Onosato won the Fall Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 13-1 record on Sept. 21, ensuring his promotion to the rank of ozeki. The victory makes the 24-year-old the fastest rikishi to be ...

Eleven days later, on May 12th, the May grand sumo tournament opened at the center of the sumo universe, the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. All the wrestlers seemed extra keen and motivated to lift ...

This is the first time in two years for a sumo tournament to be held in Fukuoka. Last year’s tournament was held in Tokyo instead due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The fifteen days of the Grand Sumo Tournament ended in Tokyo on May 26. Due to the absence of so many injured top-rankers, the tournament turned into a showcase for new talent. Those who took ...

Tokyo - The next sumo "basho" or tournament had been scheduled to begin on May 24, after organisers of the nation's ancient sport delayed the event by two weeks over the pandemic. Japan's sumo ...

Hakuho - the longest-serving yokozuna or top-ranked wrestler in Japan - had been preparing for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, due to start in Tokyo on Sunday. He will now seek the advice of ...

The matches themselves are fairly quick but are an amazing display of ritual and pageantry. It’s truly a once in a lifetime opportunity! You can attend a sumo tournament in Tokyo (January, May, ...

Sumo wrestler Onosato celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Wednesday, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Bulgarian-born wrestler Aoiyama ... Aoiyama made his debut at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July 2009 and ascended to the elite makuuchi division for the first time in ...

Tokyo Sumo Entertainment Show with Chicken Hot Pot and Photo (334 reviews) Mt Fuji & Hakone Cruise, Drum Show Bullet Train 1 Day from Tokyo ...