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• Former Yobidashi Hideo-san was popular with sumo fans, who nicknamed him the “elf of the dohyo.”
  The former top yobidashi eloquently discusses the work of sumo’s urakata (men behind the scenes); the yobidashi, gyoji, and tokoyama, as well as the rikishi, oyakata, heya, bouts, and other topics. This book will make watching bouts even more enjoyable for you, and will deepen your understanding of sumo! With a glossary of 90 items.
  
  元立呼出の秀男さんが「呼出」「行司」「床山」など裏方さんの仕事から、力士や親方、部屋や取組の話まで、伝統や歴史もふまえて幅広く語った『呼出秀男の相撲ばなし』の英語版。観戦がより楽しくなる相撲の味わい方がわかる。巻末に用語解説90 項目。
  
  【主な目次】
  
  Foreword――Life as a Yobidashi from My Entrance into Isegahama Beya to Retirement
  
  
  Chapter 1　Let’s Start with Discussion of the Urakata
  
  The People Who Support Sumo
  The Yobidashi are in Charge of Calling the Rikishi as Well as Sweeping Dohyo
  I Only Thought I Called Out Well on Three Days in An Entire Tournament
  The Cheat Sheet Used by Yobidashi
  Taiko――Yaguradaiko and Furedaiko are Important Tasks for the Yobidashi
  Constructing the Dohyo――Manual Labor by All the Yobidashi
  We Have Many Tasks to Fulfill, Including Hitting Wooden Clappers and Carrying Kensho Banners
  The Daily Life of a Yobidashi――in My Case
  The Taikozuka――Performing Religious Services for the Souls of Departed Yobidashi
  Gyoji――Sumo’s Referees-Judging Bouts is Their First Responsibility
  Gunbai――Essential Item for Gyoji
  Gyoji Handle the Public Address System
  Presenting the Kaobure――Done by the Gyoji and Yobidashi
  The Banzuke is Written in Sumoji
  Gyoji Wear Different Costumes According to Their Rank
  The Tokoyama’s Work――They Become Full-Fledged When They Can Arrange Oichomage
  Former Rikishi Become Wakaimonogashira and Sewanin
  
  
  Chapter 2　Sumo’s Leading Actors-Rikishi and Oyakata
  
  What is Needed to Become a Rikishi
  The Promotion of Rikishi――Those Who Reach Jumaime are Called Sekitori
  Shikona――A Rikishi’s Ring Name, Real Names are Acceptable
  Mawashi――A Rikishi Loses if his Mawashi Comes Off
  A Day in the Life of a Rikishi――Keiko Is Done Only in the Morning
  Chanko――If There is Not Enough Chanko Sen
  Dohyoiri――The Sekitori Show Their Faces
  Bouts――From Entering Shitakubeya to Leaving
  Torikumi are Decided Upon Every Day
  There are Currently 82 Winning Techniques
  The Yumitorishiki――A Ceremony Performed on Behalf of the Winner
  Yusho, the Sansho and kenshokin――The Makuuchi Yusho Winner Receives Prize Money of 10 Million Yen
  Jungyo and Hanazumo
  Rikishi I Remember――Hokutenyu Had Style
  To Become an Oyakata, One Must Succeed to One of the 105 Toshiyori Myoseki
  Oyakata Operating Heya and Oyakata Belonging to Heya
  Okamisan Have a Role Akin to that of Mothers
  Managers
  Koenkai――Membership is Available from 10,000 Yen Upwards
  There are Six Ichimon
  
  
  Chapter 3　Enjoying Sumo
  
  Sumo is Said to Have Originated with Nomino Sukune
  From the Edo Era to Today――There was a Crisis After the Meiji Restoration
  Nihon Sumo Kyokai
  Seeing Sumo Beya――Watching Keiko
  Watching Sumo at the Kokugikan
  
  In Conclusion
  
  Glossary
  

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