Rikishi extra activities

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Takekaze traditionally prefers arm wrestling at his visits - especially with the elderly: on the 27th in Yuzawa

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Must be a sign of being veteran: Tochiozan on the 26th did it with kids at a primary school near his hometown Aki city.

NHK local news page with video https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kochi/20180926/8010003380.html

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New hope Asanoyama on the 25th did proper sumo with the kids at a nursery school near his hometown Toyama

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he also was at the head offices of his local paper that day, that which provides at least these pics for his articles for free

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On the 28th he was at a talk show in Tokyo to celebrate 50 years of the politics and economics organization there of his Kita-Nihon home area - with wide show sumo reporter Reiko Yokono

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Kagayaki had the Ozumo Kagayaki-zeki Talk Event on the 29th in Nakano town, next to his hometown Nanao city. http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/HT20180930401.htm

Edited October 4, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Otake-beya rikishi, esp. Naya - and family - watched over the 7th Taiho-cup sumo tournament, for kids and adults (male and female), in the end also as referee - the heya etc. was listed on "kensho" banners before the final.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXPTnt6HszI&t=2m22s

and they posed with the winners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w45IFZOLbZM&t=5m20s

Chiganoura-beya rikishi at the coal mining festival in Tagawa (Taka is ambassador) at ramen speed eating

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more here http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/38304-hanada-activities/?do=findComment&comment=375508

Edited November 6, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Ura on the 19th did arm-sumo (ude-zumo) with students and staff at the Kande gakuen free school in Kobe, to help truant kids. He also showed oshi techniques and told about the fascination of sumo. http://www.sankei.com/region/news/181220/rgn1812200010-n1.html

Edited December 21, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Jakusotsu 6,049]

14 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Ura on the 19th did arm-sumo (ude-zumo) with students and staff at the Kande gakuen free school in Kobe, to help truant kids.

Hmm...... If he wanted to help truants, wouldn't the school be the wrong place to go?

[Akinomaki 40,774]

59 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said:

Hmm...... If he wanted to help truants, wouldn't the school be the wrong place to go?

It's a "school" for truants (same violence problem)

You have to read it once with and once without comma

15 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

the Kande gakuen free school in Kobe, to help truant kids

Edited December 21, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Takakeisho and Onosho today in front of Yurakucho station helped UNICEF Japan at fund raising

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Edited December 26, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

On 24/06/2018 at 20:10, Akinomaki said:

Mitakeumi had a kickoff event with mascot Gans-kun of Matsumoto Yamaga FC, before the club match against JEF Chiba yesterday.

After a year, another match with Gans-kun for Mitakeumi,  before the club match Matsumoto Yamaga FC against Vegalta Sendai on the 15th - total victory: Gans again wanted to do first a PK shootout before a sumo bout: Mitakeumi easily stopped the ball from Gans, easily got a goal in and then again smashed the poor goose.

No good video this time, only from afar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyERq6ymSQ8

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Gans-kun as gyoji

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Edited June 19, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

The event for Matsumoto Yamaga FC had no coverage in the papers, but Mitakeumi at baseball gets a flood of pics

Today he did the opening ball ceremony at the game of the Nagoya Chunichi Dragons vs. Hokkaido Nippon Ham

A dragon is a bit tougher than a goose, even if it's just a koala - no comparison with Gans: the Dragons mascot Doala went for sumo at once and tried to stop Mitakumi to go to the mound - and also after being smashed down followed him out later

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Edited June 23, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Kintamayama 45,524]

On August 24th, the Japanese national basketball team will face Germany in a match in Saitama. Kakuryuu intends to attend. There is a chance he will be called upon to throw a basketball during the opening ceremonies. Kakuryuu used to play basketball. Today, before his bout at the jungyo, he threw a few shots. He practiced for 15 minutes and at some point, sunk 7 consecutive three-pointers. You may read that again. 7 consecutive three-pointers. "I'm happy I got it right in the end," he said. "But if I get to do that, I'll have to wear a kimono, right? It's going to be difficult.. " he said.

Edited August 19, 2019 by Kintamayama

[yohcun 401]

Good to know he's got basketball to fall back on if this sumo thing doesn't pan out.

[Akinomaki 40,774]

On 19/08/2019 at 18:39, Kintamayama said:

On August 24th, the Japanese national basketball team will face Germany in a match in Saitama. Kakuryuu intends to attend. There is a chance he will be called upon to throw a basketball during the opening ceremonies. Kakuryuu used to play basketball. Today, before his bout at the jungyo, he threw a few shots. He practiced for 15 minutes and at some point, sunk 7 consecutive three-pointers. You may read that again. 7 consecutive three-pointers. "I'm happy I got it right in the end," he said. "But if I get to do that, I'll have to wear a kimono, right? It's going to be difficult.. " he said.

Both yokozuna were at the game today http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/39193-yokozunae-at-the-japan-germany-basketball-game/

The baseball twins were watching the game Japan-Argentine on the 22nd in the same Saitama Arena - Hachimura is their rival from middle school

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Yutakayama today was guest supporter at the game of his local J2 Albirex Niigata team vs. Zweigen Kanazawa

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Edited September 5, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

The sansho rikishi as usual had to help fund raising for the red feather community chest campaign today - together with especially Hinako_Sakurai

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NHK vid: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20191001/k10012107241000.html

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Edited October 2, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

On 23/12/2017 at 19:10, Akinomaki said:

The 4 sansho winners were helping fund raising for UNICEF today: Aminishiki, Okinoumi, Hokutofuji and Takakeisho

On 23/12/2018 at 16:26, Akinomaki said:

Takakeisho and Onosho today in front of Yurakucho station helped UNICEF Japan at fund raising

Same procedure as every year (unless some sansho winner goes kyujo due to the winter jungyo). This year Shodai, Daieisho and Asanoyama helped UNICEF with fund raising (maybe they are more generous with sansho for Kyushu and for the Aki basho before the red feather campaign?)

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Edited December 22, 2019 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Tokoshoryu wants to meet his "little sister" look-alike. After Takarafuji with Matsuko, Tokoshuryu has now, after his yusho, an entertainer double: Kanade from the comedy trio 3o'clock heroine 3時のヒロイン - she also performs imitations of his famous yusho interview.

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[Akinomaki 40,774]

Hakuyozan 白鷹山 yesterday performed the ground solidifying ceremony (shiko stamping -  also to drive away bad spirits) at the opening of the great Shirataka bridge in his hometown Shirataka 白鷹, which is read Hakuyo in his shikona. http://www.yamagata-np.jp/news/202012/06/kj_2020120600144.php

detailed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51G41EqAELk

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Edit: there is a Shiratakayama 白鷹山 (Mt. Shirataka)

Edited December 7, 2020 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Ura had a new year meeting at Kise-beya with Hanshin Tigers outfielder Kōji Chikamoto, players club president of the Tigers, a Kwansei Gakuin university kohai and also a small guy. http://www.daily.co.jp/tigers/2022/01/01/0014956260.shtml

that vanquished (by Kato Kiyomasa) tiger at Kise-beya from the Himeji koenkai is not a good choice to show for this year and this guest

Edited January 2, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Hodaka, Hamasu and Genbumaru from Onoe-beya show sumo exercises for "traffic safety fitness" in a video of the Metropolitan police department for the spring traffic safety campaign: to cross the street, shiko stamping check if a car approaches, check right, stamp, check left, stamp. Tsuppari check to check that the car has stopped, tsuppari to the right and left, checking if a car approaches while crossing, suriashi (that is a failure, nobody did suriashi) http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye6011366.html

[Katooshu 3,332]

Wonderful, I'll start doing that before crossing the street now too, I'm sure nobody will look at me like I'm insane 

[rhyen 1,846]

Midorifuji is station master for a day.

https://twitter.com/illust_atsushi/status/1510457072969678850?s=20&t=vJ6zwbzWX15UK0vIMg7uGA

[Akinomaki 40,774]

On 06/04/2022 at 23:12, rhyen said:

Midorifuji is station master for a day.

https://twitter.com/illust_atsushi/status/1510457072969678850?s=20&t=vJ6zwbzWX15UK0vIMg7uGA

Today at the Daitetsu (Oigawa tetsudo) railway Kadode station. The Shizuoka railway company supports the prefecture's top rikishi Midorifuji: https://daitetsu.jp/midorifuji

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Edited April 10, 2022 by Akinomaki

[sumojoann 1,268]

2 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Today at the Daitetsu (Oigawa tetsudo) railway Kadode station. The Shizuoka railway company supports the prefecture's top rikishi Midorifuji: https://daitetsu.jp/midorifuji

Oooooooo, is that a DAGGER I see poking out of his sash??  Or merely a cell phone or a comb?!

[rhyen 1,846]

https://fb.watch/chCiB3jcbw/

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Gonoyama with (apparently tsukebito) Goseiryu today took part in a campaign at Ookayama 大岡山 station to eradicate molestation (chikan) in trains, with tsukidashi https://www.sankei.com/article/20220614-DAORUES6JJNLJPGVMZWODXV5QM/

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Edited June 15, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,774]

Terunofuji watched Kameda fighting today

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[Seiyashi 4,108]

I take it it's now kosher in terms of COVID requirements for rikishi to be seen at sporting events, at least before banzuke day. The last time a Mongolian yokozuna was seen at one of those..... (although there have been relaxations in the rules since, haven't there?)

Edited July 30, 2022 by Seiyashi