<div dir="auto">Moti<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Moti Dichne</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:niramiai@gmail.com">niramiai@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Aonishiki<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">It was the 12th day of the current Aki Basho.. After defeating Yokozuna Houshouryuu in the final bout, Aonishiki returned to his dressing room, pulled out one of the bags containing the kensho money he won, and handed it to Tokojin (59, Arashio), a first-class tokoyama (hairdresser). "It's a birthday present," Tokojin said, "Thank you," as he accepted it. Tokojin said, "Of course, it makes me happy. I've put it high up in my living room." It was a belated birthday present. Tokojin's 59th birthday was on the 24th, the 11th day of Aki. On that day, Aonishiki lost to Shoudai and did not receive any kensho, but on the 12th day, he received a lucky charm along with a big win. Aonishiki expressed his gratitude to Tokojin. "He has been doing my Oyakata's topknot since he was still active. When I joined the sumo world, I asked him to do (the ginko style) when I became a sekitori. He also gives me advice." Aonishiki's Oyakata Ajigawa (former sekiwake Aminishiki), had a connection with Tokojin, who was in charge of doing the ginko style hairdo when he was still active. Therefore, si<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37)">nce Ajigawa beya was founded, Tokojin has been tying the topknots of the heya's rikishi. Aonishiki's topknot, unlike that of the other rikishi, curves to the left. This was initiated at Tokojin's suggestion. The Hawaiian ex-rikishi Konishiki, Akebono, and Musashimaru all had left-handed curves. Aonishiki was embarrassed at first, but now it has become established as a unique style not seen in other rikishi. Though they belong to different heyas, the two are bound by a relationship of trust.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(37,37,37)">[Sasaki Ichiro] (Nikkan Sports.com/Battle Column "Behind the Scenes of Grand Sumo")</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"><a href="https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/column/sumo/photonews/photonews_nsInc_202509260002018-1.html" rel="external nofollow noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:underline;border:0px;font-size:16px;padding:0px;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,160,233)" target="_blank"><img alt="支度部屋で床山に懸賞金の一部を手渡す安青錦(右)(2025年9月25日撮影)" src="https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/column/sumo/news/img/202509260002018-w500_1.jpg" width="500" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></a></p>
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