The new Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, whose enthronement ushered in the Reiwa Era, will make his first official appearance at the Ryogoku Kokugikan on Day 14. Based on previous visits to the Kokugikan by his father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, we can expect Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to arrive at the mid-point of the Makuuchi Division to what I anticipate will be great fanfare. The attendance of the Emperor and Empress will certainly make what was already an exciting day of sumo that much better.
Just a bit of speculation here, could be totally wrong, but considering there are three chairs set up in the Kokugikan right now, is Princess Toshi joining her parents for an Imperial family outing?
https://twitter.com/mhkozk/status/1220887222754275329
I hope he gets there before the mid point, or he will miss Shodai v Tokushoryu,
That bout is now and they didn’t show the emperor yet on tv, so probably he didn’t arrive in time …
They arrived now, about 20 minutes late or so. Princess Toshi is joining them.
Glad to see “attend honbasho” was high up on the new Emperor’s 2020 to-do list!
Hakuho cannot be happy to have missed his chance to compete before the new Emperor for the first time.
Torakumi for Day 15 is posted:
Tokushoryu vs. Takakeisho
Shodai vs 7-7 Mitakeumi
Hokutofuji vs Yutakayama
Kagayaki vs Enho
Asanoyama vs Ryuden
Endo vs 7-7 Shohozan
All of interest to me.
Shodai win and Tokushoryu loss will lead to a playoff after both 13-2.
I have to admit, I’m surprised, they actually did it. They placed Takakeisho and Tokushoryu together on the last day and not the Ozeki.