So long Hakuho, Hello Miyagino!

[@sumoprimetime7506]

With the excitement still lingering around the Kokugikan from the New Year's Tournament, the place was filled with enthusiasm and mixed emotions on January 28 as former yokozuna Hakuho held his retirement ceremony. Many who came to the event were sad to see him officially retire, but they were also happy to celebrate his new departure. The ceremony drew international attention as distinguished guests from around the world attended the event to congratulate the former yokozuna's magnificent accomplishments as a rikishi and also offer encouragement on his new endeavor. As Hakuho bid farewell to his topknot which is a symbol of a professional rikishi, he pledged his utmost effort as a stablemaster Miyagino to raise the next superstar. He looks absolutely young and dandy with the new hairstyle! We have nothing but a respect for one of the all-time greats and wish him nothing but the best moving forward as a stablemaster. Thank you Hakuho and Go Miyagino oyakata!

[@markushuecker719]

Dear Hiro, your previous video has received more comments than any other, mostly due to the disappointment of the international fan community about NHK going after Jason’s sumo channel, one of the fondest ambassadors of sumo. I am sure you know some of the reasoning behind it, and for us international sumo fans it would be fantastic and maybe healing if you could chip in some background, provide some explanations, reply to some of the comments, or give any kind of feedback. We all love sumo, and personally I like your content a lot, but if you really want to grow a warm hearted community, I would love to see Jason receive some credit for his decade long dedication, invite him over, interview him, give him some tickets. You get my point. All the best to your channel. Great video!

[@gomezaddams8554]

Gosh it sure would be good to see some of his matches, but seeing as though your obliterating overseas sumo promoters I guess not. I have utter contempt for NHKs actions. Look forward to seeing me in your comment section going forward because this content? Substandard at best

[@raphaelverde4571]

one of the most accomplished? you meant the MOST accomplished right? just dont be a japa and give the guy deserving credit..thx for your attention

[@jornavyr2459]

@@markushuecker719 Kintamayama gone today as well now. NHK have done a real great job in chasing us away.

[@大好き大相撲]

Thank you for your wonderful video, Hiro-san! I really enjoyed the interview with Kakuryu Oyakata(^ ^)/ His haircut ceremony is on June 3rd, so please post wonderful videos at that time as well!

[@belmarmom]

Hakuho isn't only a champion rikishi, he's a true gentleman, a loving husband and father and a classy guy. I wish him all the best as a stablemaster.

[@robstorm]

hakuho roaring over teru -- that image will forever be my favorite sumo moment

[@xxxqwertxxx]

I teared up watching the ceremony, It was so emotional. We’ll miss him so much as Hakuho but I’m so happy he’ll be raising the next gen of rikishi. Thank you, Hiro!

[@LauraJdogmom]

His rikishi have already broken one record, with Ochiai taking just one basho to achieve sekitori status. I just wish that Ishiura would come back. Sadly, his neck does not seem to be getting better.

[@honey-fe6pj]

Cannot agree more - think about all the present and future rikishi who can gain so much from his knowledge. Persistence and patience.

[@davidnemoseck9007]

Same, in getting a little emotional while watching this.

[@LucidFlameX]

What a champion he was. His love for the sport shined so brightly when he kissed the dohyo. He has some excellent wrestlers under him already, so may it continue long into the future. Thank you, Miyagino-oyakata!

[@chwhite6886]

My dream came true being able to see this historic event in person and also meeting you near the front gate (I was the gaijin woman in the bright red coat); my friends are so envious!. And thanks for the SPT sticker!

[@UsamaKhan-1992]

Thank you Hakuho for Next level sumo. I started watching sumo just because of this man and i love it ♥️

[@JorgeLourenco000]

I get emotional seeing him retire, can't believe it's real. Thank you for the insight

[@oliverclothesoff5397]

This was an emotional video for me, I can just imagine how felt there at the kokugikan. Thanks for sharing. At 9:00 you can tell Hakuho is reluctant to step off the dohyo for the last time. Great content.

[@urekah37]

Incredible events truly appreciate the effort to include the English speaking viewers in this historic event 👏 👏👏 vary emotional.

[@LordStandley17]

Little advice for the jsa, make a way to easily view past basho in full ( at least top division) as a streaming service. You could charge like 5 USD or the equivalent and make a killing/grow and mend the relationship with the international sumo community. It's a win-win for you guys and us.

[@oliverclothesoff5397]

I believe Hakuho is the incarnation of fighting spirit.

[@Beos_Valrah]

So are Asashoryu, Hoshoryu etc.

[@cheetonips6399]

It is a landmark of sumo and the end of an era, a great champion that overcame pain and took on the challenges of a whole new world and changed it for everyone. He has started a new chapter, he is now father, master, teacher and mentor; that’s what the last 14 years were leading up to. A great rikishi, a great yokozuna, a great elder and a man that made history in a land he learned to love. Thank you, Hakuho and good luck!

[@RDG99]

I still can't believe he's retired... Truly one of the greatest athletes of our time.

[@luciagianquitto4010]

Don't let me think about It i still cry about this retirement

[@mbc8412]

In the level of MJ, Tiger Woods, Bolt, Phelps...

[@nihleigleca6702]

I still can't get over the fact that JSA denied the GOAT his ichidai toshiyori title 😶

[@TKK_Biggest_Fan]

He is not one of the greatest because he is the greatest. Hakuho Sho will be Number 1 for decades and decades to come. Hakuho will be the Goat of sumo for a long long time. Long live the King!!!

[@rhystilshadowhelm]

A fitting, outstanding end to an equally outstanding Rikishi. While the era of Hakuho has come to and end, his era of Miyagino is only just beginning. The future of the Sumo sport is looking very bright with both the current and upcoming Rikishi active today. What a time to be a fan!

[@juanpena7436]

Hakusho brought me back to Sumo i always loved the sport from childhood we had a Japanese tv channel in nyc in the 70s on sunday nights . We were all so lucky to witness A champion that will be spoken about for 1000 years. He is truly an Immoral of Sumo . Best of Luck to him

[@Fuu_Sho]

I am so happy I was there in Person, once in a life time Event I'll remember for ever.

[@svinoed]

Greatest yokozuna! So sad to see his last dohyi-iri.

[@Beos_Valrah]

Not really his last though, you just have to wait 22 years for that one 😉

[@fussel5000]

So... with every other sumo channel being taken down, when will you and the NHK start putting the whole tournament day on KZbin for the international audience to enjoy?

[@42opinions43]

Truly the end of an era. Looking forward to seeing all the rikishi who come up through Miyagino stable. Best of luck Ochiai!

[@wannaknit]

Such a shame NHK appear to have taken down all the foreign KZbin channels so there is no way for foreign Sumo fans to watch the matches now (apart from highlights only show)

[@MKcLTM]

i had no trouble to find all matches.. thanks natto :)

[@Hollowwsstory]

6:24 Hakuho really fighting back the emotions here, what a moment! Maybe the most historic retirement ceremony of all time

[@jimlimberakis8115]

I came to sumo the last three years of Hakuho’s tenure. I marveled at his skill and desire to win. He was the greatest Yokozuna in my opinion. I am sure he will impart great wisdom upon his stable. He will be missed.

[@jriron1]

Thanks for the covering! long live Hakuho!!!

[@Old.Dude_1969]

Hakuho... THANK YOU THANK YOU.

[@jonaderjona5805]

It saddens me so to see one of the strongest men in the world holding back tears. Such a fierce fighter; and such a gentle soul.

[@alharrington6973]

Love seeing him with his family 9:30

[@gaijin988]

Wonderful tribute to Hakuho. Thanks, Hiro and team for the great work!

[@IxGustavson]

Can we have Jason back please ?

[@erikphillips9989]

crying rn. also: free Jason's Sumo Channel

[@mihaelbitola3812]

I am 100% sure that Takakeisho and Hoshoryu are watching and thinking, I must to perform the dohyo iri one day.

[@FlavumSignum]

I became a fan of sumo because of Hakuho, GOAT!

[@DeformCreativity]

I started watching Sumo during COVID lockdown. Sumo gave me something to look forward to! AMAZING to experience this man.. and now watching him start as a Stablemaster! WOW!

[@AFrenchman31]

Best video I've seen so far from Sumo PT! Keep up the great work!

[@gritgritgrit]

Any kind of new outside support sumo has gotten will die with the channels that've been killed. Its such a shame. Just so totally unnecessary.

[@Chrree]

I always admired Hakuho for his incredible skills. He was like a sumo god and in a hundred years he will be a legend to every rikishi and fan. I'm so glad I had the chance to see him fight and I was really sad when I heared about his retirement. He'll always be one of my absolute favorites.

[@Normandy1944]

Brought a tear to my eye,...but with that said, now Hiro can get Kaisei and Miyagino and do a around town episode and we can enjoy those two horsing around.

[@kingrama2727]

Between Hakuho retiering and Jason’s all sumo channel getting killed by NHK, it is a sad day for sumo

[@Beos_Valrah]

Not just Jason's but also 2 other big sumo channels... It really is a sad time for foreign sumo fans.

[@ericdietz1795]

I noticed I couldn't get [redacted's] videos this tournament--the legal department is cracking down?

[@paulhanke1]

Jason's content was better than anything NHK does in English. Sumo Prime Time coverage of tournaments is horrible. They should hire Jason Harris!!!!!

[@msapolu1]

Thank you sumo prime time

[@veggieworksbold]

Thanks Hiro! Looking forward to the next one!

[@SoberOKMoments]

Left while still a winning winner! What a tremendous athlete and terrific representative of the sport of sumo. An all around terrific human being who will be much missed, but well represented by those lucky enough to train under his leadership.

[@NJ-xyz13]

I always look forward to your videos! I didn't know that you were reporting on Sumo that long time! I wonder if you were also invited to the retirement ceremony! I really wish we could watch the Grand Sumo matches in the U.S., too... The next tournament in March will be very interesting and I just want to watch the upper divisions with commentary. I look forward to more of your videos, too, Hiro! Thank you! 👍😄

[@davidsteuber7174]

Thank you for the video. Good to see Takamiyama Daigoro.

[@mikekingtaberna8917]

thanks for this. wonderful journalism.

[@Alex-gc7yv]

He looks so good in short hair!

[@orctiz]

Long like the GOAT. Thank you for the show Hiro and NHK. SUMO PRIME TIME!!!!

[@SciModeler]

I've watched him since 7 years ago! Truly GOAT of sumo! Thank you, Hakuho!!

[@ssfc1974]

I lived in Japan during the mid-1970s when Wajima, the veteran Yokozuna, and Kitanoumi, the youngest ever Yokozuna, were battling. I knew Kitanoumi would excel and he set many impressive records during his career. I was saddened by his untimely death and I am sure he would have been delighted to see Hakuho completely rewrite the record books and solidify his place as the greatest Yokozuna of all time. Well, at least Kitanoumi is still the youngest Yokozuna...although Hakuho's Miyagino stable has Ochiai -- youngest to reach Juryo and who knows what's next for the young man being tutored by the great Hakuho.

[@LE0N0VICH]

Sopranos vibe when they show him in his dojo.

[@matthewtaylor3102]

As a sumo newcomer, this was very touching, it's a great tradition. You could see what it meant to the man and the respect being paid from every corner for an incredible competitor who's completely mastered his craft. Great stuff! I'm enjoying the channel a lot, keep up the great work!

[@melchizedekful]

you.... ehhh.

[@jasonpotter274]

Man, I forgot how violent that bout between Terunofuji and Hakuho was. Epic battle.

[@reggiebanks7627]

I know nothing about this sport but this has me crying. The pageantry the honor the tradition wow just beautiful

[@orlandofurioso7958]

Enjoyed, but it's hard to imagine Sumo without Jason Harris's comments. NHK killed off the English language channel that got me hooked on sumo. NHK lacks business judgment.

[@orlandofurioso7958]

@@joannaedwards6325 Agreed.

[@asasipogi]

Instead of hiring them, they strike em. What fkn idiots

[@asasipogi]

@@joannaedwards6325 and how is that going to work... eyyyy

[@joannaedwards6325]

@@orlandofurioso7958 Another good thing... I heard that personal friends of Jason saved some of his archives of past matches. Yay!

[@orlandofurioso7958]

@@joannaedwards6325 I was watching Leo Dickinson's channel when he was commenting durin live broadcasts of Abeyma TV. He has these little icons, little gifs in active motion, and commenting on those, said not to bother asking why they were there. He said it protected him from copyright infringement. That makes no sense but then stranger things happen that don't make sense. I wonder if Jason might do the same.

[@ARMY-ep6fz]

What a honor it must have been to cover his ceremony. Thank u sumo primetime..

[@quackkuryu4680]

there's a 2007 video of young Hiro talking about the new yokozuna Hakuho on KZbin somewhere

[@JugglerOfWords]

Hakuho is truly a candidate for the greatest of all time in any sport.... will be looking forward to following the new generation of Miyagino stars in the coming basho....

[@masterchiefy830]

Thank you for all those Wonderful Matches.

[@melchizedekful]

unfortunately it looks like NSK/NHK has blocked all youtube channels where you could follow sumo tournaments. After Jason's sumo channel, Kintamayama's and Natto Sumo's channels are now inaccessible, with over a decade of archives gone. At the moment there seems to be no place to follow the tournaments from March... thank you guys it was nicely done🖕

[@lordhuggington9615]

Great video as always Hiro and team. I hope you can add videos of all the bouts daily ( during the basho ) in the near future as options for sumo fans around the world seem to be suddenly disappearing at a time when you are trying to promote sumo to that same group of potential fans. I love sumo and hope something like this happens soon.

[@thomasribiere2793]

You can see he is deeply moved. When you are a professional top level rikishi like him, all his life was about sumo. Must have been a special day for him as it was for us.

[@chrisworkman5288]

Thanks for sharing.

[@tropik5724]

The Greatest of all time.

[@chrism4008]

I love the retirement ceremonies of sumo so much!

[@serhiidanylenko3015]

It was so emotional to see Hakuho’s cryin🥹

[@torccchaser6712]

Hakuho, the GOAT................NHK :-( Sumo promotion around the world will suffer. JASON ruled.

[@Rush-uo2sx]

I was waiting for this video.

[@wyzdomate]

I love SUMO because of him...

[@HighOverlordSnarffieBeagle]

Hakuho = GOAT

[@silafuyang8675]

I am in tears. I cannot watch sumo and more.

[@DanielGonzalez-mx2lq]

Why miss the harumafuji moment?, was the most emotive of all event.

[@taemeister9302]

Long live Hakuho by trimming down a little bit and live to 100

[@tigesadventures3880]

why is kakuryu still rocking the top knot

[@DeathLetterBlues44]

He has not had his retirement ceremony yet. 🙂

[@bilirubin5877]

Because his retirement ceremony in June 23

[@ericdietz1795]

I wondered myself--obviously he did step down first. But Kotoshogiku, who retired not *that* much earlier, has already had his haircut. I'm guessing there's now hard and fast interval?

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

GOAT!

[@scottbooker8602]

The Greatest

[@Zinc-lk7cd]

Goodluck

[@JaythePandaren]

Hakuho is 100% proof that you do NOT need to wear a Cape or have super powers to be a Hero of your own Nation

[@anonymousbeaver4486]

I'll miss the man in the ring so much.

[@autorenteamasb8804]

1:22 ellbow to face , brutal haha

[@mrskizzot]

The weirdest part was steven seagal being there.

[@xxxqwertxxx]

Right? And why was he dressed like a Shimpan? So surreal 😅

[@luciagianquitto4010]

The fact that gackt and Yoshiki Hayashi were there was even more weird to me

[@LauraJdogmom]

@@xxxqwertxxx He was not dressed like shimpan specifically. That is what Japanese traditional formal dress for men looks like. It's their version of white tie. You see grooms at traditional weddings dressed that way.

[@Toropetskii]

Thanks as always, Hiro. Chris' video on this topic was exceptional, I'd recommend checking it out for some tips

[@markushuecker719]

Dear Hiro, your previous video has received more comments than any other, mostly due to the disappointment of the international fan community about NHK going after Jason’s sumo channel, one of the fondest ambassadors of sumo. I am sure you know some of the reasoning behind it, and for us international sumo fans it would be fantastic and maybe healing if you could chip in some background, provide some explanations, reply to some of the comments, or give any kind of feedback. We all love sumo, and personally I like your content a lot, but if you really want to grow a warm hearted community, I would love to see Jason receive some credit for his decade long dedication, invite him over, interview him, give him some tickets. You get my point. All the best to your channel.

[@EmiMac20]

Thank you, Hakuho.

[@ggbaagii]

Great Champ GOAT

[@AnvilMAn603]

tell nhk to leave jason's all sumo channel alone, hes been a huge voice for the english sumo community for years, many of us got into sumo by finding his channel, and his loss will only have negative effects on the community

[@tret5r]

You should send them a letter/ Formal request. This comment won't do any good. It's like asking a deaf to hear.

[@dulcedeleche000]

Go to Japan and fight it out in court not in the youtube comment section.

[@tret5r]

@@joannaedwards6325 I agree with you over that. But they also know about every channel regarding sumo on youtube. I don't know what their threshold is, but I think Chris will be safe.

[@tret5r]

@@dulcedeleche000 Best advice bro !! You are his saviour!!

[@joannaedwards6325]

@@tret5r Yes. Because he does his own camera work.

[@victorgr54]

I'm not crying 😭 You're crying 😭😭

[@ricmndy1]

you say final Dohyo-iri, that's not really the case. I think Hakuho will reach 60 for sure and do the Kanreki Dohyo-iri. The last one was Asahifuji (Isegahama) in 2021 and Chiyonofuji before that. Hakuho seems to be in really good health and I would be very surprised if he didn't make it at least to 60 and still in the JSA

[@avigilR]

Bring back Natto Sumo!

[@ericdietz1795]

I didn't mention the name lest it somehow made things worse, but you have my vote.

[@JamesLeeV]

This is great but why is the JSA going after KZbin channels like Jason’s sumo channel? Terrible.

[@nihleigleca6702]

Whenever I saw those preposterous attacks of "dignity" and ad hominem directed at Hakuho to downplay his achievements and deny his status, it just made me think that Hakuho was just ahead of his time. Every thriving sport had this kind of huge transformation where norms undergo through major change. In basketball, dunking was once considered as "disrespectful", and in Go, another ancient game/mental sport, starting at the point 3-3 was also once a heretic idea. And these were not even combative sport like sumo. All these once "unthinkable" ideas are now common practices in their respective fields. This is inevitable in a evolving sport/cultural practice. All the "traditionalist" are ironically wrong in that all of their traditions were inventions and deviations at one point in history. (Before the 12th century, even certain punching techniques were allowed in sumo bouts. Yet, nowadays a legal move of slap would incite cry of dignity and a forearm blocking would be twisted as a elbow shot just to deny Hakuho's siccess. 😅) If sumo survives into modern times, one day people will inevitably come to understand that trying to win is the ultimate dignity, and it's a leading figure's duty to try everything to dominate as long as he can, redefining the sport in the process. Hakuho will be the trailblazer that future generations invoke out of retrospective respect. His achievement has made his precence inescapable. After all, he is the greatest of all time.

[@StFidjnr]

Hakuho aka Godzilla of sumo

[@mbc8412]

Was Asashoryu there?

[@duncanluciak5516]

Brady, Pele, Gretzky, Jordan, Hakuho -he belongs

[@israelnogueira2815]

Anyone here after the Hokusaiho debacle?

[@serafino6265]

You are great but if the Kyokai wants to attract foreigners into watching sumo they should stop requesting sumo broadcasting channels to be put down

[@rafaelnunes3628]

D GOAT!!!

[@warningfromspace]

NHK is dishonest for terminating Jason, Kintamayama and Natto sumo channels. JSA talk to NHK and right this wrong.

[@EBaker0129]

Where is Onosho?

[@Juandinggong]

What a country Japan is! I can’t to visit in near future

[@TMS03]

NHK and YT taking down Jason's Sumo Channel, Nato and now Kintamayama YT channels severely hampers the accessibility and enjoyment for sumo fans; especially foreigners. There are whispers that this channel has something to do with that 🤔🧐

[@menohomo7716]

The end of an era. I won't ever be able to watch sumo the same. Hakuho retiring is a big deal as well. I wonder if Pewdiepie making a video about attending sumo wrestling is what triggered the NHK to kill off the entire youtube sumo international communities.