In time for the holidays, Buy Sumo Tickets has a discount on their tegata. For a limited time they’re running a discount of 1000-yen on all tegata, excluding bundles.
Recently, I added Terunofuji to my collection so my Hakuho would not be lonely. Again, this year I got my tegata from Buy Sumo Tickets. They had packed it really well last year. It was the same story this year, sandwiched in between pieces of double-thick cardboard.
I do not think Terunofuji will still be an active rikishi when the holidays roll around in 2025. Unfortunately, we learned this week that he will not participate in the upcoming Kyushu tournament.
On the plus side, I might need to make room for another Yokozuna’s tegata in the coming year. So, along with the continued strength of the dollar the timing seemed right to get a Terunofuji.
Looking at the site now, they’ve got Terunofuji plus all three Ozeki (Hoshoryu, Kotozakura, and Onosato) as well as Kirishima, Daieisho, Wakatakakage, Tobizaru, and Hakuoho. They also have Hakuho and Kotomitsuki
If there’s a sumo fan in your life and you’re trying to think of a gift…a tegata is always a good option. You can use the ad link on our website, or you can mention “Tachiai” in the comments on your order and Tachiai will receive a portion of the proceeds to help with some of our hosting costs.
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Good idea, thanks for the heads-up and for the support for Tachiai.org.
Tomorrow cannot come soon enough; at last, the November basho!
I am a customer as well and Hakuho and Tochinoshin have been on display in my living room for a while. Excellent customer service, but just a word of advice. If you order from Italy the delivery might be an issue. Eventually you will get your good but keep a close eye on the tracking and if anything looks weird, start immediately pestering your local custom office. It took me endless phone calls and e-mails to get the package through the last mile. All along, full support from the buy sumo tickets team!
PaURA, if I remember correctly, your shipment was sent with the postal service. We’ve started using FedEx only to some European countries like Italy, and things are much smoother now. I think FedEx has their own customs clearance, and we haven’t heard of any delays like you had. So we hope that the experience will be improved for your next order!
Si glad to hear that…, particularly because Christmas is coming!!!!!