After many weeks of meager sumo news, the start of another tournament cycle is upon us. That’s right sumo fans, this weekend we will get our first look at the official Japan Sumo Association banzuke.
Of course our contributors and commenters have all taken a stab at where the rikishi will be ranked, but there is no substitute for the real, genuine thing.
We anticipate it first appearing on the NSK site mid-afternoon US time, and there will likely be another Tachiai video podcast later that night featuring at least myself (and hopefully Andy) talking about the upcoming Natsu basho.
Stay tuned everyone, our coverage will shortly bounce back to active mode as we prepare for what should be a pivotal tournament.
Look forward to it!
We should have a section on the blog for pre-basho predictions beyond the banzuke – who will win, who might impress/ struggle etc
Look forward to both the basho and the excellent coverage here :-)