[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Kirishima yusho parade

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Kirishima yusho parade
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>

Gaijingai


Kirishima had his victory car-parade while still wearing his mawashi . This
was extremely unusual, as time was running behind and it was drizzling.
However, there have been precedents. At the 1959 Summer Tournament,
Yokozuna Wakanohana I rode in a car and paraded while still wearing his
mawashi. The reason at the time was that he didn't think he would win, so
he hadn't brought his formal kimono and hakama. Wakanohana got into an open
car with the yusho trophy, with Wakachichibu beside him and Wakamisugi in
the passenger seat. All three returned to the Hanakago beya still wearing
their mawashi. Wakanohana was then given water by Hanakago Oyakata (former
Makuuchi Onoumi) and they toasted with a large silver cup. At the end of
the 14th day of the basho, Yokozuna Tochinishiki was in first place with a
14-0 record, while Yokozuna Wakanohana was trailing with a 13-1 record. On
the final day, Wakanohana won their direct confrontation to tie the lead,
and then won the yusho playoff to claim his sixth yusho title, his first in
two bashos. He had a good chance of winning the yusho going into the final
day, but perhaps no one could have imagined that he would win both the
regular matches and the playoff. This is an anecdote from a time when sumo
was more boisterous and carefree than it is today.

BTW, riding shotgun was Juryo Daiseizan from China, who used to be his
tsukebito. The night before, through Fukunosato the wakaimonogashira,
Kirishima approached him about being the flag bearer. Daiseizan:. "I was 7
wins and 7 losses (after the 14th day), so I felt that if I was going to do
it, I had to get that kachikoshi. I was happy, and it actually gave me
strength." On the final day, he defeated Meisei to secure the kachikoshi.
He served as flag bearer with a smile and a dignified presence. He belongs
to the same Tokitsukaze Ichimon as Kirishima and once served as his
tsukebito for a year. "He won the yusho when I was his tsukebito as well..
I'm happy to be able to ride with him as a sekitori. Next time, I want to
ride on my own" he said.

[image: まわし姿でオープンカーに乗り込む霧島（撮影・鈴木正人）]
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