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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (R) beats fellow ozeki Kotozakura on the 13th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 23, 2025, clinching his fourth Emperor's Cup and securing promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato (R) beats fellow ozeki Kotozakura on the 13th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugian arena on May 23, 2025, clinching his fourth Emperor's Cup and securing promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira Atamifuji (front) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira Atamifuji (L) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira Shodai (L) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira Shodai (L) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura trains at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura (2nd from L) practices at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) practices at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura (L) practices at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

MATSUDO, Japan, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12. Winner of the Emperor's Cup in the November Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Kotozakura seeks promotion to sumo's highest-ranked yokozuna during the forthcoming tournament. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12. Winner of the Emperor's Cup in the November Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Kotozakura seeks promotion to sumo's highest-ranked yokozuna during the forthcoming tournament.

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