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SUMO / In Pictures
May 3, 2019

In pictures: A visit to Naruto Beya

In late April, Japan Times sports-desk staff dropped in on a training session — called keiko or asageiko in Japanese — at Naruto Beya, a sumo stable in Sumida Ward established in 2017 by former ozeki Kotooshu. Here are a few of the highlights.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 13, 2019

Sumo 101: Sword bearers and dew sweepers

Every time a yokozuna performs the traditional ring-entering ceremony, he is flanked by two attendants.

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