Akinomaki 40,729 Posted September 26, 2024 (edited) That was quick - the only just promoted 42nd Shikimori Inosuke will become the 39th Kimura Shonosuke, Kimura Shotaro the 43rd Shikimori Inosuke on Dec. 23rd with the publication of the banzuke for the Hatsu basho https://hochi.news/articles/20240926-OHT1T51138.html?page=1 o o Edited September 26, 2024 by Akinomaki 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted January 10 (edited) The new 39th Kimura Shonosuke joined Kitanofuji's Izutsu-beya in Oct. 1977. Till 2 years ago, he wrote the banzuke for 15 years, is a calligraphy specialist. On the 80th birthday of his former shisho, he wrote one of 福寿 for a big sensu fan, that was the souvenir of the celebration, on the back 3 torikumi of Kitanofuji, with Kotozakura, Tamanoumi and Taiho. o In 3rd, 4th year primary school he began to like sumo, when the shisho became yokozuna. He wrote him a letter with the wish to become gyoji, got one back and soon after Kitanofuji came to his house and told him he wants to have him at the heya - he left high school in first year and joined. First official job for Shonosuke: the Meiji shrine dohyo-iri o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DRYNSaojXM Edited January 10 by Akinomaki 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morning 85 Posted January 10 Sounds like someone who found his calling. May his continued path a fortunate one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 467 Posted January 13 I was wondering if the current shonosuke had the shortest stint as inosuke ever and if there is a list of tategyoji somewhere on the internet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubinhaad 11,752 Posted January 13 12 minutes ago, Gernobono said: I was wondering if the current shonosuke had the shortest stint as inosuke ever Not quite. The 34th Inosuke was promoted for 2006 Hatsu, and then reached mandatory retirement a month later. His immediate successor was promoted for 2006 Haru and also had only one basho as Inosuke, but he was younger and so was promoted to Shonosuke. The 14th Inosuke was promoted for 1925 Hatsu, but sadly he died in December 1924, so his tenure was limited to the banzuke and not the basho. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faustonowaka 130 Posted January 19 (edited) On 13/01/2025 at 21:25, Gernobono said: I was wondering if the current shonosuke had the shortest stint as inosuke ever and if there is a list of tategyoji somewhere on the internet http://heyaaz.nagioff.com/ tategyoji list under “special categories” Edited January 19 by Faustonowaka Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,729 Posted February 24 (edited) The first Inosuke from Kanagawa pref., the 43rd had the tate gyoji promotion party on the 20th in the famous jungyo location Fujisawa (next the 30th on Apr. 12th fujisawabasyo.com) he uses the symbol of Kanagawa pref. on his gyoji attire https://www.nga.gr.jp/pref_info/symbol/kanagawa.html - a design of the kanji 神 kami from Kanagawa performing the dohyo matsuri routine (not yet for him, unless Shonosuke is ill) o o with the jungyo promoter, who is head of the ozumo Kanagawa koenkai, promoting ozumo in general o Edited February 24 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
