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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, NSK's tournament champions list and NSK's Day 15 program in Japanese.
There are 120 bouts listed on the schedule today. It's an odd-numbered day which means the east side is first to get called.
This moderator-flavoured version of the schedule contains yobidashi who are not listed on the official schedule. Any yobidashi on the schedule prior to Soichi might not show up at all, or they might show up earlier or later..
We're into the final 3 days of the basho with relatively condensed schedules. Yobidashi schedules become highly chaotic around now, so predictions should be checked thoroughly before posting.
If you want a non-salaried rikishi from divisions 3 to 6 added to the watch list, get in touch!
Appearing on day 15: Arise, Asanoyama, Byakuen, Furanshisu, Ishizaki, Kazuto, Koki, Kototebakari, Maikeru, Mukainakano, Rinko, Shishi, Shunrai, Tanji
Having a rest on day 15: Akiseyama, Asakiryu, Asonoyama, Baraki, Dewanojo, Gaia, Hanafusa, Hayashiryu, Ikazuchido, Itadaki, Ito, Kawazoe, Kenho, Miyagi, Mogamizakura, Moriurara, Najima, Nakashima, Rao, Satonofuji, Satsumao, Taiga, Takahashi, Tomokaze, Yago, Yamato, Yoshii
Nobody kyujo on day 15:
Note: Each division also has its own mini-report for who's on the schedule and who's kyujo!
The following rikishi are kyujo on day 15: Abi, Asanowaka, Asashiyu, Chikunokura, Chikureisen, Daiseizan, Daiyusho, Fubu, Fujiibuki, Goshimaru, Higohikari, Hokuozan, Ishiura, Izumigawa, Kaizen, Kanryu, Kinotsukasa, Kinseiryu, Kyokuhozan, Kyokutaisei, Matsuzawa, Mishima, Nakaishi, Nishikinoryu, Nobehara, Roman, Sachinofuji, Sawanofuji, Shokeima, Suguro, Tairikuyama, Teraosho, Terunofuji, Tsubakifuji, Wakakaneko, Watanabe, Yamada
Yobidashi: Yuma (appears to have retired?); Soichi (kyujo on day 2, returned day 6).
Gyoji: Shikimori Kainosuke (absent from day 11, back on day 14).
Shimpan: Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama) from day 14, replaced by Matsuchiyama (maegashira Bushuyama)
Makuuchi is undecided! The current leader is Tamawashi, with Takayasu one win behind. Guess who's scheduled to bout tomorrow...
If Tamawashi wins his second championship, he'll be the oldest top division yusho winner ever.
If Takayasu wins, it'll be the former ozeki's first ever yusho after some agonisingly close calls. Tayakasu fans will no doubt be partying until November.
Tamawashi's infamous kotenage against Takayasu was responsible for injuring Takayasu's elbow when he was an ozeki, causing him to lose a lot of fighting power and arguably his ozeki rank. Any match between these two is always spicy, let alone when it's for the yusho!
Lower divisions were mostly decided on Day 13 (jonokuchi, sandanme, makushita). Jonidan is going to a Day 15 playoff.
Makuuchi (3) : Oho vs Ura, Kotoshoho vs Meisei, Endo vs Hoshoryu. Hiradoumi also hangs in the balance.
Juryo (4): Kotokuzan vs Oshoma, Akua vs Tokushoryu, Hidenoumi vs Kaisho, Daiamami vs Bushozan. Chiyosakae also hangs in the balance.
Here are the winners of the three special prizes for Aki 2022!
Day 1-12 starts at 9:15am!
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi
Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima) left of dohyo, Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima) facing us left, Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki) facing us right, Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki) right of dohyo, Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu) facing away on mic
Yobidashi is Jin
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan
Coming up: Arise, Byakuen, Kazuto, Koki, Rinko
Gyoji is Shikimori Komei
Yobidashi is Takeru
Gyoji is Kimura Shunta
Yobidashi is Kenta
Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke
Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro
Yobidashi is Hiroshi
Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) left of dohyo, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana) facing us left, Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari) facing us right, Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka) right of dohyo, Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe) facing away on mic
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro
Yobidashi is Yuji
Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa
Yobidashi is Hiromasa
Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke
Yobidashi is Shigejiro
Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke
Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme
Coming up: Furanshisu, Kototebakari, Maikeru, Shunrai, Tanji
Note: Yobidashi from here are unlisted but their schedule is relatively stable.
Yobidashi is Shin
Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke
Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) left of dohyo, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada) facing us left, Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama) facing us right, Sendagawa (komusubi Toki) right of dohyo, Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato) facing away on mic
Yobidashi is Naoki
Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro
Yobidashi is Setsuo
Gyoji is Kimura Kintaro
Gyoji is Kimura Kazuma
Yobidashi is Yuto
Gyoji is Shikimori Shiho
Yobidashi is Kohei
Gyoji is Shikimori Kinosuke
Yobidashi is Shunsuke
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu
Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke
Yobidashi is Mamoru
Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi) left of dohyo, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima) facing us left, Matsuchiyama (maegashira Bushuyama) facing us right, Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho) right of dohyo, Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu) facing away on mic
Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi
Note: Yobidashi schedule from now on is sourced from the program itself.
Yobidashi is Soichi
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki
Yobidashi is Yohei
Yobidashi is Keisuke
Gyoji is Kimura Hideaki
Yobidashi is Fujio
Gyoji is Kimura Ryosuke
Yobidashi is Shigetaro
Yobidashi is Tasuke
Gyoji is Kimura Zennosuke
Yobidashi is Satoru
Gyoji is Kimura Chishu
Yobidashi is Masao
Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Coming up: Asanoyama, Ishizaki, Mukainakano, Shishi
Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) facing away on mic, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari), Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka), Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe)
Yobidashi is Rokuro
Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro
Yobidashi is Hiroyuki
Gyoji is Shikimori Shinnosuke
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for juryo
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
Yobidashi is Teruki
Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke
Yobidashi is Daikichi
Gyoji is Kimura Ginjiro
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi
Shimpan are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) facing away on mic, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada), Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama), Sendagawa (komusubi Toki), Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato)
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 are Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) facing away on mic, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Matsuchiyama (maegashira Bushuyama), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)
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
If required.
Sansho prizes from
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.
Curiosities: that time half a stable went AWOL because the stablemaster's wife was being too harsh on them.
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?
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.)
Same shimpan as July 2022!
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)
Yobidashi prior to the juryo-ranked yobidashi (Soichi) aren't listed on the daily program.
