Yumitori-shiki (弓取式) Tous les jours du hon basho, juste après le dernier combat de la journée, se déroule le yumitori-shiki ou danse de l’arc. Il est exécuté normalement par un lutteur de makushita, sauf ces dernières années où Oga, le préposé à la danse de l’arc, est subitement monté en jûryô, invalidant soudain la tradition.

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Yumitori-shiki (弓取り式) The Bow Twirling Ceremony. Once upon a time in Japan, during the Edo Period, a bow was given to a successful sumo wrestler at the end of a tournament day. The sumotori was so happy to receive the bow that he twirled it around, making quite a show of it. That is - in short - the story at least, behind the "bow twirling ceremony" - Yumitorishiki - which is performed on the dohyo after the last bout of each day during a sumo basho (tournament). These days the ceremony is performed by the same sumotori every time as a show of gratitude or satisfaction on behalf of the victorious wrestlers of the day. The yumitori - the wrestler performing the ceremony - is usually a lower ranking rikishi (makushita or even lower), often he will be tsukebito of the Grand Master, the yokozuna.