79th All Japan Rikishi one day tournament

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The 79th All- Japan one day tournament was held after a three year hiatus. Winner- Houshouryuu, who beat heyamate Meisei in the finals with a last-minute kotenage after being pushed to the edge. 32 Makuuchi rikishi took part. "I train with him every day. He's become very strong, so i was looking forward to going all out. I'm really happy,' he said. In October 2002 his uncle ex-Asashouryuu won the tournament (was an Ozeki at the time) for the first time and went on to win his first honbasho yusho a month later. Upon hearing this Houshouryuu said he would gambarize as well.

Edited October 3, 2022 by Kintamayama

[Akinomaki 40,161]

More pics from the 2 finalists of today's installment of the oldest ozumo tournament in Japan (a basho is no "tournament" - a tourney yes) - an event for fun

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Edited October 8, 2022 by Akinomaki

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This is the Meiji shrine tournament, but since the 18th in 1958 it takes place in the kokugikan. At the shrine also after 3 years again a yokozuna dohyo-iri was performed, with tachi-mochi Midorifuji and Nishikifuji as attendants

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