Day 6: Fukuoka's Arashifuji Goes 5-1 and Shares the Lead After Treating His Tsukebito to Hometown Pizza
East Maegashira 16 Arashifuji, 22 (Isegahama), a makuuchi newcomer, pushed down East Juryo 2 Kazekeno, 27 (Oshiogawa), on Day 6 to go 5-1 and share the lead. 'Even when I felt the pressure, I didn't pull. I held on and was able to go forward again,' he said. His family home in Umi, Fukuoka, is about 15 minutes by car from the stable's lodgings at Dazaifu Tenmangu. On the night of Day 5, after a stable dinner, he took his tsukebito, who turned 23 that day, to his parents' house after his mother called to ask if they should celebrate. They ordered from Big Bears Pizza, which he has eaten since childhood, including the 'B.B. Tetsujin Pizza' topped with teriyaki sauce, homemade ground beef and mashed potatoes: 'It's the best. Really good.' His focus now: 'One bout a day' (Nikkan Sports). On Day 7 he faces Asasuiryu.