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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura trains at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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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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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (C) works out at the lodgings of his Sadogatake stable in Fukuoka on Nov. 4, 2024, ahead of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament starting Nov. 10 in the southwestern Japan city.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) trains at the lodgings of his Sadogatake stable in Nagoya on July 9, 2024, ahead of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting on July 14 in the central Japan city.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) trains at the lodgings of his Sadogatake stable in Nagoya on July 9, 2024, ahead of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting on July 14 in the central Japan city.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura trains at the lodgings of his Sadogatake stable in Nagoya on July 9, 2024, ahead of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting on July 14 in the central Japan city.

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (L) attends a press conference at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, following a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka attends a press conference at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, following a ceremony to inform him of his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (R) poses for a photo with red seabream at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024, after he accepted his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Kotonowaka earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Kotonowaka (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo near Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2024. Sitting next to him is his father and stablemaster Sadogatake. (Pool photo)

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Kotomitsuki set for ozeki debut as JSA releases autumn rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Kotomitsuki (R) and his stable master Sadogatake pose for photographers at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 27, holding up the rankings list for the Sept. 9-23 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo released by the Japan Sumo Association earlier in the day.

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Rankings announced for New Year tournament

MATSUDO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kotoyuki (L) holds a new rankings list for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with his stablemaster Sadogatake at their stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2012. Kotoyuki, ranked as a No. 15 maegashira, is just one new face in the elite makuuchi division in the Jan. 13-27 tournament in Tokyo.

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Kotoshogiku promoted to ozeki

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (2nd from L) bows as he is officially notified by the Japan Sumo Association of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2011. He is the first Japanese wrestler to assume the ozeki rank in four years.

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Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, and stablemaster Sadogatake hold a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after Kotoshogiku secured promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku, a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, smiles during a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after securing promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Sadogatake bows in apology in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to fire ozeki Kotomitsuki, who belonged to Sadogatake's stable, for being one of the central figures in a widespread gambling scandal. The JSA has also decided to fire stablemaster Otake.

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Japan sumo wrestler in child's play in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Japanese sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku gives elementary school students a sumo lesson during a special event held in suburban Amsterdam on June 6. Kotoshogiku was among members of a delegation from the Sadogatake sumo stable that visited the Netherlands to promote the sport.

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Kotooshu wins 1st Emperor's Cup with 14-1 record at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki (champion) Kotooshu holds the big cup to celebrate his win in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at a hotel in Tokyo on May 25 with his stable master Sadogatake smiling at right.

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Kotooshu celebrates after clinching Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu raises two sea breams in celebration at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after clinching the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Standing behind him is Stefanov Mahlyanov, Kotooshu's father. Sea breams, or ''tai'' in Japanese, are used on festive occasions in Japan as the word rhymes with ''medetai,'' or ''felicity.''

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Kotooshu celebrates with stable master after Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) and his stable master Sadogatake celebrate at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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Kotooshu celebrates with stable master after Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) and his stable master Sadogatake pose at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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Kotooshu celebrates with father after clinching Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) toasts with his father Stefanov Mahlyanov (C back) at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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Kotomitsuki promoted to ozeki

ICHINOMIYA, Japan - Veteran wrestler Kotomitsuki (C), flanked by his stable master Sadogatake (R) and his wife, receives a message informing him of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki from Japan Sumo Association officials in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 25. Earlier in the day, the JSA executive committee approved his promotion to ozeki from the sekiwake rank.

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Kotomitsuki promoted to ozeki

NAGOYA, Japan - Dressed in traditional attire, sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki (C), flanked by his stable master Sadogatake and Sadogatake's wife, poses for photographers after he formally received the ozeki promotion notice from the official messenger of the Japan Sumo Association on July 25. The ozeki promotion ceremony was held at a temple in Ichinomiya in Kotomitsuki's native Aichi Prefecture. At the back of the photo is Norio Kamatani, a former oyakata of the Sadogatake sumo stable.

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Kotooshu looking to make impact on ozeki debut

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian giant Kotooshu (L), newly promoted to the rank of ozeki after the Fukuoka Grand Sumo Tournament in November, points to his name on a new list of rankings for the Jan. 8-22 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, during a photo session with his stable master Sadogatake on Dec. 21.

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Bulgarian wrestler Kotooshu promoted to ozeki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu (C) bows at his stable's lodging place in the town of Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 30 as he listens to a message from emissaries of the Japan Sumo Association. The association approved Kotooshu's promotion to ozeki, making him the first European to reach the sport's second-highest rank. At his left is his stable master Sadogatake.

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(1)Foreign young guns moving up for spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu (L) holds up a sumo ranking list for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with his stable master Sadogatake sitting next to him in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28. Kotooshu was promoted to sumo's fourth-highest rank komusubi in the new list.

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Kotomitsuki wins 1st Emperor's Cup at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 2 maegashira Kotomitsuki from the Sadogatake stable (L) whips former college teammate Kaiho over with a belt throw from the right inside grip to secure his first Emperor's Cup championship with a 13-1 record and one day to go in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 22 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The sumo wrestler has turned professional two years ago.

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Two yokozuna still on top at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - There was no change at the top of the leaderboard Jan. 17 as Musashimaru and Takanohana both preserved their unbeaten 11-0 records to stay two wins clear of ozeki Kaio heading into the home stretch of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. In the photo, Musashimaru elbows out struggling sekiwake Kotomitsuki (2-9) to gain revenge against the Sadogatake stable wrestler, who ousted the Samoan-born giant on his way to a runner-up 13-2 record at last year's Kyushu tourney.

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Kotomitsuki new sumo supernova

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotomitsuki poses outside his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 20 after winning promotion to sumo's third highest rank of sekiwake. Kotomitsuki, wrestling as a No. 9 maegashira, was a surprise runner-up to grand champion Akebono at last month's Kyushu tourney with a 13-2 record.

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(1)Foreign young guns moving up for spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu (L) holds up a sumo ranking list for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with his stable master Sadogatake sitting next to him in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28. Kotooshu was promoted to sumo's fourth-highest rank komusubi in the new list. (Kyodo)

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Bulgarian wrestler Kotooshu promoted to ozeki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu (C) bows at his stable's lodging place in the town of Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 30 as he listens to a message from emissaries of the Japan Sumo Association. The association approved Kotooshu's promotion to ozeki, making him the first European to reach the sport's second-highest rank. At his left is his stable master Sadogatake. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu looking to make impact on ozeki debut

MATSUDO, Japan - Bulgarian giant Kotooshu (L), newly promoted to the rank of ozeki after the Fukuoka Grand Sumo Tournament in November, points to his name on a new list of rankings for the Jan. 8-22 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, during a photo session with his stable master Sadogatake on Dec. 21. (Kyodo)

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Kotomitsuki promoted to ozeki

NAGOYA, Japan - Dressed in traditional attire, sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki (C), flanked by his stable master Sadogatake and Sadogatake's wife, poses for photographers after he formally received the ozeki promotion notice from the official messenger of the Japan Sumo Association on July 25. The ozeki promotion ceremony was held at a temple in Ichinomiya in Kotomitsuki's native Aichi Prefecture. At the back of the photo is Norio Kamatani, a former oyakata of the Sadogatake sumo stable. (Kyodo)

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Kotomitsuki promoted to ozeki

ICHINOMIYA, Japan - Veteran wrestler Kotomitsuki (C), flanked by his stable master Sadogatake (R) and his wife, receives a message informing him of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki from Japan Sumo Association officials in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 25. Earlier in the day, the JSA executive committee approved his promotion to ozeki from the sekiwake rank. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu celebrates after clinching Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu raises two sea breams in celebration at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after clinching the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Standing behind him is Stefanov Mahlyanov, Kotooshu's father. Sea breams, or ''tai'' in Japanese, are used on festive occasions in Japan as the word rhymes with ''medetai,'' or ''felicity.'' (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu celebrates with stable master after Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) and his stable master Sadogatake pose at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu celebrates with father after clinching Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) toasts with his father Stefanov Mahlyanov (C back) at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu celebrates with stable master after Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) and his stable master Sadogatake celebrate at the Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 after Kotooshu clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu wins 1st Emperor's Cup with 14-1 record at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki (champion) Kotooshu holds the big cup to celebrate his win in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at a hotel in Tokyo on May 25 with his stable master Sadogatake smiling at right. (Kyodo)

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Japan sumo wrestler in child's play in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Japanese sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku gives elementary school students a sumo lesson during a special event held in suburban Amsterdam on June 6. Kotoshogiku was among members of a delegation from the Sadogatake sumo stable that visited the Netherlands to promote the sport. (Kyodo)

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Retired Bulgarian sumo wrestler inherits traditional elder's name

Retired professional sumo wrestler Kotooshu from Bulgaria is shown in this undated file photo. The former ozeki inherited the traditional sumo elder's name of Naruto on Feb. 12, 2015. He is currently a coach at the Sadogatake sumo stable. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku to make 1st attempt at yokozuna

Japanese ozeki Kotoshogiku attends a press conference at his Sadogatake stable in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 29, 2016, as the latest rankings are released for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament beginning March 13. Kotoshogiku will make his first attempt to earn promotion to yokozuna. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotoshogiku aims to earn promotion to yokozuna

Ozeki Kotoshogiku resumes training at his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, near Tokyo, on Feb. 4, 2016, for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March. Kotoshogiku aims to earn promotion to yokozuna by winning another title after becoming the first Japanese-born winner of a grand sumo tournament in 10 years at the New Year meet in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotoshogiku aims to earn promotion to yokozuna

Ozeki Kotoshogiku resumes training at his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, near Tokyo, on Feb. 4, 2016, for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March. Kotoshogiku aims to earn promotion to yokozuna by winning another title after becoming the first Japanese-born winner of a grand sumo tournament in 10 years at the New Year meet in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotoshogiku maintains late-blooming stable tradition

Sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku smiles with sports newspapers featuring him on their front pages at his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Japan, on Jan. 25, 2016, a day after becoming the first Japanese-born grand tournament winner in 10 years. As a result of his New Year meet victory, Kotoshogiku would be eligible for promotion to yokozuna from ozeki if he wins the grand tournament in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotoshogiku maintains late-blooming stable tradition

Sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku smiles during a press conference at his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Japan, on Jan. 25, 2016, a day after becoming the first Japanese-born grand tournament winner in 10 years. As a result of his New Year meet victory, Kotoshogiku would be eligible for promotion to yokozuna from ozeki if he wins the grand tournament in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo