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Money figures in the Sumo Kyokai

  1. Oyakata and Heya Income

(figures are thousand Yen)

Oyakata salaries (according to positions in the Sumo Kyokai)
1994: Riji: 1144, Kanji: 1003, I-in:   789, Shunin: 670, Toshiyori: 618
1995: Riji: 1213, Kanji: 1064, I-in:   837, Shunin: 711, Toshiyori: 656

1998: Riji: 1364, Kanji: 1196, I-in:   971, Shunin: 824, Toshiyori: 761
1999: Riji: 1405, Kanji: 1232, I-in: 1001, Shunin: 849, Toshiyori: 784

The last category are Oyakata, who are attached to one Heya and work there, without other posts in the Kyokai hierarchy. Normally this is the status immediately after retiring from active Sumo.
No information is available about a special allowance for the Riji-choo.

Daily and travel allowances for non Tokyo Basho are paid for 35 days, according to rank.
1995: Riji: 11.5, Kanji: 10.2, I-in: 8.3, Shunin: 7.7

The Oyakata gets a Basho Bonus according to the rank of the Rikishi, he has educated:
1995: Y: 300, O: 200, S: 100, M: 50, J: 30

To support them, for every Rikishi Makushita and below, the Oyakata gets 60 a month.

For the 3 Tokyo Basho, the Oyakata gets 100 a month per Rikishi, for the 3 regional Basho 85.
Training money: Makushita and below: 35, Sekitori: 45

Other payments from the Sumo Kyokai each Basho for each Sekitori and lower rank Rikishi are decided by the Riji-kai and are not published.
Tanimachi payments also are a very important income source.

  1. Sumo Kyokai Income

(figures are million Yen)
 

Overall income expenses profits
1980 4230 3697 533
1981 5081 4408 673
1982 5914 5288 626
1983 6267 5354 913
1984 7200 6100 1100
1985 8600 7810 790
1986 8593 7551 1042
1987 9070 8546 524
1988 8390 8112 278
1989 8738 7955 783
1990 9462 8795 667
1991 9955 8927 1028
1992 10287 9875 412
1993 10815 10154 661
1994 11061 10612 449
1995 14261.3 13865.8 395.5

Income rises 1995 are due to higher ticket prices and the reform of the Jungyo tournaments in the provinces. Higher expenses originate from the seventy-years-of-Sumo-Kyokai festivities, a higher budget for the Jungyo and higher Rikishi salaries.

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