[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Tokihayate

[Robert Brown]

I lived in Sendai many many years ago.  Nice for the fans to see a hometown
rikishi.

Kodaiyama

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM Jeff A <jpaitv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Moti
>
> Best regards,
> Jeffrey Anderson
> Gaijingai
> For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
> The saddest are these:
> It might have been.
> - John Greenleaf Whittier
>
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> From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
> Subject: [Sumo news] - Tokihayate
> To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>
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>
> Makuuchi  Tokihayate is from Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, so he
> received thunderous cheers on the dohyo as the jungyo hit his home town. He became
> the first rikishi from his prefecture to make it to Makuuchi in 27 years in
> May last year, and won 10 matches  in March. Last year, he was a Juryo
> rikishi on the tour, and this is his first time touring his hometown as a
> Makuuchi rikishi. The crowd erupted in excitement every time his shikona
> was called, and Tokihayate expressed his gratitude, saying, "I'm grateful
> to everyone who came out with towels and fans, and to everyone who asked me
> for an autograph." He mentioned his favorite local confection, "Yubeshi,
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yubeshi>" revealing his sweet tooth,
> saying, "When I come to Sendai, they sell it at the station, so I buy some
> and eat it on the Shinkansen on the way back. When I'm in Tokyo, I
> sometimes order it online." He said he had eaten beef tongue the day
> before, and expressed his anticipation for the Aki basho.  "I want to show
> forward moving power," he summed.
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