Barbara said. inter alia: >The bow performer is >the only non-sekitori allowed to have an Oichi hairdo. Not quite. The non-sekitori who perform comic sumo (shokkiri) at retirement ceremonies etc. also have o-icho, as do makushita joi-jin in regular tournaments who are brought up to face juryo opponents. Doreen Simmons jz8d-smmn at asahi-net.or.jp