Editing Sumo (section)

==Clothing==
{{See also|Mawashi|Chonmage}}
Sumo wrestlers wear ''[[mawashi]]'', a 30-foot-long belt, that they tie in knots in the back.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usasumo.com/shop/sumo-equipment/|title=Sumo Equipment|date=December 5, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116124556/http://www.usasumo.com/shop/sumo-equipment/|url-status=live}}</ref> They have an official thickness and strength requirement. During matches, the wrestler will grab onto the other wrestler's ''mawashi'' and use it to help them make moves during a match.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livestrong.com/article/483679-what-do-sumo-wrestlers-wear-during-a-match/|title=What Do Sumo Wrestlers Wear During a Match?|website=LIVESTRONG.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011182152/https://www.livestrong.com/article/483679-what-do-sumo-wrestlers-wear-during-a-match/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''mawashi'' they wear practicing versus in a tournament is essentially the same except for the material. The different ''mawashi'' that the wrestlers wear differentiate their rank. Top rated wrestlers wear different colors of silk ''mawashi'' during tournament, while lower rated wrestlers are limited to just black cotton.<ref name=":2" />

Their hair is put in a topknot, and wax is used to get the hair to stay in shape. Wax is applied to sumo wrestlers' hair daily by sumo hairdressers ([[tokoyama]]).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/09/14/sumo/sumo-101-topknot/#.XdhQkZNKhAZ|title=The Topknot|website=Sportsrec|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211606/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/09/14/sumo/sumo-101-topknot/#.XdhQkZNKhAZ|url-status=live}}</ref> The topknot is a type of samurai hairstyle which was once popular in Japan during the [[Edo period]].<ref name=":3" /> The topknot is hard for some foreigners' hair because their hair is not as coarse and straight as Japanese hair. Once a wrestler joins a stable, he is required to grow out his hair in order to form a topknot.<ref name=":3" />

Outside of tournaments and practices, in daily life, sumo wrestlers are required to wear traditional Japanese clothes.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidejapantours.com/blog/2014/09/16/11-amazing-things-you-probably-never-knew-about-sumo-wrestling/|title=Things You Didn't Know About Sumo Wrestlers|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=December 7, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195548/https://www.insidejapantours.com/blog/2014/09/16/11-amazing-things-you-probably-never-knew-about-sumo-wrestling/|url-status=live}}</ref> They must wear these traditional clothes all the time in public. What they can wear in public is also determined by rank. Lower rated wrestlers must wear a ''[[yukata]]'' at all times, even in winter, where higher rated wrestlers have more choice in what they wear.<ref name=":4" />