Nearly 8,000 spectators attended the ceremonial Spring Festival sumo event held outdoors at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday.
The headliner was top-ranked yokozuna, Hakuho, the most successful sumo wrestler of all-time with a record 36 career tournament wins.
The Mongolian beat compatriot and fellow yokozuna, Kakuryu in his bout, one of almost 30 that took place between wrestlers.
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