A dohyō (土俵, Japanese pronunciation: [doçoː]) is the space in which a sumo wrestling bout occurs. A typical dohyō is a circle made of partially buried...

Agari-zashiki (揚座敷) The raised part of a stable training room (keikoba) next to the dohyō on which the oyakata and any guests sit to observe training. Akeni (明荷)...

In sumo wrestling, a kanreki dohyō-iri (Japanese: 還暦土俵入り) is a ring-entering ceremony (dohyō-iri) performed by a former yokozuna in celebration of his...

best have a separate ring entry ceremony (dohyō-iri) from the remaining top division wrestlers. The dohyō-iri is a ceremonial presentation of all the...

him forward down to the dohyō. Tsukiotoshi (突き落とし, "thrust down") is achieved through twisting the opponent down to the dohyō by forcing the arms on the...

rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (dohyō) or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of...

Wakanohana monogatari dohyō no oni (若ノ花物語　土俵の鬼, lit."Wakanohana: the Story of Devil of the Dohyō") is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by...

professional wrestlers wear a keshō-mawashi as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyō-iri. For top ranked professional rikishi, it is made of silk and comes in...

temples. The roof over the dohyō called yakata originally represented the sky for the purpose of emphasizing the sacred nature of dohyō, which symbolizes the...

one of the two attendants that accompany a yokozuna when he performs his dohyō-iri or ring entrance ceremony. The other attendant is called the tachimochi...