[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Ex-Tsurugishou danpatsushiki

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The saddest are these:
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Ex-Tsurugishou danpatsushiki
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Tsurugishou held his wedding reception and danpatsushiki on the 6th at The
Prince Tower Tokyo in Tokyo. Approximately 90 people, including Ozeki
Kotozakura and Kirishima, cut his maget, and the venue was resonating with
blessings as he cut the cake with his wife, Yuka, a current flight
attendant whom he married in January. Tsurugishou was seen smiling
throughout the ceremony, but was overcome with emotion and shed tears
towards the end of the hair-cutting ceremony. "I remembered everything
since I joined sumo, and my last basho, and I was overwhelmed suddenly," he
recalled. The night before, he consulted with Yuka and her parents about
his new hairstyle, and they unanimously decided on a two-block short cut.
The groom, who leads a busy life as the president of the yakiniku
restaurant "Momomatsuen" in Tokyo, stood beside Yuka, who has always
supported him, and the first day of his new beginning came to a bright
close. While getting his hair styled after the ceremony, he spoke to
reporters and revealed his current situation at Momomatsuen, a yakiniku
restaurant in Tokyo where he has been serving as president since his
retirement. "Well, it's tough," he said with a wry smile, but added with a
happy expression, "I'm out serving customers every day because people who
know me come in." "About half of the customers say, 'I came to see
Tsurugishou-san,'" he said, and added, "If those people stopped coming,
there would be no point in me being in the restaurant," expressing his
gratitude to his fans. Regarding the future, he spoke confidently, "I want
to open two or three stores. I want to expand into a chain," showing that
even after leaving the sumo world, he is looking ahead to a new challenge.

He also spoke at length about the new star in his former heya Makushita
Oomori. who is considered "handsome" by the public, "I guess he's handsome
in the eyes of the public. He's muscular." On the other hand, he also
explained his viewpoint as a rikishi', saying, "But it's not about physique
or face, a strong man is cool." He continued, "No matter how much of a
junior he is, when you see him win a championship, you think he's cool,"
and concluded by saying, "No matter how good-looking someone is, if they're
weak, they're not cool," which made the reporters laugh. It was a moment
that showed Tsurugishou's characteristic cheerfulness and support for
Oomori on this joyous occasion.

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