Akinomaki 40,348 Posted June 30, 2014 About 200 mainly lower ranked rikishi and gyoji went to Nagoya by "sumo-train" shinkansen on the 29th, led for the first time by Iwatomo-oyakata (Kimurayama).Kyokutaisei among them: "I drank too much" at the promotion party the day before. The makuuchi rikishi go by separate means, Goeido e.g. went by a different shinkansen.http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140629-1325992.htmlhttp://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/f-sp-tp3-20140629-1325856.htmlhttp://mainichi.jp/graph/2014/06/30/20140630k0000m040075000c/001.htmlhttp://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2014/06/30/kiji/K20140630008473030.htmlhttp://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG6Y4DKRG6YOIPE00B.htmlhttp://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20140629-OHT1T50259.html 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gurowake 4,046 Posted July 3, 2014 This brings up a question that I've thought about before briefly but was distracted by other things and/or didn't have good context to ask it: Does each stable have satellite locations in the 3 other cities on a permanent basis, or do they rent out different places depending on what's available? It would seem quite an expense to rent a location in the 3 other cities that you only use for one month a year, but then how else can you guarantee that you're going to find the kind of space that you need? I guess there's a lot to the economics of the entire sport that I have absolutely no clue about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benevolance 2,501 Posted July 6, 2014 A lot of heyas seem to bunk at the temples when they travel, but I don't know if it's a strict affiliation between certain stables and temples, or whether it's on the basis of availability. But the schedule is known so far in advance, there is lots of time to make arrangements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites