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September 16 — Makuuchi Bouts
BOUT 1
ASASUIRYU · Age 26 · MAEGASHIRA 15
175 cm (5'9") · 120 kg (265 lb)
Pushing
WATCH → Can he use his speed to avoid a mawashi grip and push his opponent back?
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KAZUMA · Age 24 · JURYO 2
185 cm (6'1") · 202 kg (445 lb)
Thrusting & pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
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BOUT 2
TOBIZARU · Age 34 · MAEGASHIRA 14
173 cm (5'8") · 135 kg (298 lb)
Pushing
WATCH → Can he use his speed and movement to create an opening for his pushing attack?
VS
SHONANNOUMI · Age 28 · MAEGASHIRA 17
193 cm (6'4") · 180 kg (397 lb)
Belt fighting; pushing
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip or use his size to push his opponent back?
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BOUT 3
ASAKORYU · Age 27 · MAEGASHIRA 13
178 cm (5'10") · 122 kg (269 lb)
Pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
VS
TOSHINOFUJI · Age 26 · MAEGASHIRA 16
195 cm (6'5") · 156 kg (344 lb)
Belt fighting; throws
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward or throw?
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BOUT 4
TOKIHAYATE · Age 30 · MAEGASHIRA 15
179 cm (5'10") · 135 kg (298 lb)
Belt fighting; throws
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward or throw?
VS
ABI · Age 32 · MAEGASHIRA 13
186 cm (6'1") · 167 kg (368 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he use his long arms to keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 5
CHIYOSHOMA · Age 35 · MAEGASHIRA 14
184 cm (6'0") · 144 kg (317 lb)
Pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
VS
ASAHAKURYU · Age 27 · MAEGASHIRA 12
185 cm (6'1") · 157 kg (346 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
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BOUT 6
SHODAI · Age 34 · MAEGASHIRA 11
184 cm (6'0") · 168 kg (370 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
KINBOZAN · Age 29 · MAEGASHIRA 10
194 cm (6'4") · 181 kg (399 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he use his reach to keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 7
WAKAMOTOHARU · Age 32 · MAEGASHIRA 11
186 cm (6'1") · 149 kg (328 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
SHISHI · Age 29 · MAEGASHIRA 9
193 cm (6'4") · 182 kg (401 lb)
Pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 8
TAKERUFUJI · Age 27 · MAEGASHIRA 8
186 cm (6'1") · 149 kg (328 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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OHO · Age 26 · MAEGASHIRA 10
192 cm (6'4") · 185 kg (408 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he use his reach to keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 9
FUJISEIUN · Age 28 · MAEGASHIRA 7
185 cm (6'1") · 149 kg (328 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
HIRADOUMI · Age 26 · MAEGASHIRA 8
178 cm (5'10") · 142 kg (313 lb)
Thrusting & pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
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BOUT 10
URA · Age 34 · MAEGASHIRA 9
173 cm (5'8") · 138 kg (304 lb)
Pushing; leg attacks
WATCH → Can he disrupt his opponent's balance or find an opening to attack a leg?
VS
NISHIKIFUJI · Age 30 · MAEGASHIRA 7
184 cm (6'0") · 155 kg (342 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
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BOUT 11
ROGA · Age 27 · MAEGASHIRA 5
185 cm (6'1") · 159 kg (351 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
ICHIYAMAMOTO · Age 32 · MAEGASHIRA 6
190 cm (6'3") · 160 kg (353 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 12
ASANOYAMA · Age 32 · MAEGASHIRA 6
188 cm (6'2") · 172 kg (379 lb)
Pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
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OSHOMA · Age 29 · MAEGASHIRA 5
190 cm (6'3") · 162 kg (357 lb)
Pushing; redirecting his opponent's attack
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or redirect his opponent's forward momentum?
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BOUT 13
TAKANOSHO · Age 31 · MAEGASHIRA 4
184 cm (6'0") · 176 kg (388 lb)
Pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
VS
CHURANOUMI · Age 33 · MAEGASHIRA 3
176 cm (5'9") · 157 kg (346 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
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BOUT 14
YOSHINOFUJI · Age 25 · MAEGASHIRA 2
185 cm (6'1") · 162 kg (357 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
DAIEISHO · Age 32 · KOMUSUBI
182 cm (6'0") · 163 kg (359 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 15
ATAMIFUJI · Age 24 · SEKIWAKE
185 cm (6'1") · 198 kg (437 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
FUJIRYOGA · Age 23 · MAEGASHIRA 4
180 cm (5'11") · 184 kg (406 lb)
Pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 16
KOTOSHOHO · Age 27 · MAEGASHIRA 1
189 cm (6'2") · 170 kg (375 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
FUJINOKAWA · Age 21 · SEKIWAKE
177 cm (5'10") · 125 kg (276 lb)
Pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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BOUT 17
AONISHIKI · Age 22 · OZEKI
182 cm (6'0") · 142 kg (313 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
VS
HAKUNOFUJI · Age 23 · KOMUSUBI
181 cm (5'11") · 162 kg (357 lb)
Thrusting & pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
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BOUT 18
GONOYAMA · Age 28 · MAEGASHIRA 3
178 cm (5'10") · 163 kg (359 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and drive him straight back?
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KOTOZAKURA · Age 28 · OZEKI
189 cm (6'2") · 177 kg (390 lb)
Belt fighting; pushing
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip or push his opponent back?
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BOUT 19
KIRISHIMA · Age 30 · OZEKI
186 cm (6'1") · 150 kg (331 lb)
Belt fighting; throws
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward or throw?
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KOTOEIHO · Age 23 · MAEGASHIRA 1
184 cm (6'0") · 140 kg (309 lb)
Belt fighting
WATCH → Can he get his preferred belt grip and drive forward?
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BOUT 20
ONOSATO · Age 26 · YOKOZUNA
190 cm (6'3") · 188 kg (414 lb)
Thrusting & pushing; belt fighting
WATCH → Can he push his opponent back or get his preferred belt grip?
VS
TAKAYASU · Age 36 · MAEGASHIRA 2
188 cm (6'2") · 173 kg (381 lb)
Thrusting & pushing
WATCH → Can he keep his opponent away from the mawashi and push him back?
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Rikishi Data: Japan Sumo Association
Sumo Viewing Guide Curated by EDO KAGURA Corporation
Three Dimensions of Sumo
01: Sumo as Shinto Ritual
Every gesture on the dohyo has a meaning. The stomping drives evil from the earth. The salt purifies the sacred ring. Sumo has been a living ritual for 1,500 years — and it still is.
02: The Samurai & Edo Spirit
Ryogoku is not just a neighbourhood. It is where Edo still breathes. We walk to Eko-in, the birthplace of professional sumo; past the site of Lord Kira's mansion, where a samurai vendetta played out in 1703; and to the birthplace of Katsu Kaishu, the man who navigated Japan from the shogunate into the modern era.
The referee standing in the ring still carries a dagger — a reminder of the responsibility once carried by samurai, and the seriousness with which sumo still treats judgment today.
03: The Tactical Art of Sumo
Push-out and force-out account for half of all bouts — yet most spectators miss why one wrestler wins and the other loses. Drawing on nearly 50 years of observation and a judo black belt, your host will share what to look for in the moment the wrestlers make contact.
The Itinerary
11:30 — Lunch & Sumo Culture Session
See sumo before you watch it
13:00 — Ryogoku Historical Walk
Walk through Edo's living memory
15:00 — Kokugikan & Sumo Museum
One final layer before the arena
15:30 — Juryo division begins
Learn to spot the patterns before the elite wrestlers appear
15:55 — Makuuchi Dohyo-iri
Edo, unchanged
16:00 — Yokozuna Dohyo-iri
The apex of sumo ritual
16:10 — Makuuchi bouts
Watch the predictions come to life
18:00 — Yumitori-shiki — closing bow ceremony
The day ends as it began: with gratitude