musubi no ichiban 結びの一番
The last bout of the day.
Musubi no ichiban is the last bout of the day. The card builds from the lowest division up to the yokozuna bouts at the end. Only the senior referee, Kimura Shōnosuke, takes charge of it, and the bow-twirling ceremony follows.
Related words
- yumitori-shiki 弓取式
- The bow-twirling ceremony that closes each tournament day.
- gyōji 行司
- The referee, who gives the first decision on every bout.
- torikumi 取組
- A bout, or the list of bouts for a day.