2019 Sumo Wrestling Picture Banzuke

As a sumo card fan, we live and die by the rankings (banzuke) that come out every two months.  It means new rikishi making their way onto cards, retirements that take old rikishi out of sets, or changing of ranks for the vast majority.  The Nihon Sumo Kyokai (NSK) produces a new banzuke for every tournament.  One variation on this banzuke is the e-banzuke, or picture banzuke.  This picture banzuke features hand-drawn images of all the rikishi in Maegashira and up as well as the referees (gyoji) and announcers (yobidashi).  The quality of the paper is fantastic as well as the quality of the ink which results in a nice, vivid pictures of the rikishi in their kesho-mawashi.  Accompanying each photo is the rikishi's home prefecture, or country if a foreigner, stable information, and height and weight.  I recently received a picture banzuke as a gift and did a quick video to give you a better appreciation of it!