With injury forcing two yokozuna out of the upcoming November Grand Sumo Tournament, the three ozeki wrestlers will take the spotlight in the final 15-day tournament of the calendar year disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
One of the six grand tournaments, the summer tournament normally held in May, was canceled over infection fears, while March's event in Osaka was held behind closed doors.
The November tourney, normally held in Fukuoka but set to take place from Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to reduce travel, will be the second staged in the capital instead of its traditional home city since the Japan Sumo Association decided not to fight in Nagoya in July.