Crying baby contest in Tokyo, Japan

Apr 29, 2016

Crying baby contest in Tokyo, Japan

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World babies, Buddhism, Japan, Naki Sumo, Tokyo

The Naki Sumo, or crying baby contest, took place at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them.

: A referee puts an ogre mask to make a baby, who is held by a college sumo wrestler, cry to win in the Naki Sumo, or crying baby contest at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

: Held by college sumo wrestlers, a couple of babies cry in their Naki Sumo or Crying Baby Contest at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

: Held by college sumo wrestlers, a couple of babies cry in their Naki Sumo, or crying baby contest at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

: Held by college sumo wrestlers, a couple of babies cry in their Naki Sumo or Crying Baby Contest at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

: Held by college sumo wrestlers, a couple of babies cry in their Naki Sumo or Crying Baby Contest at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

: Held by college sumo wrestlers, a couple of babies cry in their Naki Sumo or Crying Baby Contest at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Friday, April 29, 2016. The babies participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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