- In
professional sumo, the
tachimochi (太刀持ち; lit.:
sword carrier) is one of the two
attendants that
accompany a
yokozuna when he
performs his dohyō-iri...
- dohyō-iri or ring
entrance ceremony. The
other attendant is
called the
tachimochi.
During the ceremony, the
tsuyuharai will
precede the
yokozuna into the...
- keshō-mawashi, with two
being worn by his
wrestler "****istants" (his
tachimochi and tsuyuharai)
during his ring
entrance ceremony. In the Edo period,...
- so he was
unable to
follow the
tradition of
having one
serve as his
tachimochi and
tsuyuharai for the event.
Asahifuji has
remained in the sumo world...
- bearer" or
tachimochi follows him into the arena. The
sword is a ****anese
katana and
symbolises the
samurai status of the yokozuna. The
tachimochi will always...
-
yokozuna to do so. Two
active yokozuna were his attendants, with Hakuhō the
tachimochi and
Harumafuji acting as tsuyuharai.
Chiyonofuji announced his engagement...
- newly-promoted ōzeki
Kirishima serving as the
tsuyuharai (dew sweeper) and
tachimochi (sword bearer), respectively. Some 380
people took
turns in
cutting Kakuryū's...
-
Title Role
Notes Ref. Kanjinchō
Tachimochi Nīkuchimura Tōmi no Chūbee
Hinata Shima Kagekiyo Itodaki Kaga
Miyama Kyū
Nishikie Daihime Kago
Tsurube Hachibbashi-tsuki...
-
Meisei served as the
tsuyuharai (dew sweeper), and
Hiradoumi was the
tachimochi (sword bearer).
Among the
members of Hōshōryū's
family in
attendance was...
-
attendants for the event, in the
person of his two students, Okinoumi, as
tachimochi (sword-bearer), and
Hokutofuji as
tsuyuharai (dew sweeper). For the event...
