Wife and I are in Japan for the Osaka basho. Today we went to the sumo temple in Hakata. A must see for any fan. 1mo ⋅ Sirnando138 ⋅ r/Sumo
BREAKING! The Yokozuna Deliberation Council has unanimously recommened that Terunofuji be promoted to yokozuna. The Japan Sumo Association board of directors will confirm the decision on Wednesday morning. Terunofuji - the 73rd yokozuna.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Randomly ran into Oshoma (欧勝馬) on my way out of karaoke and I’m flipping out!1yr ⋅ matchawoman ⋅ r/Sumo
Tune in later this month when Murray, Hiro, and I predict the future / set ourselves up for ridicule, during Grand Sumo Preview's discussion of potential 2024 banzuke4mo ⋅ JohnGunning ⋅ r/Sumo
With the Natsu Basho complete, can we take a moment to admire the true highlight of this tournament?11mo ⋅ RocketSquid3D ⋅ r/Sumo
Hakuho continues to attend matches even if they don't show him in the highlights every day11mo ⋅ OkaySureWhyNotIGuess ⋅ r/Sumo
Breaking! Commentator Hiro Morita has left NHK and is now working with the Japan Sumo Association on a soon to be launched YouTube channel called Sumo Prime Time.1yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
So far, every Mongolian ozeki has attained the rank of yokozuna. Hoshoryu and Kirishima are currently aiming to become the sixth and seventh to do it!1mo ⋅ zuragbaatar ⋅ r/Sumo
Yokozuna Terunofuji just completed his first ring-entering ceremony at Meiji Shrine2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Poster of sumo wrestlers arranged by rank, by Utagawa Yoshiiku. Japan, Edo period, 1859 [2233x2920]2mo ⋅ MunakataSennin ⋅ r/Sumo
BREAKING! Former Amateur Yokozuna Hidetora Hanada joins US D1 football program Colorado State. Hanada (21) won the All-Japan as a freshman, and 2022 World Games gold. The NSSU product has given up sumo in order to focus on becoming the first Japanese player to make an NFL regular season roster.9mo ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Shout-out to u/Henry7865 who got me another day of sumo tickets free of charge! Kampai!🍻1yr ⋅ forever_a10ne ⋅ r/Sumo
Chris Sumo with some pretty charged statement against the Japan Sumo Association (Link in comments)2yr ⋅ SenorNoobnerd ⋅ r/Sumo
70th Yokozuna Harumafuji proudly showing off oil paintings painted by himself at his first exhibition3yr ⋅ LateGear ⋅ r/Sumo
My Wakamotoharu tegata just arrived! I'm getting addicted to collecting these!11mo ⋅ Kohakuho ⋅ r/Sumo
The poster for the 2021 November Tournament has been released and it’s reminiscent of the famous 1964 Olympic one.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Shikimori Inosuke IX: b.1854 in Tochigi prefecture. The son of a farmer, he sought to become a wrestler but was too weak so pursued the career of a gyoji.2yr ⋅ hikerjimbob ⋅ r/Sumo
Christina Griffin, Madison Guinn, Lizbet Perez, Kellyann Ball. The first American women ever to win medals at a World Sumo Championship. Bronze in the team event with Kellyann Ball also taking bronze in the heavyweight division.6mo ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Hiro, Murray, and John review 2023 in sumo, and have some wild ideas about how the banzuke will look next year. Link in comments4mo ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Yokozuna Hakuho / Yokozuna Terunofuji Tegata Offer (Details in Comments)2mo ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
I visited Miyagino beya this morning and watched Hakuho training Enho. I’m awestruck.4yr ⋅ djinnhumanist ⋅ r/Sumo
40 years this weekend since the man on the left (Konishiki) came to Japan. 50 years next month since the one on the right (Takamiyama) became the first foreigner to lift the Emperor’s Cup.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
What made Hakuho such a dominant rikishi? Sure we all know he's the GOAT but how did we go so far above the rest?1yr ⋅ aduck64 ⋅ r/Sumo
To Celebrate Ichinojo's Return To Makuuchi: Here's Him Having Fun With An Endo Cardboard Standup3yr ⋅ Linksversifft ⋅ r/Sumo
Futabayama. Wakatakage was the first newly promoted sekiwake since him to win the Cup.2yr ⋅ ebenezerlepage ⋅ r/Sumo
I made a graph so I stop confusing myself over all of the Takanohanas and Wakanohanas (repost because my first post was bugged)2yr ⋅ plihal ⋅ r/Sumo
IS THIS TRUE? - A giant macaron is given by France to every winner of the grand sumo tournament in japan5mo ⋅ esaleme ⋅ r/Sumo
Kinbozan from Kazakhstan is the first non Mongolian foreigner to make it to juryo since Osunaarashi in 2013. Men from Canada, USA, Indonesia, Philippines, Bulgaria, Russia, China & Mongolia joined after the Egyptian but only Mongolians had reached sekitori.1yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
BREAKING!! Daiki Nakamura is the 2022 Amateur yokozuna after defeating NSSU teammate Taisei Matsuzono in the final of the All Japan Sumo Championships.1yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
A pretty huge (3-4 meters each side) mural of Mitakeumi found on a shop's wall in a random village in Georgia2yr ⋅ nonexcusat ⋅ r/Sumo
I picked up some sumo banners for my desk. Bonus points if you can name the rikishi.2yr ⋅ ReturnToFlesh84 ⋅ r/Sumo
69th Yokozuna Hakuho casually lifting Sylvester Stallone at a Press Conference; 58th Yokozuna Chiyonofuji can't believe what he's seeing3yr ⋅ Linksversifft ⋅ r/Sumo
Shodai looking like he was dragged through a ditch after the combo practice today !!3yr ⋅ craze7 ⋅ r/Sumo
The winning meme for r/sumomemes Kyushu basho contest! See you in 2022.2yr ⋅ TheRoyalTartToter ⋅ r/Sumo
Have a set of Sumo plates. One is Chiyonofuji, this is the other. Who is this one?9mo ⋅ hard_farter ⋅ r/Sumo
Heights, weights, and other info on the eight young men who took the new recruit test for sumo today. They become rikishi and will make their debuts in the January tournament.1yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Can anyone explain to me the significance of the sword bearer? How does it fall to Atamifuji? Rank? Honor? Yokozuna request?3mo ⋅ Ok_Assistant1908 ⋅ r/Sumo
november 2022 makuuchi banzuke - Made another banzuke with kesho-mawashi for the kyushu basho. all information and pictures from https://www.sumo.or.jp/En/1yr ⋅ Stpont ⋅ r/Sumo
With Gokushindo’s retirement Nishikido beya now is down to a single active rikishi in the stable - Mongolian Mitoryu.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
We took photos of all the championship portraits currently hanging in the Kokugikan & arranged them in order. Third row center (with additional blinds from their unveiling still attached) are the two most recent. The two to their right will be replaced before the Jan tournament.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
september 2022 makuuchi banzuke - Made this for fun and to get a better idea of whom was in the last makuuchi basho. hopefully I didn't make any mistakes :). I got all the pictures and information from www.sumo.or.jp/1yr ⋅ Stpont ⋅ r/Sumo
Russia and Ukraine are the world’s most dominant powers in women’s sumo.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
The International Sumo Federation has issued a statement to its members regarding a recent event held in the United States. A similar promotion run by many of the same people two decades ago resulted in multiple year (or lifetime) bans from IFS events for certain wrestlers and officials.2mo ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
For the first time in over two years sumo stables are starting to open practice up to the public. Oshiogawa beya is allowing visitors. Advance contact required.2yr ⋅ insideSportJapan ⋅ r/Sumo
Terunofuji koenkai post on instagram. 1) official Terunofuji documentary! 2) I think we can count on him getting two more yusho before he retires8mo ⋅ padre_eterno ⋅ r/Sumo
