Un tokoyama prend sa retraite après Nagoya

A tokoyama retires after Nagoya

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Il a fêté son 65^e anniversaire mardi dernier, le 22 juillet, mais le "coiffeur en chef" Tokotsuru a pu exercer jusqu’à dimanche.

Actif depuis 1976, il a coiffé un grand nombre de rikishi en passant par les frères Fukuzono (Sakaho et Terao) chez Izutsu-beya mais aussi les deux générations d’anciens ozeki Kirishima sans oublier le 71^e yokozuna, Kakuryu.

Il ignore aujourd’hui son avenir, mais on sait que Otowayama-oyakata, chez qui il travaillait depuis 2024, lui aurait demandé de venir au club pendant que l'autre tokoyama, Tokodai, part en jungyo.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

He celebrated his 65th birthday last Tuesday, July 22, but the "chief hairdresser" Tokotsuru was able to work until Sunday.

Active since 1976, he has styled many rikishi’s topknot through the Fukuzono brothers (Sakaho and Terao) at Izutsu-beya but also the two generations of former ozeki Kirishima without forgetting the 71st yokozuna, Kakuryu.

He does not know his future today, but we learned that Otowayama-oyakata, with whom he had been working since 2024, would have asked him to come to the stable while the remaining tokoyama, Tokodai, leaves for the jungyo.