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Sumo

Sumo. Grand Champions and the Emperor’s Sport. Sumo (from the Peabody Museum). 1680 porcelain. 1880 photo. Ranking pyramid 40 in Makuuchi; 26 in Juryo. Competition and standings. Yokozuna. Goo sumo. Chiyonofuji (aka “the Wolf”). Yokozuna entrance ceremony ( dohyo-iri ).

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Sumo

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  1. Sumo Grand Champions and the Emperor’s Sport

  2. Sumo (from the Peabody Museum) • 1680 porcelain 1880 photo

  3. Ranking pyramid40 in Makuuchi; 26 in Juryo

  4. Competition and standings

  5. Yokozuna

  6. Goo sumo

  7. Chiyonofuji (aka “the Wolf”)

  8. Yokozuna entrance ceremony (dohyo-iri)

  9. 1789 YokozunaTanikaze vs. Onokawa

  10. 1909 new traditions • 1909 new costumes for the gyoji, or referees

  11. 1909 new traditions • Rikishi (wrestlers) required to wear formal Edo-era dress (haori and hakama) on their way to tournament at new Kokugikan indoor stadium

  12. 1931 shift toward Shinto-style roof • Irimoyazukuri style • Shinmeizukuri style (Shinto shrine roof)

  13. Changes to raise fan interest • 1900 Mainichi awards keshômawashi • 1900 hoshitorihyô first carried in newspapers • 1909 tournament champions named • 1926-28 clarification of rules determining winner; 1947 playoff instituted

  14. Tradition and Modernity

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