Today is Sunday. The Japanese media seem to be empty of news. So only a short update today.
🌐 Location: Mount Fuji
Yokozuna practice sessions
Kisenosato: sanban with Daieisho, butsukari with Onosho.
Kakuryu: sanban with Shodai again.
Harumafuji: still no on-dohyo practices. Said yesterday that he is still not past his tiredness from the Aki basho. Only dohyo-iri, no torikumi.
Torikumi of note
Kisenosato vs. Kakuryu:
本日の結びの一番
稀勢の里―鶴竜#富士山場所 pic.twitter.com/dLIM395Nf5— きょんの里 (@kisetan0703) October 8, 2017
Slapfest between Chiyonokuni and Takakeisho:
貴景勝vs千代の国 #富士山場所 pic.twitter.com/R1X6JsZhdC
— わ～ちゃん@津場所 (@wakya33) October 8, 2017
Takagenji vs. Daiseido:
貴源治vs大成道 #富士山場所 #どうか私の心の声を想像してご覧下さい pic.twitter.com/yahAqz7ASt
— わ～ちゃん@津場所 (@wakya33) October 8, 2017
This one mostly caught my eye because Takagenji is wearing a Makushita mawashi with an oicho-mage.
Looks like Kisenosato is gambarizing as the one armed yokozuna. Not sustainable.
Yeah. At this stage Kakuryu looks much more likely to keep his oicho-mage through the Kyushu basho than Kisenosato.
Maybe the threat of losing their Japanese Yokozuna to injury will light a fire under the powers to be to amend the rules.
So I assume this means Takagenji might be back up to Juryo. Hopefully he stays longer this time.
And hopefully any change in rules will be done quickly enough to help Terunofuji and Takayasu.
Indeed: https://tachiai.org/2017/09/27/promotions-to-juryo/
Indeed, as lksumo has already posted, Takagenji is officially back. I suppose the early official announcement is done in order to allow shin-juryo to get ready with a kesho-mawashi and the rest of their preparations well ahead of banzuke day.
Anyway, about Takagenji (I posted this previously on Twitter):
Rather frustrating I couldn’t find anything about the Fuji leg of this tour. Up to Saitama, down to Fuji, back up to Ibaraki, back down to Shizoka prefecture? Rough stretch.
One of the rikishi from Shikoroyama updates his Instagram daily with news of the jungyo and the distance they are travelling. http://instagram.com/kyoukara_terao