The six annual honbasho (tournaments) are the fulcrum around which the sumo world turns.
Ninety days a year sumo wrestlers participate in events whose outcome determines not only how high or low they will be ranked but also what clothes they can wear, whether or not they receive a salary, and their level of personal freedom.
Needless to say, rikishi put everything they have into winning every bout as a result.
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