September 24, 2026
Hola a todos!
Everyone! Friday is finally here! Phew… I somehow made it in time!! (I actually missed the original deadline given by the person in charge, I’m sorry…)
So, starting with something like, “What’s MIRAI been up to this week…” Up until the last installment, I had been kicking things off by writing about my everyday life, but… MIRAI had a sudden thought and looked up, “What exactly is a column?”
And then, you know, I realized that what MIRAI had been writing up until now was closer to a blog or an essay. (laughs)
Once you realize it, you improve it!
From now on, since my fan club is up and running (yay!), I think I’ll post about my everyday events over there!!
So, starting with this edition, I’d like to set a specific theme and write this as a true Tamakome Column!
The theme for this first renewed edition is, of course, the “Miyako Show”!
Despite it being the middle of Silver Week, so many fans made the trip out to the venue. Not just from Iwate and the Tohoku region, but people from all over Japan—Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, and even Kyoto—came all the way to Miyako to watch me.
Fans made and brought so many support boards to hold up, paper streamers rained down, people sent flower stands, bought merch, and took pictures with me.
Weekly Pro Wrestling came, WRESTLE UNIVERSE came, and even the Iwate Nippo came to cover it.
The people of Miyako City helped sell tickets, and many local businesses cooperated with us.
Backed by everyone’s support and cooperation, the Miyako show was held, featuring a title match in my hometown. I was incredibly nervous, but I somehow managed to win and make my first successful defense! I truly, truly think it turned into a wonderful event, wrapped in everyone’s kindness.
So, it was a massive success! …is what I’d like to say, but… something’s been bothering me. It’s been eating at me this whole time.
My left lariat… she kicked out of it.
My left lariat is the one thing I can confidently say I have absolute faith in. My left arm is the strongest. If I hit it, I absolutely win. Lately, I’ve even been able to take down male wrestlers with my left lariat, so I was more confident than ever. And that left lariat… was kicked out of?!
A Miramare Shock into a left lariat. That is my ultimate signature sequence. And she… kicked out of it??
The Miyako show title match. “Successfully making her first defense with a hometown victory.” Looking strictly at the result, it’s wonderful. A massive success.
But.
When you look closer at the reality, it was a narrow victory by a roll-up. I am still far, far away from the hero I aspire to be…
The hero in my head firmly took the 3-count with a left lariat.
But the actual me couldn’t do that. It’s so frustrating…
I’ve been weight training, and I’ve even started being able to take down male wrestlers. Yet, I couldn’t put her away—that is my current reality. I haven’t pinpointed the exact “This is it!!” cause just yet, but if I can definitely figure it out and improve, I know I can step up to the next level.
My opponent this time, Nagisa Nozaki, looks like a bad guy at first glance, but there’s more to her than that. She possesses real technique. She is a wrestler who always provides me with new discoveries in the heat of battle.
This time, I guess the discovery was about my left lariat.
As expected of a wrestler celebrating her 20th anniversary. Respect.
I will absolutely fix this and make my left lariat grow even more. I will forge it into the ultimate weapon. And the next time we fight, I will show you that I can win with my left lariat. 1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw. The thing that will smash through this current deadlock… is my left lariat.
Translator’s Notes:
- Tamakome (たまこめ): A portmanteau coined by MIRAI combining the words tamashii (soul) and komete (putting into), meaning she is pouring her soul into this column.
- Third-Person Pronoun: In the Japanese text, MIRAI occasionally refers to herself in the third person (“MIRAI had a sudden thought…”). This has been retained in the English translation to preserve her specific quirky and endearing writing voice.
- Silver Week (シルバーウィーク): A string of consecutive Japanese public holidays in mid-to-late September.
- Paper Streamers (神テープ): The Japanese text uses the kanji for “God” (神/kami) instead of “Paper” (紙/kami) to spell kami-tape. This is a common pun/affectionate typo used by fans and wrestlers to describe the beautifully thrown streamers that rain into the ring during wrestler introductions.
- Iwate Nippo (岩手日報): The local daily newspaper covering Iwate Prefecture, where MIRAI’s hometown of Miyako is located.
- Miramare Shock (ミラマーレ・ショック): One of MIRAI’s signature moves, a jumping leaping lariat/clothesline variation.