Twenty-eight juryo wrestlers: newcomers, those aiming for makuuchi and those trying to return. Reading about both opening-day opponents can give me another reason to look forward to a bout.
September 2026 banzuke. This directory preserves the ranks and profile information checked for the Japanese edition on 11 September 2026; it is not a live ranking table.
| September rank | Wrestler and stable | What caught my attention |
|---|---|---|
| East Juryo 1 | Dewanoryu Dewanoumi stable |
Juryo 1 in the year of his division debut, with makuuchi’s Shonannoumi on opening day. |
| West Juryo 1 | Kyokukaiyu Oshima stable |
A 7–8 tournament at Juryo 1, and another start from the same rank. |
| East Juryo 2 | Daiseizan Arashio stable |
Back in juryo after a 6–9 makuuchi debut: building the right-hand-inside grip again. |
| West Juryo 2 | Kazuma Kise stable |
The name is read Kazuma: 202 kg of pushing and a left-hand-inside grip. |
| East Juryo 3 | Tamawashi Kataonami stable |
41 years old, with push-outs at 61%: the hands that make a doormat go into the ring. |
| West Juryo 3 | Onokatsu Onomatsu stable |
Onokatsu’s right-hand-inside grip: a closer look starting with 54% force-outs. |
| East Juryo 4 | Kazekeno Oshiogawa stable |
Push-outs at 59%: an 8–7 record brought him to Juryo 4 for September. |
| West Juryo 4 | Mitakeumi Dewanoumi stable |
Push-outs at 33%, force-outs at 31%: following the former ozeki’s sumo now. |
| East Juryo 5 | Sadanoumi Sakaigawa stable |
39 years old, with force-outs at 53%: the step after his right arm gets inside. |
| West Juryo 5 | Arashifuji Isegahama stable |
Eleven wins on his juryo debut: a low stance at 172 cm, and push-outs at 69%. |
| East Juryo 6 | Kitanowaka Hakkaku stable |
From thrusts to a right-hand-inside grip: watch this 191 cm wrestler’s bout as a whole. |
| West Juryo 6 | Shirokuma Nishonoseki stable |
He likes purin and macarons. In the ring, a right-hand-inside grip and 41% force-outs. |
| East Juryo 7 | Midorifuji Isegahama stable |
If I only wait for an under-shoulder swing-down, I miss the 25% of force-outs. |
| West Juryo 7 | Tomokaze Nakamura stable |
Slap-downs account for 70%: watch the pulling wrestler’s feet as well as his opponent’s. |
| East Juryo 8 | Ryuden Takadagawa stable |
His speciality is getting both arms inside. What happens before he reaches that position? |
| West Juryo 8 | Hatsuyama Tamanoi stable |
195 cm and 167 cm were scheduled to meet on opening day. Push-outs and slap-downs each account for 23%. |
| East Juryo 9 | Enho Isegahama stable |
167 cm, but push-outs lead at 31%: look beyond his size. |
| West Juryo 9 | Tohakuryu Tamanoi stable |
He names his retreating footwork as his best quality. Watch the feet behind 36% slap-downs. |
| East Juryo 10 | Nabatame Futagoyama stable |
Six makushita wins in July brought him back to juryo: a DJ hobby and 35% thrust-outs. |
| West Juryo 10 | Tanji Arashio stable |
One last win from 3–3: the seventh bout that led to a juryo debut. |
| East Juryo 11 | Kagayaki Takadagawa stable |
192 cm, with push-outs at 41%: opening day against juryo newcomer Tanji. |
| West Juryo 11 | Hitoshi Oitekaze stable |
Hitoshi’s right-hand-inside grip: slap-downs lead the winning breakdown at 32%. |
| East Juryo 12 | Tamashoho Kataonami stable |
Four ring names on the way to sekitori: the results of someone who enjoys making stories. |
| West Juryo 12 | Kayo Nakamura stable |
Push-outs at 40% from a height of 174 cm, and a glimpse of his “I’ll try tomorrow” outlook. |
| East Juryo 13 | Meisei Tatsunami stable |
Before the left arm gets inside: from a 4–11 July to Juryo 13. |
| West Juryo 13 | Tokifudo (Japanese) Tokitsukaze stable |
Yoshii became Tokifudo and a new juryo wrestler: taking his force-outs from seven bouts to fifteen days. |
| East Juryo 14 | Tochitaikai Kasugano stable |
Slap-downs at 35%: watch this 193 cm wrestler through his opponent’s feet. |
| West Juryo 14 | Nishikigi Isenoumi stable |
Pushing is his speciality, force-outs lead at 39%: following a wrestler who took ten years to reach makuuchi. |
The Japanese edition was updated on 11 September 2026 and matched the 42 makuuchi and 28 juryo wrestlers against the Japan Sumo Association’s banzuke. Absent wrestlers remain on the banzuke. The technique percentages in the profiles are the Association’s breakdown of winning finishes over the preceding six tournaments at the time of the source check.