Every day of a sumo tournament concludes with a bow-twirling ceremony, called yumitori-shiki in Japanese.
A rikishi — normally from the makushita division — mounts the dohyo from the side of the winner of the final bout and is handed a traditional bamboo bow (minus the string) by the gyoji.
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