tokoyama 床山
A hairdresser employed by the association to tie the wrestlers' topknots.
Tokoyama are the hairdressers who tie the wrestlers' topknots, and the association employs them. After training they comb out a wrestler's hair and set it with a special oil. Then they tie it up with a paper cord.
Related words
- chonmage 丁髷
- The topknot. Lower-ranked wrestlers wear a plain one.
- ōichō-mage 大銀杏髷
- The ginkgo-leaf topknot sekitori wear in tournaments.