[sumo] List of trophies and prizes [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Catherine.Wallace at dfat.gov.au]

That's a very comprehensive and interesting list.  Thanks Doreen!

Catherine Wallace
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[sumo] List of trophies and prizes [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]






Doreen Simmons List: Trophies and Prizes presented to the Yusho winner
(not entirely up-to-date and there are some local variations; will
probably need reformatting)

a. The Emperor's Cup: Tenno Shihai
It weighs 29 kg. (64 lbs.) and can hold 36 litres of liquid -- except
that the lid is soldered on!
b. Yusho Banner (Yusho-ki  優勝期)
The Emperor's Cup and the banner are presented by one of the three
chief judges at the beginning of the presentation ceremony on the final
day of the basho.  The two symbols are returned to the Kyokai's keeping
in a sort of reverse ceremony held after the Makunouchi and Yokozuna
dohyo-iri on the first day of the next basho. Small replicas are given
to the yusho winner to keep.
c. The Prime Minister's Prize
Actually another trophy -- a large silver cup that is bigger and much
heavier than the Emperor's Cup. It is also more unwieldy, since the
Emperor's Cup has a slender stem that affords a firm grip and a good
balance.
d. Other prominent trophies are regularly presented, and are here given
in approximate order of presentation (which varies a little). Note that
the trophies remain in the Kokugikan, but most of them also carry a
personal prize which the yusho winner keeps.  The prefectural ones
usually feature a large quantity of the local specialty, be it dried
fungus or small shellfish. Many also include a sum of money. The
following is the basic list.

Czech Republic: tall fluted bowl cut glass (replacing older one
inscribed EXPO '70), plus a year's supply of Pilsner beer
United Arab Emirates: giant coffee pot some 40 cm. tall, made of
handbeaten silver with gold inlay, plus a year's supply of gasoline
Hungary: huge red cloisonne jar, plus an individual tea-set
China-Japan Friendship Cup: lidded cup in blue cloisonne with a design
of Mount Fuji, pine and cherry blossom on a blue background
[not now, Sarkozy’s hostile] French President's Cup (Chirac!): huge
dark ceramic piece.
Mongolian Prime Minister's Trophy: large silver bowl held up by three
Mongolian wrestlers, replacing small but massive silver bowl on a
plinth
of green stone
Mexico: large replica in silver of the Aztec calendar mounted on a
wooden plaque, plus a year's supply of beer
Osaka Governor's Prize:??
Mainichi Newspapers: the real award is the giant photograph hung below
the roof of the Kokugikan, but a smaller framed copy is presented now.
NHK Gold Cup: oval with three lengthwise flutings, based on a small cup
in the Shosoin Treasure House in Nara.
Local newspapers? Yomiuri?
Zennosho (National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
Prize):
bronze statue of a rikishi in kesho-mawashi carrying a large
gilt rice-bale; plus a real straw bale that actually contains very
little rice, so that the representative can handle it; the yusho winner
actually receives 30 bales of rice, a valuable addition to his heya;
plus some other delicacy such as eggs boiled in a hot spring
Oita prefecture Shiitake Growers Cooperative: dried shiitake (a kind of
oriental mushroom) in a large glass container, plus money
Fukui prefecture: red lacquer bowl on two rice bales; plus money and a
ton of umeboshi, sour pickled fruit
Hokkaido government: bronze trophy of a giant bird, the Blakiston's
fish owl; plus a truckload of produce
Miyazaki prefecture: trophy in the form of a bull, on a stand supported
by full-frontal male nudes (it weighs around 37 kilograms); carcass of
prime beef
Ehime prefecture: silver globe trophy, plus 1,500 bottles of ponzu,
citrus-flavored vinegar
Shizuoka prefecture: lamp-shaped trophy: Mount Fuji above, gold paling
to silver; plus the winner's weight in tea, and a gift of seasonal
fruit
Matsue City Mayor's Cup: large lidded cup plus a ton of small shellfish
used in soup
Japan Airlines (JAL): jet plane on a silver world with gold continents
Millionaire's Cup (Ozeki sake): the giant silver sake cup later filled
with sake and used in the photographs of the victor's celebrations;
four barrels of sake go with it
Bulgarian trophy: realistic tall spray of gold roses and leaves.
Isuzu Bighorn [sometimes other car]: the actual four-wheel drive
vehicle stands outside the Kokugikan for the whole basho; for the
presentation, a giant plastic key is used
(Coca-cola bottle, plaque representing a Bulgari watch; and local ones
in each venue)

Note: although the basic information in this section was found by
personal research, many details were taken from the book "Naruhodo
Ozumo" by Mr. Seigoro Kitade, a former NHK announcer.

Doreen Simmons
jz8d-smmn at asahi-net.or.jp

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