New recruits Natsu 2025

[Asashosakari 19,606]

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On 25/02/2025 at 15:50, Akinomaki said:

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 

While he's attending school in Shimane, 18-year-old Minami himself is from Tsuyama-shi, Okayama prefecture. 180 cm / 111 kg, and part of the sumo club only in his final school year just now. Nevertheless, he got to participate in the prefectural high school championship, the national Inter-High and the National Sports Festival, for the reason mentioned by Akinomaki. (As they say in real estate, "Location, location, location"...)

Somebody involved with Hidenoyama-beya spotted Minami at the Inter-High and followed up with him again after the NSF, ultimately convincing him to give up his original post-graduation plan of attending nursing school. "I happened to see some sumo videos and it just looked so cool, so I went in", Minami explained the relatively late discovery of his passion for the sport. A youngster with a sincere character which, Hidenoyama says, will help Minami progress and grow as a professional, he's expected to make his debut in the Natsu honbasho.

According to the Oki Fishery HS sumo club, Minami will be the first member to go into ozumo since Okinofuji, who joined in 2006 and retired last year.

Edited February 28 by Asashosakari

[Kintamayama 45,487]

Urayama Shousei (22) from Kindai (captain of the sumo club) will be joining Otowayama beya in May. From the same town as Asanoyama, Toyama. "I hope to face him soon." He qualifies for Makushita tsukedashi status. 183/165. "He has the appeal of constantly moving forward. If he can add technique to that and shed another layer or two, I expect he will be able to become a sekitori." said Otowayama Oyakata. Urayama also spoke enthusiastically, saying, "(Otowayama) is good in the areas of technique that I lack. I hope I can absorb as much of that as possible."

He decided to go into sumo around last summer. Until then, he had been working as a teacher, and succeeded his father, Hideki, who passed away eight years ago, as a coach for the high school sumo club. Last spring, his meeting with Otowayama Oyakata was a turning point for Urayama. When the Oyakata asked Urayama, "What do you want to do in the future?" Urayama replied, "I want to train sumo wrestlers." Hearing this, Otowayama answered, "If that's the case, why don't you do sumo yourself?" Urayama: "After speaking with the Oyakata several times, I thought I could grow both as a sumo wrestler and as a person. My father trained many students (at his alma mater, Toyama Commercial High School), and I admired him, but I wanted to take on the challenge. After much consideration, I decided I wanted to enter sumo."

Among the popular rikishi from Toyama Prefecture is ex-Ozeki Asanoyama  Six years ago, when Asanoyama  won his first championship in the Natsu basho, he felt the tremendous excitement in his hometown. This basho will see Asanoyama returning to action after his injury, ranked at Sandanme 21. There is a real possibility that they will face each other in May when Urayama is scheduled to make his debut as a Makushita tsukedashi, and he declared with confidence, "I've challenged him in my mind since I was little. If we ever meet, I want to win." Asanoyama was always his goal. "I saw the excitement around Asanoyama in our local area. I want to do even better than that and surpass him." When he told Asanoyama about his wish to enter professional sumo, he was encouraged by him saying, "Do your best." He is taking on the challenge, also inheriting the wish of his father, who always wanted to become a professional rikishi. He is fired up. "I want to become a sekitori as soon as possible." 

 

 

Edited March 6 by Kintamayama

[Katooshu 3,318]

Urayama is what I'd call a 'big bopper'. Not much technique, but he makes good of his size (165kg seems too low) and strength. The MsTD qualification was the standout achievement of his college career, and quality/achievement wise he's on the lower end of the rikishi who turn pro in makushita, but he does have sekitori potential if he develops right. I think Hidenoumi is a good example for him to follow, being someone who isn't particularly skilled or athletic, but uses his mass in a simple but effective way to keep sekitori status. 

Aside from college, he was runner-up in the middle school yokozuna crowning tournament and as a high schooler beat a two years older Onokatsu.

Edited March 5 by Katooshu

[rhyen 1,844]

On 06/03/2025 at 03:47, Katooshu said:

Urayama is what I'd call a 'big bopper'. Not much technique, but he makes good of his size (165kg seems too low) and strength. The MsTD qualification was the standout achievement of his college career, and quality/achievement wise he's on the lower end of the rikishi who turn pro in makushita, but he does have sekitori potential if he develops right. I think Hidenoumi is a good example for him to follow, being someone who isn't particularly skilled or athletic, but uses his mass in a simple but effective way to keep sekitori status. 

Aside from college, he was runner-up in the middle school yokozuna crowning tournament and as a high schooler beat a two years older Onokatsu.

Thought he is going to Kakuryu’s stable, not Kotoshogiku.

anyway, wonder why is Kakuryu fishing in Isegahama’s old fishing grounds. 

[Koorifuu 1,018]

59 minutes ago, rhyen said:

Thought he is going to Kakuryu’s stable, not Kotoshogiku.

anyway, wonder why is Kakuryu fishing in Isegahama’s old fishing grounds. 

That was corrected now. I was a bit puzzled with the 'keep sekitori status' quote for Kotoshogiku, but Hidenoumi makes a lot more sense. 

[Asashosakari 19,606]

You guys sound confused. Katooshu's comment said Hidenoumi from the start.

[Koorifuu 1,018]

...Really? Must've been a Hideno -yama -umi swaparoo in our heads then. I really did process it as Kotoshogiku yesterday, just like rhyen, and only noticed it was Hidenoumi today.

Edited March 7 by Koorifuu

[Katooshu 3,318]

Nah it was always Hidenoumi - maybe getting it mixed up with Hidenoyama?

[Koorifuu 1,018]

14 hours ago, Katooshu said:

Nah it was always Hidenoumi - maybe getting it mixed up with Hidenoyama?

That, and the fact Hidenoyama's photo is right on this thread's first post, I guess. Quite a bit of conditioning; I must've read 'Hideno-' soon after and immediately processed it as Kotoshogiku.

Anyway.

Sounds like Urayama will be a very serious candidate for jonokuchi, jonidan and maybe even sandanme yusho in 2025.

[Asashosakari 19,606]

6 hours ago, Koorifuu said:

Sounds like Urayama will be a very serious candidate for jonokuchi, jonidan and maybe even sandanme yusho in 2025.

Probably not?

On 04/03/2025 at 10:22, Kintamayama said:

Urayama Shousei (...) qualifies for Makushita tsukedashi status.

 

[Akinomaki 40,719]

He wanted to join the heya for Haru, but is injured, so likely a new recruit for Natsu: Keito Takahara 高原契斗 (18) from the sumo club of Asahigaoka high (Odawara) for Futagoyama-beya. He started with sumo in 5th grade, was at national tournaments while attending Odawara-city Kasai middle school (a special sumo club set up then, the school has none) and  lost in the first rounds of the final tournaments at the interhigh and the kokuspo juniors last year (best 32). Aim: sekitori at age 20

The oyakata recently was at the school

o 

son of the owner of the local construction company Takahara

before sumo karate, like his little brother now

o

Edited March 21 by Akinomaki

[Chartorenji 243]

7 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

He wanted to join the heya for Haru, but is injured, so likely a new recruit for Natsu: Keito Takahara 高原契斗 (18) from the sumo club of Asahigaoka high (Odawara) for Futagoyama-beya. He started with sumo in 5th grade, was at national tournaments while attending Odawara-city Kasai middle school (a special sumo club set up then, the school has none) and  lost in the first rounds of the final tournaments at the interhigh and the kokuspo juniors last year (best 32). Aim: sekitori at age 20

The oyakata recently was at the school

o 

son of the owner of the local construction company Takahara

before sumo karate, like his little brother now

o

From watching the youtube channel, they don't have a lot of room in the stable for any more rikishi. Guessing that means one of the (soon to be) 3 sekitori will be leaving the stable and living on their own.

[Akinomaki 40,719]

On 04/03/2025 at 10:22, Kintamayama said:

Urayama Shousei (22) from Kindai (captain of the sumo club) will be joining Otowayama beya in May. From the same town as Asanoyama, Toyama. "I hope to face him soon." He qualifies for Makushita tsukedashi status.

He decided to go into sumo around last summer. Until then, he had been working as a teacher, and succeeded his father, Hideki, who passed away eight years ago, as a coach for the high school sumo club.

He is fired up. "I want to become a sekitori as soon as possible."

He now is a bit more moderate: "Sekitori within a year"

Oshi-zumo specialist Urayama on the 22nd attended the graduation ceremony at the Kindai campus in Higashi-Osaka and was interviewed by the Toyama&around Hokuriku regional Hokkoku shimbun

o

About Asanoyama's sandanme 7-0 yusho: "Cool!"

Asanoyama has close connections to the family

On 26/01/2017 at 18:22, Akinomaki said:

Asanoyama Hideki emphasised the first name of his new full shikona 朝乃山英樹 to honour his former high school sumo coach Urayama Hideki who died on the 21st at the young age of 40 - he took 3 kanji from the name of his mentor. Yama also stands for Toyama prefecture.

On 10/07/2017 at 20:31, Akinomaki said:

the 3rd kesho mawashi he received, from the family of his late mentor Urayama Hideki, whose name is on it as the donor 

闘虎 - fighting tiger is written on it, and below the shikona 朝乃 

On 19/01/2020 at 11:37, Akinomaki said:

A now very sad scene in the press today - Ito holding the photo of Asanoyama's late high school mentor Urayama at Asanoyama's first yusho. He also coached Urayama at Kindai, but before he  became main coach (kantoku). o

o

Urayama junior joined Kindai after the death of Ito. He wants to start with his real name Urayama as shikona

[Akinomaki 40,719]

For Tokitsukaze-beya, Meitoku gijuku high fresh graduated Munkh-Erdene Buyantogtokh (19, 190cm, 150kg)  http://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/rc36a32fe235ba4bee9441960c106a243b

qf at the last interhigh, one win more would have meant tsukedashi

On 02/08/2024 at 11:54, Akinomaki said:

in the qf, Meitoku's Munkh-Erdene Buyantogtokh - he made it to the best 32 at the last kokutai.

Kochi pref. local ex-Tosayutaka was at the school on the 24th. He had liked what he saw from him at keiko and since last September Buyan is trainee at the heya, training there, but also continuing at high school in Kochi - somehow they managed to get the mandatory 6 months training period at the heya, after the Natsu shindeshi kensa he will have his debut in Nagoya (visa delay)

Edited Monday at 22:02 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,719]

The rijikai today acknowledged the ms tsukedashi qf for student yokozuna Buckchuluun (for Kasugano-beya),  Urayama (best 8) and Kousuke Gyotoku (Takudai, from Tokyo, 3rd at the kokuspo, for Tamanoi)  http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2025/03/27/kiji/20250327s00005000199000c.html

Edited 12 hours ago by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 40,719]

3 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

The rijikai today acknowledged the ms tsukedashi qf for student yokozuna Buckchuluun (for Kasugano-beya)

Usually the maskushita tsukedashi are acknowledged right before the shindeshi-kensa, but the later articles make it look like he'll start his trainee period now, so he will be at the Kyushu shindeshi kensa  http://www.sanspo.com/article/20250327-X56EDOLCN5NINO2DKRY7KY645M/

- he should have made it like  Buyantogtokh and decide the heya early, with some agreement about continuing at Nittaidai

[Asashosakari 19,606]

Shindeshi kensa on May 2nd.