Yubinhaad 11,761 Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) On 25/12/2022 at 22:33, Yubinhaad said: Kimura Ryosuke > Kimura Kozaburo (木村 幸三郎, きむら こうざぶろう) New Juryo gyoji Kimura Kozaburo's new name was derived from two people he admires - the first kanji from a samurai of the Sengoku period called Yukimura Sanada (真田 幸村), and the last two from enka singer Saburo Kitajima (北島 三郎). Kozaburo used to serve as a tsukebito to former sanyaku gyoji Kimura Tamamitsu. When he retired he gave two of his outfits to Kozaburo, who had to keep them in storage until his promotion this basho. This outfit was a favourite of Tamamitsu and his family, who are happy to see it on the dohyo again. Kozaburo got to know them after Tamamitsu died in 2017, when he visited his grave. Kimura Tamamitsu in the outfit. This red sandalwood-coloured outfit also belonged to Tamamitsu, it was a gift from Onokuni (now Shibatayama-oyakata) to mark his Yokozuna promotion. Kimura Tamamitsu in the outfit. On 25/12/2022 at 22:33, Yubinhaad said: Shikimori Tomotaro > Kimura Katsunosuke (木村 勝之介, きむら かつのすけ) Kimura Katsunosuke's new name is also derived from two people - the first kanji is the given name of the shisho Oshima-oyakata (former Sekiwake Kyokutenho), the rest matches the heya's senior gyoji, Kimura Hisanosuke. Edited April 5, 2023 by Yubinhaad 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,756 Posted April 12, 2023 On 25/12/2022 at 23:33, Yubinhaad said: changes from Fujishima-beya, where Suzuki is now Fujinoyama Fujinoyama is from Fuji city, he had been told before he'd get a proper shikona on juryo promotion, but ex-Musoyama handed him this one earlier: "because you dilly-dally lately" - in the lower ranks for too long, to fire him up by getting announced with the name of the sacred mountain: "Don't do sumo that brings shame on your shikona" - he had 5-2 and 4-3 since then, so it helped http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/671083 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 1,020 Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) It made him feisty, too - you could expect plenty of harite being thrown during his bouts. Osanai in particular was very dazed when leaving the dohyo. Edited April 13, 2023 by Koorifuu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
