This year's July Grand Sumo Tournament will be held in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture from Sunday, 13 July to Sunday, 27 July. All eyes will be on Koto-oshu, the European ozeki-ranked wrestler who won his first tournament last time round; can he repeat the feat? If he can, there is a possibility that he will then be promoted to the highest rank of wrestler: yokozuna.

The word "Oshu" in Bulgarian-born Koto-oshu's name means "Europe" in Japanese, and it is expected that he will indeed become the first European yokozuna.

However, the two current yokozunas, Mongolian wrestlers Asashoryu and Hakuho, will be fired up to win and will do everything in their power to prevent Kotoshu from achieving back-to-back tournament victories.

Japanese hopes, on the other hand, lie with young wrestlers Koto-shogiku and Kise-no-sato, who are looking to be promoted to the second-highest rank of ozeki.

Come and watch the tradition and the drama unfold at the July Grand Sumo Tournament with Sunrise Tours!