Sumo wrestlers put on a show in Tokyo
Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the Yasukuni Shrine’s precincts in Tokyo.
- Sumo wrestlers walk in a compound of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers take part in a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers walk in a compound of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers take part in a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers take part in a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers walk in a compound of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- A sumo wrestler walks past spectators in a compound of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- A young boy follows a sumo wrestler as he walks past spectators in a compound of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers line up to take part in a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Sumo wrestlers prepare ahead of a “honozumo,” a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Sumo’s top wrestlers took part in an annual one-day exhibition for thousands of spectators within the shrine’s precincts. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)