[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Ex-Gagameru talks of rikishi and the summer heat..

[Jeff A]

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: Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Ex-Gagameru talks of rikishi and the summer heat..
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Former Komusubi Gagamaru (38) explained how rikishi spend their summers on
his YouTube channel "Gaga Channel." He began by saying, "Rikishi sweat an
incredible amount in the summer," before reflecting on his days as an
active rikishi, saying, "They have to wear yukata (when going out). They
can't wash their yukata themselves; they have to send it to the dry
cleaners. They start sweating profusely just by standing outside for about
two minutes. They have to be careful when going outside. They can't go out
in their own clothes, so they have to wear yukata. Just going (outside)
costs about 1,500 yen in dry cleaning fees. That's why I try to stay under
the air conditioner as much as possible. It's also hard to breathe. I don't
like to walk too much, and there were times when I didn't go outside for a
week." He continued, "I was a rikishi for 15 years, I think. People say
(during my active days), 'it must have been hot in the summer,' but I have
no idea. I never went outside. In July and August, I would leave my room,
take a taxi, go into the shop, and then take another taxi home. The only
time you know (how hot it is) is the time it takes to get to the taxi. Sumo
wrestlers don't walk, after all. Not everyone does. I particularly didn't
want to walk." He went on to explain his surprising lifestyle habits,
saying, "I would call a taxi even for a 500-meter walk. I would call one
even to go to my heya (from my house). I hated walking, I hated it."
"Ordinary people are not allowed into rikishi's' rooms. In particular, they
are only allowed in my room for three minutes. The air conditioner is set
to 16 degrees. (With older air conditioners, it can go up to 16 degrees..)
Lately it's set to 18 degrees."

The full episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxczJ6HnD7s

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