Re: Sumo News: new Takasago-beya

[Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>]

I just received email from Ichinoya-san of new Takasago-beya,
and he said that the old Wakamatsu-beya site would be the new
Takasago-beya site. He will be stayed in charge of the site.

http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~wakamatu/
The site has a new name as Hyper Takasago-Beya.

According to the site, former Takasago-beya rikishi will be
moving in on Feb. 11 Japan Time.

You could see the brand new name board for the brand new
Takasago-beya at:
http://gp-dip.co.jp/bbs/wakamatu/img/93.jpg

New Name Board calligraphy by Japanese Government Minister of
Economy Mr. Shiokawa who was the head of Wakamatsu-beya's fan
club in Osaka. The shorter rikishi on the right side is
Ichinoya-san, the oldest active rikishi in the whole Sumo Kyokai,
and WebMaster for the old Wakamatsu-beya and the new Takasago-beya.

-Toshiyori Masumiriki


At 7:09 AM -0800 2/5/02, Masumi Abe wrote:
>It's going to be at the previous Wakamatsu-beya building.
>
>-Toshiyori Masumiriki
>
>
>At 9:32 AM -0500 2/5/02, Barbara Ann Klein wrote:
>>Does anyone know where the merged heya will be located?
>>
>>Babanoshuzan
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Masumi Abe" <abe@accesscom.com>
>> To: <sumo@statgen.ncsu.edu>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 05 February, 2002 03:28
>> Subject: Sumo News: new Takasago-beya
>>
>>>  As of February 5, 2002, previous Wakamatsu-beya becomes the new
>>>  Takasago-beya with merging with previous Takasago-beya. The new
>>>  Takasago-beya becomes the largest sumo-beya with 31 rikishi, surpassing
>>>  the previously largest Musashigawa-beya which has 30 rikishi.