Terao: The Eternal Typhoon

In The Beginning Training The Long Walk Tournaments Media Restaurant Retirement Oyokata Terao's Official Site - in Japanese

The Long Walk Terao entering the Kokukigan - the official home of the sumo tournament when held in Tokyo. When a rikishi makes the makuuchi division, he is assigned two helpers, or tsukebito - junior members of the training heya - who carry his luggage and run errands from him. (The photos of Terao in blue kimono were supplied by Donald Wilson as he entered the building for the May 1999 tournament.) ... .... Go to the Basho page.