Re: Wakanohana dohyo-iri (pix)

[Achim Pawelczyk <achimp@herten.de>]

A picture of the event.
Tochiazuma as tachi-mochi, Takanowaka as tsuyu-harai:

http://spin.asahi.com/0402/news/sports02001.html
-http://spin.asahi.com/0402/photo/spo040201.jpg


At 09:18 02.04.00 -0700, Joe Kuroda wrote:
>On April 2, former yokozuna Wakanohana (current
>Fujishima oyakata) kicked of the Spring Jyungyo by
>performing the "Offering" dohyo-iri ceremony at the
>Ise Jingu, arguably the holiest of Shinto shrines,
>located in Mie Prefecture (Ise Jingu's history goes
>back 2,000 years.  Its web site (in Japanese) is at
>http://www.infocr.co.jp/hometown/ise/jingu/jg.html and
>is well worth checking).  
>
>Wakanohana displayed his "Shiranui" style dohyo-ir in
>front of over 2,500 people who gathered to cheer
>Wakanohana on.  His popularity is still strong among
>sumo and non-sumo fans alike though he retired on Day
>5 of the Haru Basho.  Ever since the Kyokai announced
>that Wakanohana III would visit the 18 city Jyungyo
>tour to perform his dohyo-iri, the tickets sales have
>been going strong.
>
>A retired yokozuna's dohyo-iri ceremony was last
>performed by Hokutoumi (current Hakkaku oyakata) at an
>oversea Jyungyo event eight years ago when there was
>no active yokozuna.  Both Kitanofuji and Kotozakura
>(current Sadogatake oyakata) performed the dohyo-iris
>in the Natsu Jyungyo, 1974, twenty six years ago.     

Akinomaki

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