds Takekaze and Okinoumi share a meal with Amakaze

Satoyama

Happy birthday Goeido (Cheers...)

Edited April 6, 2016 by inhashi

[Jakusotsu]

Must be the US jungyo where pasties are mandatory.

[rhyen]

Asahisho/Goromaru fanservice back in Iga

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More like a ninja Justu pose, since Iga is famous for ninjas.

[SkinnySumo]

Thanks. More please

[inhashi]

Asahisho/Goromaru fanservice back in Iga...

More like a ninja Justu pose, since Iga is famous for ninjas.

Oh that's right! LOL ニンニン

[inhashi]

Ichinojo had his 23rd birthday yesterday (Birthday!)

Looks complicated

Stylish and proud Dad, Mr. Tamiya, (Ozeki Kotomitsuki) watches his son.

chucks the salt like his Dad, right handed over throw

takes on Takekaze

Gochozan, gyoji Kimura Shotaro, Arawashi

Young deshi sit in the aisle

Satoyama and slightly disheveled attendant, Yamana

Takamisato, Sadanosato (Hugging...)

Takayasu lifting more humans

Productive Ikioi

Yoshikaze and son

Mitakeumi, Daieisho What's going on here?

Takarafuji, Tochiozan

Ikioi

"Okinoumi desu!"

Takarafuji tapes up

Shodai outshined even by his fans

Okazaki native Dewahayate has some butsukari keiko with Kakuryu. Jokoryu in the background.

Dewahayate will be moving up in the Juryo division for natsu basho

Hakuho encouraging applause

Everyone wants a piece of Kagayaki

...Okinoumi too.

Shodai maybe hungry?

Brothers Chiyomaru and Chiyootori take care of each other.

Perhaps a little dysfunctionally

Stretching legs in welcome fresh air at an idyllic rest stop

Takayasu appears to be sleepy

tour fatigue?

Baby wants none of it. No.

Kyokutaisei getting some attention from Chiyomaru, Chiyoo, and a few others

Kisenosato

Toyonoshima models his sleek Goyard bag replacing his Muta 8 collection.

(Muta 8 bags & merch popular among rikishi, 8 symbolizing kachikoshi)

Yobidashi Shunsuke unfazed by Hakuho's affections

Hakuho out of the cold in relax time

Ishiura

Ichinojo just a little bloodied during keiko workout. That should satisfy Takanohana for now.

Yet, Kaisei shows some concern.

Entertainer Homarefuji is a natural by the looks of the spectators.

'Merica!

Mitakeumi holds up publications sold during the tour titled "Mitakeum's First Year"

Oosunaarashi, Tamawashi, and Kaisei properly pose like the Flower Ladies as police for a day.

Making kensho banners

Gyoji harassment

There was a struggle

Gourmand/glutton, Amakaze, dining on his favorite. Meats, Korean style (Dribbling...)

Satoyama at izakaya not looking to pleased with what he is about to eat...

...little baby bee larvae, it's a delicacy.

Edited April 8, 2016 by inhashi

[hamcornheinz]

Somehow it seems not as bad knowing they are bee larvae, and not some other sort of larvae. No? just me? ok.

[Akinomaki]

Tatebayashi, Gunma, after 25 years again: about 2700 spectators - the yokozuna bout http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/gunma/news/20160408-OYTNT50336.html

Harumafuji is apparently semi-kyujo


The boss trying to produce the next Japanese yokozuna http://www.sankei.com/sports/news/160408/spo1604080027-n1.html

[SkinnySumo]

The boss[/url] trying to produce the next Japanese yokozuna

Kisenosato and his favorite rhikishi. I read somewhere that Taka was his role model growing up.

[inhashi]

On the road to Fujisawa

Teruya's black coffee and Beats by Dre

mascot

it's on a rest break

Kisenosato frolics on the lawn as Takamisato watches.

Playful Kaisei

Toyonoshima's Hanayama udon looks too delicious :9~~~~

Ichinojo on the receiving end of Kakuryu's whip of love

Harumafuji sternly watches

Senpai Aminishiki sneaks away to play tennis

Oosunaarashi at chibiko sumo

Takarafuji too

Former Shikishima and Sokokurai tweeting Jokoryu...

...the result

Tsurugisho to borrow heyamate Endo's pink wardrobe?

Nice little brother, Chiyootori, again shares. This time it's savory octopus cracker.

Mitakeumi autographs a seat cushion for fans

Kanagawa's Asabenki

Takayasu, Kotoyuki both sway to the right

Tochiozan and Ikioi participate in the tokoyama demonstration side by side

Chiyoshoma, Tsurugisho

Onosho, Chiyomaru, Asabenki, Kagayaki

Shodai, Kakuryu, Ikioi wait for dohyoiri

demonstration

More guess the rikishi play. Asahisho, Kyokutaisei, Tsurugisho? would be my guess.

Shikoroyama oyakata (Terao) to oversee practice

Kyokutaisei buys beer

Tamawashi, yobidashi Teruya

Toyonoshima vs Aminishiki

Takayasu vs Toyonoshima

Stablemates Kisenosato vs Takayasu

Kisenosato vs Yoshikaze

Kisenosato wins again

Kasugaryu performs yumitorishiki

Extreme Kotobauer

Tamawashi helps Amakaze, ouch (Dripping sweat...)

Shohozan

Kitataiki, Kisenosato

Okinoumi secures a bandage for his pal Takekaze

Takanohana fashion

in Shizuoka

Edited April 10, 2016 by inhashi

[rhyen]

Harumafuji sternly watches

While Shodai is relieved to have avoided the Yokozuna's training regime.

[Naganoyama]

Shohozan

Heh heh heh. I'm gonna twiata offa your arma.

(unlessa you buy me a pizza).

[inhashi]

Tell Clemenza ta bring da vino an some mortadella. And hey! Don' forget da cannoli. Wit sprinkles on top!

Edited April 11, 2016 by inhashi

[inhashi]

The tour group has the day off, but will resume tomorrow in Kisenosato's and Takayasu's stomping grounds of Ibaraki prefecture. The following are just a few more random shots and some from the Kyokai. Less than the 50 pics that will fit into one post.

Cherry blossom season is almost comming to its end.

Tokushoryu, Takarafuji

Nishikigi, Asabenki, Chiyonokuni muscle check

Ishiura doing handstand push ups

Takanoiwa, Ichinojo, and Takakasuga about to tuck in.

Kanagawa born Kasugaryu (and one of Hakuho's attendants) waits to perform his first yumitorishiki.

Here he is being supervised by Satonofuji who we usually see closing the day. Satonofuji in his 20th year as active rikishi. His 39th birthday will be comming up in a few more days on the 15th.

shiko

Relieved that Ichinojo bumped up the number of keiko days, I'm getting anxious and hopeful for him in Natsu.

This makes me a little nervous (Being unsure...)

End to the evening

Edited April 11, 2016 by inhashi

[Akinomaki]

All kinds of short spectator videos from the Shizuoka basho, about 40 already and likely to get more https://www.youtube.com/user/prc1199/search?query=大相撲

Edit: over 130 now

stopped at 133 - many behind the scenes (more away from the scenes)

Ichinojo got a long lecture there from Kakuryu - 20min., going on after keiko was already over - about turning fat into muscles with hard training: "If not now, when will you do it?" http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2016/04/11/kiji/K20160411012380610.html

Kisenosato was the center of training

today in Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Takekaze the rainbow-maker - for the kids

Kisenosato is a good performer for the kids as well - as an Ibaraki local the (rare for him) kids duty is obligatory, for Takayasu as well

Edited April 12, 2016 by Akinomaki

[hamcornheinz]

Would they speak in Japanese or Mongolian?

[inhashi]

In Kawasaki on the 13th, Chiyoo takes on the lower division

Shodai, Kise mindcontrol

Lined up to greet the two Yokozuna

An unusual sight to see Kisenosato at chibiko sumo.

Ibaraki local, Takayasu, poses for a photo with his brother and Toyonoshima

Although blurry, they look almost identical here

Tamawashi happily shows a picture of his cute sleepy son

hahaa

Nishikigi

Homarefuji

Kagayaki, Asahisho

Toyonoshima spies on Yokozuna Kakuryu with his phone

Chiyomaru overjoyed with Tsukuba rice cake

Tamawashi brushes Kaisei's face and hair with a brush

Killing some time at the bus stop

Portable inflatable pillows must be a comfort for big guys with big shoulders that like to sleep on their side.

I can hear toilets weeping in Japan (Yucky...)

grand mega mac?

Oosunaarashi teases BFF Chiyomaru because he loves him

Chiyomaru's contribution to SNS

Tiny Nishikigi

Intense lighting in Kawasaki

Freshly squeezed fruit juice available for fans (In love...)

Kasugayama beya checking out the venue

Nishikigi has secured his glasses again before keiko

Rikito carefully retrieving his

Hakuho, Harumafuji

strengthening neck muscle

friendly Azumaryu, Chiyoshoma

Sumo jinku

Toyonoshima

Forward Yoshito Ookubo of Kawasaki Frontale presents Hakuho with some souvenirs...

... then tried to take him on.

Kisenosato, Hakuho, Toyonoshima take it easy with a round of quick and simple Go Reversi

2nd Edit: I also have a feeling that this shot was taken during the sumo cruise rather than during jungyo.

(Oops!)

Dewahayate and ahhh... one of the Dewanoumi twin brothers (Fujinohana?, Fujinoumi?) wait for the bus at a park.

Charming Amakaze

Kawasaki paradise

Kakuryu observes baseball game

Tomorrow, April 13, is Harumafuji's birthday (Holiday feeling...) Happy 32nd!

Edited April 14, 2016 by inhashi

[Akinomaki]

Main sumo news today are soccer news http://www.sanspo.com/soccer/news/20160413/jle16041317290002-n1.html
Okubo from Kawasaki Frontale with Hakuho in kesho-mawashi and on the dohyo

the present of local goods to Hakuho







2 bouts









still hurts

Edited April 13, 2016 by Akinomaki

[Kuroyama]

Kisenosato, Hakuho, Toyonoshima takes it easy with a round of quick and simple Go

While you can play Go on a small board if you want a quick game, with the stones placed inside the squares rather than on the intersections it looks more like Reversi.

Edited April 14, 2016 by Kuroyama

[Akinomaki]

Kawasaki after 19 years again with about 6700 spectators, with 1400 local kids being invited (not all to do keiko).

More from Okubo (73kg, 170cm) with Hakuho












Azumaryu (he looks a bit like Tamawashi) does fan service

Tsukuba on the 12th, after 22 years again with about 2800 spectators
Kise on kids duty







at the torikumi a yorikiri win against Yoshikaze

same Ibaraki local Takayasu with a win against Takarafuji


In Tatebayashi Kisenosato gave Onosho a butsukari-geiko lesson

[inhashi]

With a 6.5M earthquake and its destruction that occurred in Kumamoto pref., everyone is on alert. It has not affected the tour, but concerns with those participating are clear in blogs and SNS.

In Machida, Tokyo - Seiro, Goeido

Tsurugisho with Kisenosato butsukari keiko

Hakuho, Daieisho

Machida city local, Kitataiki

...got the spotlight for the tokoyama demonstration

Proud papa and his son

Kisenosato got some earnings

Chiyonokuni, Oosunaarashi

Homarefuji autographs a phone case for a fan

I'm surprised this dosen't belong to Homarefuji himself (Eh?)

Makushita winners and winnings

Asabenki does the princess hug/lift for a visitor

Oosunaarashi, Chiyomaru

practicing shokkiri act

Treatments for Tochiozan

Eco-friendly Hakuho explains his recycled Louis Vuitton bag into super fancy foot wear

Asahisho and Kyokutaisei help a vendor with fried chicken, karaage, sales.

Kotoyuki, Chiyootori meats

A few more off shots from the Kyokai. Here Chiyoo helps to tighten up mawashi.

Takarafuji and Kotoyuki with the kids

Fujiazuma careful at the stairway

Dewahayate

Amakaze takes a smack

Tokushoryu in Machida

Is this vigorous head scrubbing?

Kagayaki tries on Nishikigi's glasses

Asabenki odori dance

Toyonoshima and tsukebito Miyazaki hotel guest difficulties

Edited April 15, 2016 by inhashi