Mawashi
The wrapped garment used in sumo serves a competitive function, while ceremonial keshō-mawashi have a distinct form and purpose.
Sumo
Gyōji
Gyōji are sumo’s referees, combining the direction of bouts with ranked professional duties, ceremonial work and the written administration of tournaments.
Tate-gyōji
Tate-gyōji are the highest-ranking referees in professional sumo, associated with the inherited names Kimura Shōnosuke and Shikimori Inosuke.
Kimura Shōnosuke
Kimura Shōnosuke is the inherited name of professional sumo’s senior tate-gyōji, joining an individual career to a long institutional history.
Shikimori Inosuke
Shikimori Inosuke is one of sumo’s two tate-gyōji names, with a history connecting the Shikimori household, professional succession and ceremonial objects.
Gyōji Costume
Gyōji costume combines formal clothing with rank-specific tassels and footwear; its modern form dates to a documented change in 1910.
Gunbai
A gunbai is a rigid command fan; in sumo it is the referee’s signalling implement and can also be a decorated, inherited professional object.
Dohyō-matsuri
Dohyō-matsuri is the ceremony of prayer and offerings associated with the sumo ring, distinct from a wrestler’s ring-entering ceremony.
Chanko Nabe
Chanko nabe is the varied hot-pot cooking associated with sumo stables, where shared meals connect practical kitchen work with community and tradition.
Tsunatori
Tsunatori describes an ōzeki’s bid for promotion to yokozuna, bringing tournament performance together with formal assessment and recommendation.