Ex-rikishi in the food business

[Akinomaki 40,719]

The restaurant of the late ex-Chikarakoma "Soma" closes down after the Nagoya basho, after about 40 years, Yui Soma had passed away end of last year, age 75.

wife and daughter are running it now

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one of the guests here is Chiyohokkai, asked about the goal for the basho: "5 wins ..."

[Kaitetsu 296]

On 27/08/2023 at 22:42, Akinomaki said:

Presently working for Miyagino as coach and personal manager and now Ryuo opened Chanko Dining Ryu at Kinshi-cho station in Sumida ward, one stop away from the kokugikan. With (for over 10 years in the heya) chanko-cho Kiryu, who has just retired. Grand opening is on Sep. 1st.

Ryuho silently announced on his personal instagram:

He is closing Chanko Dining Ryu and moving back to Mongolia. From the caption, he is moving there permanently, mentioning he has been away since moving to Japan to become a rikishi.

He plans to reopen the restaurant there possibly under the name “Japanese cuisine TSUNA”.

 

Putting my conspiracy hat on: could this be a sign he and bestie Hakuho know that the ex-yokozuna will not be allowed to branch-out again? So Ryuho just gave up of ever being an informal trainer and manager to a new Miyagino-beya and is just going back?

[Koorifuu 1,018]

He was a coach at Miyagino, if memory serves. I reckon the fact he's leaving for good is not a positive sign for the ex-heya's chances.

EDIT: Aaaand I saw your PS after I'd posted. Oh well. It could be unrelated or just that he doesn't want to live under that uncertainty, but it's all guesswork.

Edited July 11, 2024 by Koorifuu

[Akinomaki 40,719]

On 14/06/2024 at 15:34, Akinomaki said:

And already the first report about Matsuda at the family business "As the 6th generation owner I want to continue preserving the taste loved by the locals"

His father (72) is still in charge of the cooking, the whole family is managing the restaurant, he is still washing the dishes, cleaning the tables and preparing the coating for ebi-fry and kara-age. Cooking: "I want to go for that without rushing." In the future he wants to add the chanko nabe of the heya to the menu. He also wants to teach the kids at the Matsuo sumo club.

Matsuda is popular everywhere - a news feature about him at the restaurant and also his sumo career, in the end his planned other work at the sumo club

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Now learning to become the 6th generation owner, instructed by the 5th, his father, helping - lately he's also slicing the horse meat sashimi

and doing the delivery

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Edited July 13, 2024 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,719]

Ex-Umizaru runs a kitchen car and is at the basho with it, at the entrance to the venue o

onigiri for ex-heya mate Enho after his win on day 3

[Kaitetsu 296]

On 11/07/2024 at 18:33, Koorifuu said:

EDIT: Aaaand I saw your PS after I'd posted. Oh well. It could be unrelated or just that he doesn't want to live under that uncertainty, but it's all guesswork.

Just saw your edit, sorry for being a month late. 

It could definetely be unrelated, he seems like quite a family man so, I can understand the "not wanting to live under uncertainty". I hope its this and not that Isegahama will continue bloated until the end of time and deprive us of some cool matchups.

[Akinomaki 40,719]

The shy ex-Tokitsukasa in August has opened a restaurant Hitomishiri (being shy) Udon home in Nagoya's Higashi ward. He had no experience in the food business, about 3 years ago he did construction related work. It took a while till he managed to produce a satisfying udon dish.

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https://tabelog.com/aichi/A2301/A230110/23089559/dtlphotolst/smp2/

https://x.com/hitomishiri0325

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[Akinomaki 40,719]

Ex-Takabaho for a year and a half was chanko-ban at Miyagino-beya (before the change), before retirement in July due to a cervical vertebrae injury at the Haru-basho  o

On Nov. 17th he has opened "Chanko Dining Takabaho" home in Takasaki, Gunma

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seems he still has kyujo problems, closed yesterday for a day - google claims closed permanently

[Akinomaki 40,719]

A bit different type of business: Shohozan and Azumaryu in an all-you-can-eat sushi&shabu-shabu chain restaurant battle vs. a gluttony queen from TV Tokyo - the 2 together lost by 1.5kg

pics: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/plus/travel/entry/202502/16453.html

VOD: https://tver.jp/episodes/epkjrontt2

Last September, Tochinoshin was on this program, together with Tochinowaka (the young) https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bnbceJEoe/

- Tochinoshin is definitely in the food business (wine & honey), he did this likely also as PR, maybe the 2 here now plan some business like that as well

[Akinomaki 40,719]

Already the next episode of that mega-filled dish hunter eating battle with an ex-rikishi sempai/kohai pair: proper Miyagino boys, Daikiho and Otani

VOD https://tver.jp/episodes/epqhpkhko6

also for longer https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1JfNbe9Eis/

[Akinomaki 40,719]

With all the disgusting news, I need some nicer subjects to cover that

Ex-Raiho - different -ho than we are used to now - has a restaurant Shokuzoo Raihou, home in the Kusu district, Oita http://www.shokuzoo-raihou.show-buy.jp/

with a nice career pics gallery on his site http://www.shokuzoo-raihou.show-buy.jp/raihouno-geneki.html

a bit less nice, more fitting the present mood in sumo: he broke his arm in maezumo and finished last

now - with his wife and the reporter team http://tosonline.jp/newsp/20250220/00000003.html

[Akinomaki 40,719]

On 29/10/2024 at 22:30, Akinomaki said:

The shy ex-Tokitsukasa in August has opened a restaurant Hitomishiri (being shy) Udon home in Nagoya's Higashi ward. He had no experience in the food business, about 3 years ago he did construction related work. It took a while till he managed to produce a satisfying udon dish.

A news feature on ex-Tokitsukasa's Hitomishiri Udon 

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