Can you explain the Takanohana dohyo-iri to me?...

["William C. Blank" <wcb@bdi.com>]

        I don't understand why Takanohana is leading a dohyo-iri to start 
of the spring basho.  Do retired yokozuna still exercise some yokozuna 
duties?  Why isn't Asashoryu doing it?

        Thanks for any enlightenment,

                -Tetsuonoumi


At 12:15 PM 4/2/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> Achim Pawelczyk <sumo@achimp.de> schrieb am 01.04.03 13:17:34:
> >
> > start of the spring jungyo
> > Takanohana dohyo-iri at the Ise shrine, tachi-mochi Takanonami, 
> tsuyu-harai
> > Akinoshima
> > http://www.sankei.co.jp/news/030330/0330spo067.htm
> > http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hochi/sports/mar/o20030330_20.htm
> > http://www.nikkansports.com/ns/sports/sumo/p-sp-tp1-030331-0004.html
> > http://www.sanspo.com/morespo/top/more200303/more2003033102.html
> > 
> http://www.mainichi.co.jp/news/journal/photojournal/archive/200303/31/31-10.html
> >