September 2022 Grand Sumo Tournament, Day 1 (Sunday 11 September 2022)

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Compiled from: NSK's postings for makuuchi, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan and jonokuchi; NSK's absence list, NSK's tournament leader list and NSK's Day 1 program in Japanese.

There are 165 bouts listed on the schedule today. It's an odd-numbered day which means the east side is first on the schedule and first to get called.

9:05am start

Jonokuchi 序ノ口 (Division 6)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi

Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) as head shimpan, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada) left of screen, Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama) as timekeeper, Sendagawa (komusubi Toki) facing screen, Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato) right of screen

Yobidashi is Jin; Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi

Jonidan 序二段 (Division 5)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan

Gyoji is Shikimori Komei

Gyoji is Kimura Shunta

Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi) as head shimpan, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima) left of screen, Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama) as timekeeper, Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho) facing screen, Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu) right of screen

Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro

Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa

Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke

Sandanme 三段目 (Division 4)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme

Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima) as head shimpan, Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima) left of screen, Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki) as timekeeper, Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki) facing screen, Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu) right of screen

Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke

Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro

Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro

Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma

Gyoji is Shikimori Shiho

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) as head shimpan, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana) left of screen, Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari) as timekeeper, Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka) facing screen, Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe) right of screen

Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke

Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu

Makushita 幕下 (Division 3)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita

Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke

Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi

Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki

Yobidashi is Soichi

Yobidashi is Yohei; Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki

Yobidashi is Keisuke

Yobidashi is Fujio; Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke

Yobidashi is Shigetaro

Yobidashi is Tasuke; Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke

Yobidashi is Satoru; Gyoji is Kimura Chishu

2:05pm Juryo dohyo-iri

Makushita Joi 幕下上位 (Division 3)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita

Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) as head shimpan, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)

Yobidashi is Masao; Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO

Yobidashi is Rokuro; Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro

Juryo 十両 (Division 2)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo

Yobidashi is Hiroyuki; Gyoji is Shikimori Shinnosuke

Yobidashi is Matsuo; Gyoji is Kimura Yukihiro

Yobidashi is Kunio; Gyoji is Kimura Mitsunosuke

Yobidashi is Mitsuaki; Gyoji is Kimura Takao

Yobidashi is Rikinojo; Gyoji is Kimura Asanosuke

Yobidashi is Koji; Gyoji is Shikimori Kiichiro

Sumo Association Greeting

Yobidashi is Teruki; Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke

3:35pm Intermission and ceremonies

Makuuchi dohyo-iri and yokozuna dohyo-iri

Ichinojo returns the Emperor's cup

Yusho portrait presentations for Terunofuji and Ichinojo

Makuuchi 幕内 (Division 1)

Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi

Shimpan are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) as head shimpan, Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki), Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki), Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu)

Yobidashi is Daikichi; Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro

Yobidashi is Kotoyoshi; Gyoji is Shikimori Kindayu

Yobidashi is Kotozo; Gyoji is Kimura Akijiro

Yobidashi is Ryuji; Gyoji is Kimura Motoki

Yobidashi is Akira; Gyoji is Shikimori Kandayu

Yobidashi is Kokichi; Gyoji is Kimura Hisanosuke

Shimpan shift change

Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) as head shimpan, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)

Yobidashi is Goro; Gyoji is Kimura Konosuke

Yobidashi is Shigeo; Gyoji is Kimura Shotaro

Yobidashi is Shiro; Gyoji is Kimura Yodo

Yobidashi is Katsuyuki; Gyoji is Kimura Tamajiro

Yobidashi is Jiro; Gyoji is Shikimori Inosuke

Bow-twirling with Satonofuji

Appendices

General knowledge

Wikipedia has a list of winning techniques like oshidashi, yorikiri, etc and a sumo glossary, the heaviest grand sumo competitors ever, and an English-language page for just about every sekitori there is or was.

SumoDB has the entire banzuke in both Japanese and English. SumoDB also contains information about historical results and head to head matchups.

Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association) links: current rankings Japanese/English; yobidashi (ushers & attendants) Japanese/English; gyoji (referees) Japanese/English; oyakata (coaches) Japanese/English; heya (training stables) Japanese/English. NSK homepage in English.

News sources and blogs: Tachi-Ai sumo blog (in English); Japan Times sumo coverage (in English); Nikkan Sports sumo articles (in Japanese); Sponichi sumo articles (in Japanese); Chunichi sumo articles (in Japanese). Hochi.news sumo articles (in Japanese). Useful Japanese terms to search in the highlights page for: 休場 (kyujo, absence); コロナ (korona, COVID).

Japanese language resources: DeepL for translating entire articles; Jisho for looking up specific words and kanji; the 10ten extension for Firefox lets you mouse over particular Japanese text of interest on websites.

Videos

Miscellaneous

A comprehensive gallery featuring head shots and bios of rikishi, oyakata, gyoji, yobidashi and more (correct to the beginning of 2022). Pre-bout rituals explained; What do the gyoji say?

Who's that shimpan (ringside judge)?

Thanks to the maintainer of this page for providing these images! Click the name of the shimpan to see what they look like. (You may need to middle-click it to open the link in a new window.)

Shimpan groups

We have the same shimpan as May 2022! Some of them are kyujo, however.

Members of this senior group join up with other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan after the juryo ring entrance ceremony & intermission.

If shimpan start to drop out like last basho, expect to see one or more of these folks: Hatachiyama (komusubi Tochinohana), Minato (maegashira 2 Minatofuji), Shiranui (komusubi Wakakoyu), Takadagawa (sekiwake Akinoshima) and senior Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama)

Who's that yobidashi?

Yobidashi prior to the juryo-ranked yobidashi (Soichi) aren't listed on the daily program.