Sumo is a sport with a surprising amount of interesting characters.
For a lifestyle so intrinsically violent and harsh, it attracts a striking number of comedians and practical jokers.
Social media feeds of rikishi like Chiyomaru are filled with hilarious antics. Everything from scaring people with rubber cockroaches to shaking dozing rikishi awake just to tell them "you should try to sleep when you get a chance."
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