Toshiyori
Retired high-ranking sumo wrestlers within the Japan Sumo Association / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about sumo elders. For the Japanese poet Minamoto Toshiyori, see Minamoto no Shunrai.
A toshiyori (年寄) is a sumo elder of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). Also known as oyakata (親方), former wrestlers who reached a sufficiently high rank are the only people eligible. The benefits are considerable, as only toshiyori are allowed to run and coach in sumo stables, known as heya, and they are also the only former wrestlers given retirement pay.
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