Statue of Ōzeki Kaiō

(Translated by Google) In front of the station, the gateway to the city, There are bronze statues of living people. (It was built during his lifetime, so it is a statue of Kotobuki.) How proud he was of this city, and how much he was burdened with expectations. When I was active, on days when I had to work on something, If we win, there will be a celebratory gun, There were even fireworks going off. 2 shots for a win, 5 shots for a winner, and 10 shots for a champion. When we advanced to the championship match at Chishu Raku, I still remember the situation where we said, ``We don't have enough fireworks!'' (This fireworks also has many episodes) Then, it finally became the name of an express train. A sumo wrestler who was loved by his hometown, Probably not. I loved it too. Was it actually this big? 😯 I thought so, but the height of the statue is 238cm. The actual size is 182cm, so it's about 30% more. Although he seems to have a quiet personality, There are various human-like episodes. The style of sumo wrestling was both dynamic and fragile. It's a shame that there were so many injuries. (Although I often injured my opponents as well.) During the meeting, I often cleared my throat. Why is Kai ``Kou''? In the old days, ``Nougata'' was written as ``Imperial.'' The name originates from the fact that Emperor Go-Daigo's son, Imperial Prince Kaneyoshi, built a castle in this area, and as a side of the Southern Court, that is, the side of the Emperor, fought against the Shoni clan of the shogunate (samurai side). From this story, Master Tomotsuna (former Ozeki Kaiketsu) apparently named Kai ``Kou''. I just learned this for the first time! It has implications! Yeah yeah 🤔 (Original) 街の玄関口である駅前に、 存命中の人物の銅像が建っているんですよ。 （生前建立だから、寿像ですね） どれだけこの街の誇りであり、期待を背負っていたか。 現役時代は、取り組みがある日には 勝てば祝砲とばかりに、 花火まで上がってましたしね。 勝ちで２発、勝ち越しで５発、優勝だと１０発。 千秋楽で優勝決定戦に進んだ際には、「花火が足りない！」って事態も記憶に残ってます。 （この花火にも数々のエピソードが） それから、とうとう特急列車の名前にまで、なっています。 これだけ郷土に愛された力士も、 そう居ないでしょう。 私も大好きでしたもん。 実際これくらい大きかったのかぁ！😯 と思いましたが、像の身長は238cm。 実物は182cmなので、3割増くらいですかね。 見た目もの静かな人柄ですが、 様々な人間臭いエピソードがありますね。 相撲の取り口も、豪快さと脆さを併せ持ってましたしね。 ケガが多かったのが、惜しまれますね。 （相手もよくケガさせてましたけど） 立ち合いの時に、よく咳払いをしてたなぁ。 なぜ魁‘’皇‘’なのか。 その昔、「のうがた」の表記は「皇方」だったとのこと。 後醍醐天皇の子・懐良親王がこの地に城を築き、南朝方つまり天皇方として、幕府方（武家方）の少弐氏と争ったのが語源。 その故事から友綱親方（元大関魁傑）が、魁‘’皇‘’と名付けたのらしい。 いま初めて知った！ 含蓄がありますね！　うんうん🤔