Ryoshishokunin 319 Posted February 19 9 hours ago, Asashosakari said: Fukuzaki Maaru 福崎 真逢輝 Fujishima MsTd Goshima Masaharu 五島 雅治 Fujishima MsTd This seems like quite a recruiting coup for Fujishima, a heya that's not exactly covered in glory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itachiyama 119 Posted February 20 On 19/02/2025 at 00:59, Asashosakari said: 10 days away from the shindeshi kensa, I think this is everybody we've heard about so far: Fukuzaki Maaru 福崎 真逢輝 Fujishima MsTd Goshima Masaharu 五島 雅治 Fujishima MsTd Soma Shunta 相馬 駿太 Futagoyama Umeyama Sotaro 梅山 颯大郎 Futagoyama Osanai Kaimu 小山内 快夢 Hanaregoma Yasuda Shoma 安田 翔馬 Isegahama Jin Teppei 神 哲平 Nishiiwa Sumiyoshi Yuma 住吉 侑真 Nishonoseki Uchima Haruma 内間 悠天 Nishonoseki Yokose Haruto 横瀬 陽翔 Oshiogawa Imada Kosei 今田 光星 Otowayama Yamagishi Aoi 山岸 蒼生 Otowayama Kido Taiga 城戸 大河 Tamanoi Teranishi Ren 寺西 蓮 Tamanoi Plus unknown short-haired kids were spotted in the background of pictures taken recently at both Ikazuchi-beya and Sadogatake-beya, so those might each have (at least) one recruit, too. Edit: Forgot about the equally unknown additional Tamanoi recruit(s). Sakaigawa-beya has one new recruit from Tottori-ken! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 21 The NSK acknowledged today the makushita tsukedashi start for Goshima and Fukuzaki http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2025022101084&g=spo - always done shortly before the shindeshi kensa, so if we hear these news, we know a qualified one is in it, if not, that he's in a later one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 21 On 12/02/2025 at 03:12, Asashosakari said: Nishonoseki-beya has recruited a middle school grad with a big body and, so the shisho hopes, big prospects. Haruma Uchima 内間悠天 (age not given, but presumably 15) hails from Ie, a moderately-sized village on the island of the same name in the Okinawa archipelago, and will be the second rikishi from the village after Hanaregoma-beya's Shimabukuro. Uchima has been doing sumo since his kindergarten days, with some success both within Okinawa prefecture and beyond, and now sports an astonishing 184 cm / 150 kg physique. Back in December (archive.org), he won the Ryukyu Shimpo Cup in his age group (with Ie Middle School also taking home the team victory), while in January he finished runner-up in the Kototsubaki Cup, another prefecture-level tournament. Nishonoseki-oyakata (ex-Kisenosato) visited the island last week for the customary greetings with the school and mayor, who promised Uchima that the whole island will be backing him to make it all the way to makuuchi. Nishonoseki complimented Uchima for his athletic abilities and highlighted his decidedly not middle school-like physique, and will try to raise him into a rikishi beloved by everyone. Uchima, for his part, aims to become yokozuna just like the shisho. He's leaving the island on the 22nd to start training at the heya the next day. Age 15 - 9m report from local NHK about Uchima and the visit of Nishonoseki - aim: yokozuna like the oyakata vid ex-Ryuho was his coach since he was a small child. He had injured his left wrist and in October the year before last had surgery - as 3rd year he couldn't do sumo till late last year, he only did the basics supervised by Ryuho, then shown at the Kototsubaki cup. He had an early graduation ceremony and leaves tomorrow to prepare for the shindeshi kensa. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 21 On 27/01/2025 at 21:29, Akinomaki said: Kaimu Osanai 小山内快夢 (18, 176cm, 126kg). Ichiyamamoto and Hanaregoma-oyakata today were at Ono Agricultural high school in Hokuto, Hokkaido. Osanai was originally in the rugby club https://rugby-rp.com/2023/08/06/domestic/highschool-rugby/102165 and only less than a year in the sumo club now. on the right the sumo club coach, a friend of Ichiyamamoto o In primary and middle school Osanai did soccer, when he entered high school he had close to 100kg and gave rugby a try. In 3rd year he also took part in keiko at the sumo club. After classes, first half rugby, 2nd half sumo. Arranged by the coach he had an experience stay at the heya last October. He also got a call from a first league university rugby club in the Kanto region, but decided to challenge at Hanaregoma-beya, where "a magnificent sempai" is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,322 Posted February 21 (edited) The coach on the right is the famous (in amasumo) Yoshiki Fuse - who reached high levels in high school and college sumo with just one arm. Terunofuji named him as one of his inspirations. Edited February 21 by Katooshu 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 21 (edited) For Takasago-beya Rikimaru Kyoda 京田力丸 (22, 184cm, 123kg) from the literature department at Chiba university, linguistics as field of expertise. No sumo club there, he privately went to the Todai sumo club for keiko. A still rare entry from a national university, Takasago-beya is the frontrunner in accepting national university graduates: Ichinoya was the first ever in sumo, Kyoda will be the 2nd for the heya. Black belt in judo, which he did from 5th grade till 1st year at Osaka Seiko gakuin high school. He skipped the job search and concentrated on becoming a rikishi. On the 5th he phoned the heya, telling them his wish to join, 2 days later he had his first visit there. The name Rikimaru caused astonishment - ideal for a shikona (there was one: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1533). He plans to join the heya before the shindeshi kensa (on the 1st in Osaka). o Edited February 21 by Akinomaki 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itachiyama 119 Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Akinomaki said: For Takasago-beya Rikimaru Kyoda 京田力丸 (22, 184cm, 123kg) from the literature department at Chiba university, linguistics as field of expertise. No sumo club there, he privately went to the Todai sumo club for keiko. A still rare entry from a national university, Takasago-beya is the frontrunner in accepting national university graduates: Ichinoya was the first ever in sumo, Kyoda will be the 2nd for the heya. Black belt in judo, which he did from 5th grade till 1st year at Osaka Seiko gakuin high school. He skipped the job search and concentrated on becoming a rikishi. On the 5th he phoned the heya, telling them his wish to join, 2 days later he had his first visit there. The name Rikimaru caused astonishment - ideal for a shikona (there was one: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1533). He plans to join the heya before the shindeshi kensa (on the 1st in Osaka). o Takasago-beya has 2 new recruits! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigKahunaMan 16 Posted February 22 So now I guess the question about Kyoda is will he be more of a Riki, or a Maru? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,614 Posted February 22 (edited) The Nishikido-oyakata/beya blog has reported a shindeshi joining out of middle school, referred to only as 二川 in the very brief post. Nikawa? Futagawa? The reading of his name will have to remain a mystery for now. (Edit: He's Kosen Futagawa 二川 孔宣.) With Fujiizumi: Edited February 28 by Asashosakari 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,322 Posted February 23 (edited) I guess one for Natsu, but until that thread exists I'll add it here - Tamanoi posted a video introducing new recruit Kousuke Gyotoku (行徳康祐), a soon to be Takushoku grad with an Ms60TD from the Kokutai. Training with Ogtonbat. https://x.com/i/status/1893091504740045129 Edited February 23 by Katooshu 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,614 Posted February 23 I suppose that's all four Tamanoi recruits accounted for and we're "only" getting two of them this basho after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 25 For Hidenoyama-beya, Aoto Minami 美浪（みなみ）碧仁（あおと）from the sumo club of Shimane pref. Oki fishery high school https://www.oki-sui.ed.jp/club/sumo/sumo.html the heaviest and worst of the 3 members https://www.shimane-koutai.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/6_相撲最終.pdf -> the school is the whole of high school sumo in Shimane pref. they have their own sumo song https://www.oki-sui.ed.jp/song/song.html https://www.oki-sui.ed.jp/song/images/200816sumou.WAV the oyakata was at the school today o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itachiyama 119 Posted February 26 On 02/02/2025 at 22:25, Akinomaki said: o o Jin started sumo at a dojo in Tsuruta-machi in 2nd year primary school, last year he won the prefectural interhigh. Tsuruta-machi is in the same Tsugaru region as Hirosaki, the hometown of the oyakata. Nishiiwa-beya will have 3 recruits in total. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 770 Posted February 27 On 13/02/2025 at 19:21, Asashosakari said: Ogtonbat or Otgonbat? Seen both around here over the years... Otgonbat (Отгонбат) seems to be a common Mongolian name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 27 (edited) The great-great grandson of Tsunenohana, the first yokozuna of the Showa era, which also started 100 years ago this year, 15y old Chikara Yamanobe 山野辺力（ちから） (15), joins the heya of his ancestor, Dewanoumi. He's from Tokyo and started with sumo age 4 and was at the zenchu last year. o (I can find him neither in the team nor the individuals sumou.zenchuu.jp/eventresult) o Tsunenohana was the first dai-yokozuna (= reached 10 yusho), was later Fujishima- and Dewanoumi-oyakata and rijicho. Edited February 27 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 27 34 applied for the shindeshi-kensa on Saturday, 7 more than last year, which had the worst number so far. http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2025/02/27/0018696228.shtml 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 28 (edited) 2 more from the 34: for Isegahama Nittaidai sumo club first year 門村 一茶 (likely) Issa Kadomura (19, 176cm、125kg), who quits university http://blog.livedoor.jp/nittaidaisumo/archives/5515128.html Quote ①門村 一茶 ②神奈川県、自由ヶ丘高等学校 ③176cm、125kg ④寄り切り ⑤蒔かぬ種は生えぬ ⑥自分から相撲をとること ⑦3年 ⑧都大会出場 初めての寮生活で緊張していますが、これから成長していけるようにともに精進します！ At Jiyugaoka high he did wrestling and was at the respective interhigh, as Nittaidai first year he was at the Kanto and national select Usa tournament. For Sakaigawa Ten Matsuda 松田天, also 19, from Tottori Johoku high. After graduation he worked for the same Noda-gumi organization as Hakuoho and Matsui did till they entered and was at corporate sumo tournaments - which have no tsukedashi qualification chance any-more. http://db.pref.tottori.jp/pressrelease2.nsf/5725f7416e09e6da492573cb001f7512/a93baacf49e724c049258ac5001b0dda/$FILE/R6.2.20.pdf in 2nd year best 8 at 74th Kochi national select tournament, the last of the school year, first national tournament of the year, without the 3rd years 3rd with the team and best 16 at the 107th Kanazawa tournament o after that runner-up with the team at the interhigh o we have a bit on him in his primary school years http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/search/?&q=Matsuda Tottori&type=forums_topic&nodes=5&search_and_or=and&sortby=newest Sponichi lists more with short mention, I'll check them later http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2025/02/28/kiji/20250228s00005000064000c.html Edited February 28 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryoshishokunin 319 Posted February 28 I know the corporate tournament TD qualifications weren't used much, but when they were the rikishi were generally competent. Was a justification given for removing the qualifications at the time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 28 4 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Sponichi lists more with short mention, I'll check them later http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2025/02/28/kiji/20250228s00005000064000c.html One additional from high school: Oshi Ishii 石井凰獅 いしい おうし (18) from the sumo club of Akita Hokuyo high for of course Akita-oyakata Oshiogawa-beya he was at regional tournaments, 3rd at the pref. newcomer tournament in the above 100kg class. http://www.akitahokuyou-h.akita-pref.ed.jp/img/no4.pdf 2nd with the team at the Tohoku tournament in Toyama in June https://www.fukushima-koutairen.jp/taikai/2024/touhoku/sumou-kekka.pdf 3rd with the team and 5th the individuals at a Tohoku select tournament http://www.akitahokuyou-h.akita-pref.ed.jp/img/no6.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 28 (edited) One more of the 3 for Nishiiwa - deciding late to join ozumo: from Aomori for the Aomori-oyakata: (likely) Keiji Hasegawa 長谷川恵司 (20) from the Tsugaru sumo club, with good results in primary school https://www.google.de/search?as_q=長谷川恵司&as_sitesearch=ameblo.jp%2Ftugaru-sumo%2F https://www.city.tsugaru.aomori.jp/material/files/group/3/koho201307-4.pdf https://www.city.tsugaru.aomori.jp/material/files/group/3/koho201311-3.pdf Edited February 28 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 11,752 Posted February 28 Looks like a quartet of shindeshi for Oshiogawa-beya. Yokose detailed here and Ishii two posts up. The other two not yet known. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,614 Posted February 28 (edited) Complete list of sign-ups, entrants in red without any information in the thread yet (happy googling!): Hashimoto Yamato (15) 橋本 大和 Dewanoumi Yamanobe Chikara (15) 山野邊 力 Dewanoumi Fukuzaki Maaru (18) 福崎 真逢輝 Fujishima MsTd Goshima Masaharu (22) 五島 雅治 Fujishima MsTd Soma Shunta (15) 相馬 駿太 Futagoyama Umeyama Sotaro (18) 梅山 颯大郎 Futagoyama Osanai Kaimu (18) 小山内 快夢 Hanaregoma Fukada Shinpei (15) 深田 新平 Ikazuchi Hashimoto Tatsuyuki (16) 橋本 辰幸 Ikazuchi Kadomura Issa (19) 門村 一茶 Isegahama Sato Ryoun (15) 佐藤 凌雲 Isegahama Yasuda Shoma (15) 安田 翔馬 Isegahama Terui Ryusei (18) 照井 隆世 Minato Hasegawa Keiji (20) 長谷川 恵司 Nishiiwa Jin Teppei (18) 神 哲平 Nishiiwa Matsunaga Sera (15) 松永 愛羅 Nishiiwa Futagawa Kosen (15) 二川 孔宣 Nishikido Sumiyoshi Yuma (15) 住吉 侑真 Nishonoseki Uchima Haruma (15) 内間 悠天 Nishonoseki Sawazaki Ko (14*) 澤﨑 鴻 Onoe Ginya Koki (15) 銀谷 皇輝 Oshiogawa Ishii Oshi (18) 石井 凰獅 Oshiogawa Kumai Ao (18) 熊井 碧 Oshiogawa Yokose Haruto (17*) 横瀬 陽翔 Oshiogawa Imada Kosei (24) 今田 光星 Otowayama Yamagishi Aoi (18) 山岸 蒼生 Otowayama Terao Shota (15) 寺尾 翔太 Sadogatake Matsuda Ten (19) 松田 天 Sakaigawa Takasu Aoi (15) 髙巢 葵 Tagonoura Yamauchi Toshihiro (15) 山内 敏博 Tagonoura Hirai Seiya (15) 平井 成耶 Takasago Kyoda Rikimaru (22*) 京田 力丸 Takasago Kido Taiga (18) 城戸 大河 Tamanoi Teranishi Ren (15) 寺西 蓮 Tamanoi (* = next birthday upcoming in March) Edited February 28 by Asashosakari 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted March 1 (edited) All 34 passed the initial exam and wait for the results of the medicals to be announced on day 1 as having passed - no foreigners, so all start at the basho focus on the 2 Fujishima msTD, especially the first from high school, Fukuzaki oo o Goshima oo o o local reports about Fukuzaki from yesterday vid Edited March 1 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted March 1 Yamanobe, the great-great grandson - 168cm, 77kg o o At Dewanoumi-beya, a photo of Tsunenoyama hangs at the keiko ground, his ancestor watches over him. with heya mate Hashimoto o o Fukuzaki uses his real name as shikona for the start, I guess Goshima as well, but Fukuzaki hopes to receive a rikishi-style shikona later from the oyakata o o o Goshima trained at the heya o he is the hope for Aichi pref. to get a sekitori again, after Kaisho dropped 2 years ago. Same Kasugai shusshin as Izutsu (Akiseyama), same Chukyo sumo club kohai. The NSK also shows Imada, with the standard Ima now o 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
