Hokutofuji Intai

[Obana]

On 15/05/2025 at 11:16, Kintamayama said:

 

This.

 

Respectfully, for a retirement, Cleveland's might be best?

[Obana]

Portrait by Daimon.

[Akinomaki]

Hokutofuji (Oyama - not yet shown in the DB) on the 6th was at the city hall of his hometown Tokorozawa to report to the mayor and tell him his future plans: "I was able to transmit the name of Tokorozawa to the whole country, the world.  Next I want to raise the 2nd rikishi from Tokorozawa." Since 2016 he's tourism ambassador for Tokorozawa.

On 16/05/2025 at 07:40, Akinomaki said:

memorable bout: vs. Hakuho Hatsu 2018, his first kinboshi from Hakuho

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At retirement, that was the memorable bout cited, now he told the mayor that his most memorable bout was the first kinboshi, from Kakuryu.

"After the Haru basho, to ease the burden on the injured  knee, with just a light weight reduction I lost 30kg. Before the Natsu basho I properly did both treatment and keiko, but in consultation with the shisho decide to retire. After intai I'm now feeling at ease and can sleep better. Being no longer a competitor makes me feel a bit sad, but now I can devote myself to coaching"

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[Akinomaki]

Hokutofuji danpatsu-shiki/intai-zumo for Oyama succession will be on May 30th next year http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/1101205

[Akinomaki]

Oyama had his debut on Abema, for makuuchi day 11 (I can't get used to the name yet)

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Fan comments of "massive slim-down" - though tiny compared to Takakeisho's

Edited September 25 by Akinomaki