Former sumo wrestler Hakuho's master Miyagino returned to Mongolia for the first time in about four years, met with President Khurelsukh, and told him about his retirement and his recent status as a master.
Former yokozuna Hakuho's master Miyagino left numerous records, including the most number of victories in history, 45 times, and retired after the autumn tournament last year. Did.
On his return home this time, he reported his retirement to the people concerned in his hometown of Mongolia and that he will hold a haircut ceremony in January next year. rice field.
It will be Miyagino's first return to Mongolia since 2018, when his father Munkhbat, who was a national hero as a yokozuna in Mongolian sumo, passed away.
On the 11th, Master Miyagino visited the Mongolian government office in Ulaanbaatar and met with President Khurelsukh.
Master Miyagino, dressed in Mongolian national costume "Deer", handed the president an invitation to the haircutting ceremony to be held in January next year. I spoke.
He then gave words of encouragement, saying, "Although my active career is over, my life as a sumo wrestler is not over. I want you to raise the next generation of yokozuna like you as a master."
Master Miyagino listened to the story while nodding his head with a tense expression.
Miyagino, who finished the meeting, said, "This year is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Mongolia, and we must become a bridge between the two countries through sumo wrestling."
Prior to meeting with the President, Miyagino spent time with his mother Tamir and relatives at his parents' house in Ulaanbaatar on the evening of the 10th.
Then, she quietly put her hands together in front of the portrait of her father, Munhubato, saying, "It's been a long time since my father passed away, and I want to visit his grave. I think it's the last time I'll go home wearing a topknot, but I want to be spoiled by my mother." I was talking with a smile.