Grand Sumo Tournament Makuuchi Ring Entering Ceremony Yokozuna Ceremony Nagoya tournament July 2008 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
from YouTube on Fri, Jul 25 2008
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| 04 May 08 |
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Osaka Trip - March 2008 - Sumo Saturday - dohyo-iri (どひょーいり） »
YouTube video Please read this description so you'll know what's going on. :)
The dohyo-iri is the "entering the ring" ceremony that takes place each day of the sumo tournament just before that day's maku-uchi division matches take place.
Down one aisle in reverse... |
| 14 Jan 08 |
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Dohyo Matsuri #6 / 土俵祭り 6 »
YouTube video On the day before sumo tournament, Japan Sumo Association held the ceremony to purify the dohyo ring. It was led by Gyoji (umpire), based on the Shinto ceremony.
Purifying Taiko
清めの太鼓 |
| 12 Jan 08 |
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Dohyo Matsuri #7 / 土俵祭り 7 »
YouTube video On the day before sumo tournament, Japan Sumo Association held the ceremony to purify the dohyo ring. It was led by Gyoji (umpire), based on the Shinto ceremony.
Staffs were covering the center of Dohyo. |
| 18 Jul 08 |
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Friday Flash..More from the Nagoya Sumo Tournament » Porcelain Monkey A couple of shots from the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament I attended earlier in the week.Below is a photo of yokozuna Asashoryu performing the traditional dohyo-iri or "entering the ring" ceremony.Accompanied by two lower ranked wrestlers and a judge,the... |
| 14 Jul 08 |
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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament July 2008 » Porcelain Monkey I dragged myself up early and along to the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.There was a line of people already waiting when I arrived at the ticket office.After standing in an orderly fashion for 10 minutes in the rapidly rising heat I... |
| 20 Jul 07 |
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Friday Flash..Nagoya Summer Sumo Tournament » Porcelain Monkey I went along to the thirteenth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament held in the Nagoya Prefectural Gym adjacent to Nagoya Castle.I had the above bento mid-morning as I'd woken up late and skipped breakfast.The bento came in a bag which contained the... |
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