Ceremonial Sumo wrestling tournament in Japan
Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo took place at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Sumo is a full contact form of wrestling in which the purpose is to force your opponent out a circular ring. Sumo is considered a form of martial arts in Japan. Sumo is a professional sports in Japan.
- Sumo wrestlers attend a traditional Shinto ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. Sumo wrestlers took part in a “honozumo”, a ceremonial one-day exhibition for hundreds of spectators held within the shrine’s precincts. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Yokozuna Harumafuji (C) arrives at a “honozumo”, a ceremonial one-day exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- The heads of the Japan Sumo Association and sumo wrestlers attend a traditional Shinto ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. Sumo wrestlers took part in a “honozumo”, a ceremonial one-day exhibition for hundreds of spectators held within the shrine’s precincts. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Wrestlers (R-L), yokozuna Hakuho, yokozuna Harumafuji, yokozuna Kakuryu, ozeki Kotoshogiku, and ozeki Kisenosato, attend a traditional Shinto ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Professional Sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kohei (L) and Hakuho Sho during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni Shrine. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
- Mongolian-born yokozuna Kakuryu attends a traditional Shinto ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. Sumo wrestlers took part in a “honozumo”, a ceremonial one-day exhibition for hundreds of spectators held within the shrine’s precincts. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Mongolian-born both yokozuna Kakuryu (R) and Harumafuji (L) walk together as they attend a traditional Shinto ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Yokozuna Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) offers a ritual entrance into the sumo wrestling ring during a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Yokozuna or sumo grand champion Harumafuji of Mongolia (C) offers a ritual entrance into the sumo wrestling ring during a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia (C) offers a ritual entrance into the sumo wrestling ring during a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Yokozuna Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) offers a ritual entrance into the sumo wrestling ring during a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)
- Professional sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro (R) pushes his opponent Kisenosato Yutaka during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
- Professional sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku Kazuhiro (R) pushes his opponent Kisenosato Yutaka during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni Shrine on April 4, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 481102161
- Professional sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kohei pushes his opponent Kakuryu Rikisaburo during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni Shrine. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
- Professional Sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni Shrine on April 4, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
- Professional Sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho smiles during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni Shrine on April 4, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
- A professional Sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kohei arrives during the Ceremonial Sumo Tournament or Honozumo at the Yasukuni Shrine. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Images)
- A sumo wrestler walks under cherry trees in full bloom at a ceremonial sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. Sumo wrestlers took part in a “honozumo”, a ceremonial one-day exhibition for hundreds of spectators held within the shrine’s precincts. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty images)