Pics - Aki Basho 09

[Fayme_Kln]

Here are the pics of my first day at Aki Basho 09. Only a few cause I just arrived and was a bit tired - and still am ....

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day07/AKI09_Day07.htm

[Vienna_Logan]

Excellentes photos, comme toujours ! C'est toujours bien de voir les rikishi "en civil" ! Ils sont tous aussi impressionnants les uns que les autres, ça doit être encore mieux en vrai !

[Kaiomitsuki]

Danke schön :wink:

[pereboulon]

Wonderful pictures. Thanks a lot.

[Fayme_Kln]

Kokonoe Beya in the morning. The dor was closed, never seen this before during basho times. So I used the bell and asked for watching keiko - no problem.

Although Chiyotaikai is not performing so well this basho he was in a perfect mood this morning. So I thought
a) Kaio called him early this day to tell him this bout is yours,
b) he has a grin sense of humour
c) he thinks positive all the time
d) he made a show for the nice audience

Well the audience was me, Kaio won so only b or c may be possible.

After keiko they told me to come around the corner for an extra show. The said I must see something else in my life than sumo - Chiyotaikai playing baseball. He really had fun :-D.

So here are the pics from

Keiko at Kokonoe

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day08/AKI09_Day08.htm

Chiyotaikai playing baseball

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day08/Chiyotaikai/AKI09_Day08.htm

Pics of day 08

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day08/bouts/AKI09_Day08.htm

[Kaiomitsuki]

Thank you Martina :wink:

[toonoryu]

La photo Oseumi-Tomisakae (plus d'un quintal de différence) est un vrai bonheur. Je rêve un jour d'un Takanoyama-Yamamotoyama...

Any maezumo results Martina ? :) Thx for these high-res shots.

[pereboulon]

Chiyotaikai ne se laisse pas pourrir la vie par ses résultats. Voilà une bonne philosophie. Cela ne peut que faire grandir mon estime pour lui.

Your pictures are great, I can't say anything else. Thank you so much.

[yomugi]

I'm sure it's b, c, and D together !!! :-)

[Fayme_Kln]

Pics of Day09 from Jonidan to Makuuchi.

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day09/lower_divisions_juryo/AKI09_Day08.htm

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day09/Makuuchi/AKI09_Day08.htm

[toonoryu]

Morikawa seems so sleepy on the dohyo... is it just the photo ?

Kotokuni... :( is he hurt, which would explain such bad performaces over the last 3 basho ?

The photo of Hakuho's back with the butterfly tsuna is simpply magnificent. Seems you had a good opportunity to stay on the sunakaburi... cool indeed.

[Fayme_Kln]

Pictures of Day 10 and 11 are availabele now, although I'm still working on Day 10's Makuuchi ...

Sadogatake Beya, Onomatsu Beya and pics of the day see here:

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/Pics.htm

[pereboulon]

You like Hello Kitty very much, it seems... :wink: Could you explain me why Kotomitsuki always stares at you ?

As always, these pictures are excellent. I liked the ones in Sadogatake beya very much, especially the two pictures of Kotoshogiku explaining a technical detail to a minarai wrestler.

[Fayme_Kln]

Actually the "Hello Kitty" is a running gag for a friend, who likes to see them.

And for Kotomitsuki, I don't know. I love to make pics of him and either he likes it,c ause I put them on their homepage - as he knows - or he is still embarassed why I took Kotoshogiku as my favourite Sadogatake rikishi ;-).

But no more speculations:

Pics of Day 12 are up now, a bit delayed, cause I had dinner with Izutsu Oyakata and Kakuryu and it became late and I drunk ... At least, it was not bad for Kakuryu today

lower division - Juryo: http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day12/low/AKI09_Day12.htm


Makuuchi: http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day12/high/AKI09_Day12.htm

[pereboulon]

But no more speculations:

Pics of Day 12 are up now, a bit delayed, cause I had dinner with Izutsu Oyakata and Kakuryu and it became late and I drunk ...

No more speculations, indeed. Now, I know why Kakuryu is on fire for this basho. :wink:

[Fayme_Kln]

My delay becomes bigger and bigger, Day 13 has to wait a bit.

Today the first pics of Day 14 - Keiko at Sakaigawa Beya:

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day14/Sakaigawa/AKI09_Day14.htm

[konishiki]

Thank you Fay for thhis pics !
I like this Heya whith Satsumahibiki ! 8)

[Fayme_Kln]

Still on delay, my excuses ...

You gotta love these Takanohana parties, all kind of entertainment (Yawning...) But as they always get tickets for me and Takakiho and Takanoiwa are there, I always feel I have to go once a year. Not to forget the Oyakata himself ... he touched my elbow and said in GERMAN!!! Thank you for coming :'-( . I'm glad there will be winter soon cause I can't wash my elbow for the next 2 months ... ;-)

Anyway, here are the first pics from Day 15:

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day15/low/AKI09_Day15.htm

[konishiki]

Wonderful !
Thank you Fay ! :wink:

[Fayme_Kln]

Day 13 ist completed now, the rest of days 14 and 15 will be up in the next days, I guess.

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/Pics.htm

[pereboulon]

Still on delay, my excuses ...

You gotta love these Takanohana parties, all kind of entertainment (Yawning...) But as they always get tickets for me and Takakiho and Takanoiwa are there, I always feel I have to go once a year. Not to forget the Oyakata himself ... he touched my elbow and said in GERMAN!!! Thank you for coming :'-( . I'm glad there will be winter soon cause I can't wash my elbow for the next 2 months ... ;-)

Anyway, here are the first pics from Day 15:

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/images/Aki09/Day15/low/AKI09_Day15.htm

No need to apologize. Your pictures are simply the best. Even better than the professionnals. Thank you very much (and get a shower :lol: :wink: ).

[Fayme_Kln]

All days are up now + some after basho pics.

http://www.sumo-webpaper.com/Pics.htm