Sumo

The last day of the tourney just wrapped up a couple hours ago in Japan! Here's how you can see what just happened:

Video Clips:

• youtuber DonDon posts the "best 10" matches listed in English with replays including on-screen English analysis; those are listed here: https://www.youtube.com/@dondonsumo2/videos

• NHK immediately posts clips with Japanese commentary listed in Japanese - look here: https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/Z8WRRJ9K96/blog/bl/p781bLebx4/list/ Automated translations work well enough here to find the right day, otherwise look for something like: 7月14日 which in this case refers to the 7th month and the 14th day (July 14th). Automated translation doesn't work that well on sumotori names, but this is a great opportunity to learn them by sight!

• JSA immediately posts the highest-ranked 10+ matches listed in Japanese with no commentary, here: https://www.youtube.com/@sumo-video/videos

• NHK streams a replay of the top-tier bouts (with English commentary) on their web site several times during the following day. You can see their schedule here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/ look for "Grand Sumo highlights." After a day of scheduled replays, those streams are put up for "on demand" access here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/ and here: https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN/videos

Replay :

• try searching on twitch, this tourney there were at least 3 different streamers providing video feeds with commentary. and at least 1 of the streamers is doing replays all next day.

Text Info:

• all results and standings and much more info, by sumodb
• results and more info from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi
• for commentary, see the tachiai fan site

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS OK IN COMMENTS!!?!!

That's right, day 14 of the 15-day tourney just wrapped up a couple hours ago in Japan! Here's how you can follow/watch:

Video Clips:

• youtuber DonDon posts the "best 10" matches listed in English with replays including on-screen English analysis; those are listed here: https://www.youtube.com/@dondonsumo2/videos These are usually posted within a couple hours. Eventually the video is removed from the listing but it will probably still be up (if you bookmarked it for example.)

• NHK immediately posts clips with Japanese commentary listed in Japanese - look here: https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/Z8WRRJ9K96/blog/bl/p781bLebx4/list/ Automated translations work well enough here to find the right day, otherwise look for something like: 7月14日 which in this case refers to the 7th month and the 14th day (July 14th). If there are no videos there, it might be bc the bout hasn't happened yet and it's just a preview. Automated translation doesn't work that well on sumotori names, but this is a great opportunity to learn them by sight!

• JSA immediately posts the highest-ranked 10+ matches listed in Japanese with no commentary, here: https://www.youtube.com/@sumo-video/videos

• NHK streams a replay of the top-tier bouts (with English commentary) on their web site several times during the following day. You can see their schedule here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/ look for "Grand Sumo highlights." After a day of scheduled replays, those streams are put up for "on demand" access here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/ and here: https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN/videos

Live / replay:

• try searching on twitch, this tourney there are at least 3 different streamers providing video feeds with commentary, and it's fun to have a community to chat with in real time. The top matches start around 3am US Eastern Time though. At least 1 of the streamers does replays all day.

Text Info:

• all results and standings and next-day schedule, by sumodb
• results and more info from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi
• for commentary, see the tachiai fan site

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS OK IN COMMENTS!!?!!

• JSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpilC097oiY
• NHK: https://www.nhk.jp/mms/player/?m=ODU1OTg%3D&autoplay=false&mute=false
• dondon: https://youtu.be/IRRFIAWBNaU?t=739
• how to follow the tournament: https://lemmy.world/post/33226533

pics

not only is this an impressive throw, but to pull it off on Tamawashi, who seemed ready for anything and has a lot of experience, is pretty freakin awesome:

while they're picking themselves up, even Tamawashi was like: hey, that was fun!

spoilers OK in comments!!?!!

That's right, day 8 of the 15-day tourney just wrapped up a couple hours ago in Japan! Here's how you can follow/watch:

Live:

• try searching on twitch, this tourney there are at least 3 different streamers providing video feeds with commentary, and it's fun to have a community to chat with in real time. The top matches start around 3am US Eastern Time though. At least 1 of the streamers does replays all day.

Video Clips:

• NHK streams a replay of the top-tier bouts (with English commentary) on their web site several times during the following day. You can see their schedule here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/ look for "Grand Sumo highlights." After that, those streams are put up for "on demand" access here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/ and here: https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN/videos

• NHK immediately posts clips with Japanese commentary listed in Japanese - look here: https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/Z8WRRJ9K96/blog/bl/p781bLebx4/list/ Automated translations work well enough here to find the right day, otherwise look for something like: 7月14日 which in this case refers to the 7th month and the 14th day (July 14th). If there are no videos there, it might be bc the bout hasn't happened yet and it's just a preview. Automated translation doesn't work that well on sumotori names, but this is a great opportunity to learn them by sight!

• JSA immediately posts the highest-ranked 10+ matches listed in Japanese with no commentary, here: https://www.youtube.com/@sumo-video/videos

• youtuber DonDon posts the "best 10" matches listed in English with replays including on-screen English analysis; those are listed here: https://www.youtube.com/@dondonsumo2/videos These are usually posted within a couple hours. Eventually the video is removed from the listing but it will probably still be up (if you bookmarked it for example.)

Text Info:

• all results and standings and next-day schedule, by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi
• for commentary, see the tachiai fan site

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS OK IN COMMENTS!!?!!

• JSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpRS3WuUPrQ
• NHK: https://www.nhk.jp/mms/player/?m=ODUxNTc%3D&autoplay=false&mute=false
• DonDon: https://youtu.be/I-mY3vdavgY?t=899
• how to follow the tournament: https://lemmy.world/post/32969678

Recordings are posted one day later on NHK's Youtube channel, so while day 3 is going on right now, here's day 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYsZy0lg80

I haven't actually watched it yet; I just started and noticed this hadn't been posted already. I'll reply when I've finished watching it.

That's right, the July 2025 Grand Sumo tournament in Japan has begun!

Unfortunately I can't commit to posting about it every day. But here's where/how you can follow the tournament!

Live:

• try searching on twitch, this tourney there are at least 3 different streamers providing video feeds with commentary, and it's fun to have a community to chat with in real time. The top matches start around 3am US Eastern Time though.

Video Clips:

• NHK streams a replay of the top-tier bouts (with English commentary) on their web site several times during the following day. You can see their schedule here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/ look for "Grand Sumo highlights." After the first day, those streams are posted here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/ and here: https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN/videos

• NHK immediately posts clips with Japanese commentary listed in Japanese - look here: https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/Z8WRRJ9K96/blog/bl/p781bLebx4/list/ Automated translations work well enough here to find the right day, otherwise look for something like: 7月14日 which in this case refers to the 7th month and the 14th day (July 14th). If there are no videos there, it might be bc the bout hasn't happened yet and it's just a preview. Automated translation doesn't work that well on sumotori names, but this is a great opportunity to learn them by sight!

• JSA immediately posts the highest-ranked 10+ matches listed in Japanese with no commentary, here: https://www.youtube.com/@sumo-video/videos

• youtuber DonDon posts the "best 10" matches listed in English with replays including on-screen English analysis; those are listed here: https://www.youtube.com/@dondonsumo2/videos These are usually posted within a couple hours. After the first day, the video is removed from the listing but it will probably still be up (if you bookmarked it for example.)

Text Info:

• all results and standings and next-day schedule, by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi
• for commentary, see the tachiai fan site

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

• First of all, a lot of the videos that have been linked to during the tournament will probably be removed sometime in a week or two. Don't know why they do this but they do. So take one last look, while you can!
• According to The Mainichi, the JSA's Yokozuna Deliberation Council unanimously recommended that Onosato be declared a Yokozuna. That is expected to be ratified on Wednesday.
• Here's a nice video story from NHK about internal refugees (kids) in Ukraine who are training in sumo
• finally, after the March tournament I posted some movie/show suggestions, some amateur sumo links, and some sumo-related exercises that you might want to check out.

Image: Onosato with the May tournament cup.

Awright! See you next tournament!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~probably won’t be posted til Monday. NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or so, it will be linked here when they do. I think you can watch it stream on their web site at various times per day - here's a schedule - and at some point they make it "video on demand".~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "15日目" or "5月25日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~probably won’t be posted til Monday. NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or so, it will be linked here when they do. I think you can watch it stream on their web site at various times per day - here's a schedule - and at some point they make it "video on demand".~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "14日目" or "5月24日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi (not updated on weekends?)

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~probably won't be posted til Monday. NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or so, it will be linked here when they do. I think you can watch it stream on their web site at various times per day - here's a schedule - and at some point they make it "video on demand".~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "13日目" or "5月23日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results and tier leaders from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "12日目" or "5月22日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results and tier leaders from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "11日目" or "5月21日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "10日目" or "5月20日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "9日目" or "5月19日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Never seen a match before, gimme your best recommendation please.

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "8日目" or "5月18日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~- youtube copy not yet available may not be til Monday! NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "7日目" or "5月17日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy ~~youtube copy not yet available may not be til Monday! NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "6日目" or "5月16日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK, also on youtube. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "5日目" or "5月15日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK, also on youtube. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of 1 day, it will be linked here when they do (edit: not yet out last I checked!)~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "4日目" or "5月14日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.