Yobidashi
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thumb|150px|Hideo, at the May 2008 tournament A , often translated in English as "usher", "ring attendant", or "ring announcer", is an employee of the Japan Sumo Association, responsible for various tasks essential to the traditional running of professional sumo tournaments () in Japan. The are involved in building the (wrestling ring) or calling wrestlers () to the ring when it is their turn to fight. They are also entrusted with other roles, both administrative and artistic, in the service of the stable to which they are attached.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Career and ranking
- Responsibilities
- Building the ring
- Calling the wrestlers
- Other tasks
- Ring names
- Uniform
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|150px|Hideo, at the May 2008 tournament A , often translated in English as "usher", "ring attendant", or "ring announcer", is an employee of the Japan Sumo Association, responsible for various tasks essential to the traditional running of professional sumo tournaments () in Japan. The are involved in building the (wrestling ring) or calling wrestlers () to the ring when it is their turn to fight. They are also entrusted with other roles, both administrative and artistic, in the service of the stable to which they are attached.
Established during the Heian period, the role of was not codified until the Tenmei era. Nicknamed "sumo's workhorses" by former Takamiyama, the are required to wear traditional clothing in public and are subject to a strict hierarchy in their organisation.
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