You can become a professional sumo wrestler at 15 years old.
That's the age most kids are when they graduate junior high school and complete compulsory education.
The academic year in Japan ends in March and that month's tournament in Osaka sees more new recruits join the sport than at all the other five yearly meets combined.
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