After the Makunouchi exhibition matches were over, the yumitori-shiki or bow-twirling ceremony was performed. And that was the end of the day's program.

I had expected Akebono to reappear to show off his new hairstyle, but apparently he had left the building. He probably had to rush to the private cocktail party held afterward at a large hotel. The same evening, he also appeared in a TV program showing his retirement ceremony and recent trip to Hawai'i.