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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 4 program in Japanese.
There are 162 bouts listed on the schedule today. It's an even-numbered day which means the west 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..
If you want a non-salaried rikishi from divisions 3 to 6 added to the watch list, get in touch!
Appearing on day 4: Akiseyama, Asonoyama, Baraki, Gaia, Hogasho, Ikazuchido, Ito, Kawazoe, Koki, Kototebakari, Miyagi, Moriurara, Najima, Satsumao, Shishi, Taiga, Yago, Yamato, Yoshii
Having a rest on day 4: Arise, Asakiryu, Asanoyama, Byakuen, Dewanojo, Furanshisu, Hanafusa, Hayashiryu, Ishizaki, Itadaki, Kazuto, Kenho, Maikeru, Mogamizakura, Mukainakano, Nakashima, Rao, Rinko, Satonofuji, Shunrai, Takahashi, Tanji, Tomokaze
Nobody kyujo on day 4:
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 4: Chikureisen, Daiseizan, Fubu, Fukuazuma, Hokutoshio, Ishiura, Izumigawa, Kanryu, Katsunofuji, Mihonoumi, Mishima, Nakaishi, Nishikinoryu, Nishikio, Obara, Oshoryu, Roman, Ryubumaru, Sakurai, Sawada, Suguro, Takashoki, Terunofuji, Tochihayate, Tsubakifuji, Wakakaneko, Wakayahara
Maezumo is for unranked rikishi who are debuting in sumo or have been absent so long they've fallen off the banzuke. Maezumo involves a series of lightning quick matches over a few days. The results of these matches are used to determine their starter ranks for the next tournament.
Maezumo competitors are not listed on the program.
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonokuchi
Coming up: Moriurara
Shimpan are Asakayama (ozeki Kaio) facing us left, Takenawa (sekiwake Tochinonada) facing us right, Edagawa (maegashira 1 Aogiyama) right of dohyo, Sendagawa (komusubi Toki) facing away on mic, Nishonoseki (yokozuna Kisenosato) left of dohyo
Yobidashi is Jin
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokimi
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for jonidan
Coming up: Gaia, Ikazuchido, Ito, Najima, Satsumao, Yamato
Gyoji is Shikimori Komei
Yobidashi is Takeru
Gyoji is Kimura Shunta
Gyoji is Kimura Ryunosuke
Yobidashi is Kenta
Gyoji is Kimura Keitaro
Shimpan are Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi) facing us left, Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima) facing us right, Futagoyama (ozeki Miyabiyama) right of dohyo, Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho) facing away on mic, Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu) left of dohyo
Yobidashi is Hiroshi
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomotaro
Gyoji is Kimura Narimasa
Yobidashi is Yuji
Gyoji is Shikimori Kainosuke
Yobidashi is Hiromasa
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for sandanme
Coming up: Baraki, Hogasho, Koki, Taiga
Gyoji is Shikimori Tatsunosuke
Yobidashi is Tsurutaro
Gyoji is Shikimori Seisuke
Shimpan are Onaruto (ozeki Dejima) facing us left, Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima) facing us right, Asahiyama (sekiwake Kotonishiki) right of dohyo, Tanigawa (sekiwake Hokutoriki) facing away on mic, Naruto (ozeki Kotooshu) left of dohyo
Yobidashi is Shigejiro
Gyoji is Kimura Sakuranosuke
Note: Yobidashi from here are unlisted but their schedule is relatively stable.
Yobidashi is Shin
Gyoji is Shikimori Seiichiro
Yobidashi is Naoki
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
Shimpan are Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga) facing us left, Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana) facing us right, Azumazeki (komusubi Takamisakari) right of dohyo, Tokitsukaze (maegashira 1 Tosayutaka) facing away on mic, Ikazuchi (komusubi Kakizoe) left of dohyo
Yobidashi is Shunsuke
Gyoji is Shikimori Tomokazu
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Coming up: Akiseyama, Asonoyama, Kototebakari, Miyagi, Yago
Yobidashi is Mamoru
Gyoji is Kimura Ennosuke
Gyoji is Kimura Satoshi
Yobidashi is Teruya
Gyoji is Shikimori Kazuki
Note: Yobidashi schedule from now on is sourced from the program itself.
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
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makushita
Coming up: Kawazoe, Shishi, Yoshii
Shimpan are Fujishima (ozeki Musoyama) facing away on mic, Tatekawa (sekiwake Tosanoumi), Hanaregoma (sekiwake Tamanoshima), Oshima (sekiwake Kyokutenho), Takasago (ozeki Asasekiryu)
Yobidashi is Masao
Gyoji is Kimura KANKURO
Yobidashi is Rokuro
Gyoji is Kimura Kichijiro
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
Yobidashi is Teruki
Gyoji is Kimura Yonosuke
Official NSK fixtures, results and winning techniques for makuuchi
Shimpan are Sadogatake (sekiwake Kotonowaka I) facing away on mic, Onaruto (ozeki Dejima), Urakaze (maegashira 1 Shikishima), 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 are Isegahama (yokozuna Asahifuji) facing away on mic, Kataonami (sekiwake Tamakasuga), Tamagaki (komusubi Tomonohana), 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
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.)
Izutsu (former Toyonoshima) is taking over Edagawa's old spot! Otherwise, same as before.
Members of this senior group join up with other shimpan groups to act as head shimpan after the juryo ring entrance ceremony & intermission.
Kumegawa (komusubi Kotoinazuma) is either kyujo or has stopped doing head shimp duties.
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.
