While espousing my adoration for our gyoji at the top, one question does
spring to mind, that some of the more learned list members might know. It
was my impression that the tate gyoji only officiated the musubi no ichiban
(one bout per day). In the predicament we have this tournament with the
tate gyoji retired and the fuku-tate gyoji not yet promoted to the top
position, does this mean that he carries out the duties for both roles i.e.
does he have to do 2 bouts per day, rather than the one he would have to do
as tate gyoji? Maybe I'm just mixing it up with tate gyoji officiating only
yokozuna bouts, but probably not as what about the case of no yokozuna (he
still does the musubi no ichiban) and what about having 4 yokozuna in 4
separate bouts on one day (he doesn't officiate 4 times in one day).