Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestlers, referees, "yobidashi" ushers and Japan Sumo Association officials line up around the ring to bid farewell to spectators during the closing ceremony on the final day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 19, 2025.

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestlers, referees, "yobidashi" ushers and Japan Sumo Association officials line up around the ring to bid farewell to spectators during the closing ceremony on the final day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 19, 2025.

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestlers, referees, "yobidashi" ushers and Japan Sumo Association officials line up around the ring to greet spectators on the first day of a five-day exhibition tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 15, 2025.

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Sumo wrestlers, referees, "yobidashi" ushers and Japan Sumo Association officials line up around the ring to greet spectators on the first day of a five-day exhibition tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 15, 2025.

Last tournament for master sumo ring usher

Last tournament for master sumo ring usher

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hideo, the top-ranked "yobidashi" (sumo ring usher), calls out professional wrestlers' names before a match in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014, during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Hideo will retire in December after serving in the sumo world for over 45 years.

Last tournament for master sumo ring usher

Last tournament for master sumo ring usher

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hideo, the top-ranked "yobidashi" (sumo ring usher), calls out professional wrestlers' names before a match in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014, during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Hideo will retire in December after serving in the sumo world for over 45 years. (Kyodo)

Scenes of sumo

Scenes of sumo

Combination photos taken July 20, 2017, at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, show various tasks undertaken by ushers known in Japanese as yobidashi; (From top L in clockwise) using wooden clappers, handing a wrestler a towel, sweeping the dohyo ring, reading out wrestlers' names, displaying banners bearing the names of companies offering cash rewards to winning wrestlers and carrying cushions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo