Rikishi extra activities

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho speaking at a Japan-Mongolia business and education interaction seminar.

http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/f_toshiken/article/54531

In the film THERMAE ROMAE 2, sequel of the bath time slip comedy from ancient Rome to present Japan, Fujiazuma will appear as a rikishi.

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131126-1223291.html

Edited September 8, 2016 by Akinomaki

[Manekineko]

In the film THERMAE ROMAE 2, sequel of the bath time slip comedy from ancient Rome to present Japan, Fujiazuma will appear as a rikishi.

I've read the manga, and it's weirdly hilarious. Recommended.

[Jakusotsu]

And a good choice as well. Fujiazuma embodies the "typical" sumotori perfectly.

[Akinomaki]

Kasugayama-beya rikishi as volunteers cleaning up near their Kyushu basho lodging, the Saka shrine in Saga city.

http://www.saga-s.co.jp/news/saga.0.2589346.article.html

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho with a nationwide appeal helps fund-raising for a youth (6) with an incurable hearth disease to get a transplantation in the US. So far less than 20% of the necessary sum had been raised:
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/11/28/kiji/K20131128007095770.html
with the mother holding his handwritten kanji 愛 (love) and a message to Hakuho from the kid





For the celebration of 60 years of the Kochi pref. Sumo federation, past and present sekitori from that pref. came. Pic at:
http://www.kochinews.co.jp/?&nwSrl=311886&nwIW=1&nwVt=knd
Toyonoshima, Tatekawa-oyakata (Tosanoumi), Takasago-oyakata (Asashio), Tochiozan


Hand-shake with Homasho at a visit to a primary school in his hometown Shimonoseki. He also did keiko with the kids.
http://www.minato-yamaguchi.co.jp/yama/news/digest/2013/1128/13p.html

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho as police chief for a day for the Fukuoka pref. Central office
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/11/29/kiji/K20131129007105830.html
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20131129/sum13112920370002-n1.html

http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20131130k0000m040088000c.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYhOCik0pGE

Hakuho at his second sport in a middle school in Kagoshima city.
http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/kagoshima/article/55175

Edited November 29, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

Sadanosato visiting his old primary school.

http://www.nagasaki-np.co.jp/news/kennaitopix/2013/12/03085657012017.shtml

[dingo]

They should've picked Harumafuji for the one-day police chief activity -- didn't he get a degree from a Mongolian police academy or something? he could've had some real-life practice ;)

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho on the 26^th did visit a Ryumonji-yaki pottery workshop in Airi, Kagoshima. He came there for the 6^th year, since he was ozeki. The locals had hoped to welcome him as a 7 in a row Kyushu yusho winner. Signing a large plate:

http://373news.com/modules/pickup/index.php?storyid=53194

[Akinomaki]

Year end customs: pounding mochi in Kisarazu city, Chiba, with kindergarten pupils is their sempai Chiyoarashi

http://www.chibanippo.co.jp/news/local/169603

[Tony]

Year end customs: pounding mochi in Kisarazu city, Chiba, with kindergarten pupils is their sempai Chiyoarashi

http://www.chibanippo.co.jp/news/local/169603

Good news! Chiyoarashi isn't kyujo anymore?

[Yubinhaad]

Toyonoshima was in his hometown of Sukumo, Kochi prefecture over the weekend to attend the third annual Toyonoshima Cup, a sumo tournament for elementary schoolchildren. About 100 children participated.

Opening address from Toyonoshima.

Watching the bouts.

Toyonoshima's tsukebito Tokiarashi also attended, here dishing out the chanko.

Toyonoshima also put his mawashi on for a keiko session with the kids.

And the awards ceremony at the end.

[Akinomaki]

This time it's Ōsunaarashi pounding mochi at a kindergarten. The kids (160 were there) queued to get lifted up high by him: “Terrible, harder than keiko.”
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131212-1230546.html

[ALAKTORN]

“Terrible, harder than keiko.”

Is that something he should be saying? lol

[Akinomaki]

“Terrible, harder than keiko.”

Is that something he should be saying? lol

He was lifting them up really high.

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131213-1230712.html

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho PR for a dinosaur exhibit from Mongolia in Ueno – not forgetting basho PR.

“If I were to fight a dinosaur ? Reducing my present weight to half and run away.”
“This year's last basho in Kyushu the contents of my sumo were also good and it was a good year. Next year I want to get one or two closer to Taiho's 32 yusho.”
http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/general/2013/12/14/0006571581.shtml
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20131214-OYT1T00716.htm







Box champion Yamanaka with iniv. classmate Daido: “I'm a sumo champion as well. I dream that I want to become yokozuna.”
http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/f-bt-tp0-20131214-1231465.html



Like Hakuho having his own kids sumo tournament after Toyonoshima since 2011 this year new was also Yoshikaze.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/12/14/kiji/K20131214007198280.html

[Naganoyama]

“Terrible, harder than keiko.”

Is that something he should be saying? lol

He was lifting them up really high.

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131213-1230712.html

The kid wanted a practice run for when he joins up as a gyoji and gets tossed by the shindeshi.

[Naganoyama]

Hakuho PR for a dinosaur exhibit from Mongolia in Ueno – not forgetting basho PR.

“If I were to fight a dinosaur ? Reducing my present weight to half and run away.”

“This year's last basho in Kyushu the contents of my sumo were also good and it was a good year. Next year I want to get one or two closer to Taiho's 32 yusho.”...

So Hakuho wants one or two yusho next year and Harumafuji wants four? Have they swapped shikona or something?

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho with his physical trainer doing PR for the trainer's book “Hakuho's mental side – the structure of a “flow” to make your life 10 times as big.” - a philosophy for e.g. sports and business persons.
Being and becoming yokozuna is a mental thing, Hakuho is recommending to read the book to Kisenosato.
Hakuho was mentally weak when entering sumo - important is the way to cope with stress. He became yokozuna by forging his body and mind.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/12/15/kiji/K20131215007201780.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20131215-1231648.html
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/news/20131214-OHT1T00226.htm




after that he went to the dinosaur exhibit

[Akinomaki]

Ōsunaarashi was hugging slightly the winner of lottery at a Lions club Christmas party, to win was a signed hand-print. The host demanded from him to carry her in his arms, but he refused, ashamed – the hug was the limit – she (34) works at the kindergarten where he lifted up the kids.
http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131215-1231542.html



one more with Daido
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/battle/news/2013/12/15/kiji/K20131215007204120.html

[Akinomaki]

Hakuho named PR ambassador for the exhibit

[Akinomaki]

handshake event with handing out his tegata as Christmas present

[Akinomaki]

Okinoumi and Ikioi took part in a “Christmas enjoyment party” at the kokugikan for about 320 kindergarten pupils, for 700 with the etc. 元Takamiyama was Sumo-Santa.

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2013121900735

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131219-1233424.html

Okinoumi and Endo will have a talk-battle on Jan. 4^th.

http://www.sumo.or.jp/ticket/event_detail?id=112

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20131219-1233456.html

Edited December 19, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Naganoyama]

So what other type of Christmas party is there?

[Benevolance]

In my family we have a "Christmas Sufferance Party" with all our extended family present.