Re: [SUMO] Musashimaru

[Achim Pawelczyk <achimp@herten.de>]

At 03:49 01.10.99 -0700, Masumi Abe wrote:
>In old downtown Tokyo, there is a stone monument dedicated to recognized
>Yokozuna at Tomioka Hachimangu in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
>http://www.mmcomp.co.jp/meisyo/tomioka/tomioka.htm
>http://www.unisys.co.jp/shitamachi/TOMIOKA/sumou1/index.html
>
>Today, there were a ceremony to carve the newest Yokozuna, Musashimaru's
>shikona on the monument and Musashimaru performed Yokozuna Dohyo-iri in
>front of the monument to introduce himself to the previous Yokozuna and
>showed appreciation.

The front of the stone being fully engraved when Wakanohana was promoted,
Musashimaru engraved his name on  the back.

Pictures from yesterday:

Asahi Shimbun daily sports page:
http://www.asahi.com/paper/sports.html#SP10464
-http://www.asahi.com/gif/photo/s100202s.gif
->http://www.asahi.com/gif/photo/s100202.jpg

same medium size:
http://www.asahi.com/1001/news/sports01007.html
-http://www.asahi.com/1001/photo/spo100101.gif


Akinomaki

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