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The Shrine of the first sumo tournament

By Muza-chan on Sep 9, 2009 | In History | 9 feedbacks »

The first recorded sumo bout took place in the year 23 BC, on September 9th. It was part of a ritual called Karasu-zumo “Crow Sumo", which still takes place every year at Kamo Jinja, the oldest Shinto Shrine in Kyoto.

The ritual is unusual, the shrine officials imitate the crows and they movements while the children perform sumo to the honor of Wake-ikazuchi, the shrines Kami.

The first professional sumo tournament, Kanjin-zumo, took place in the year 1684, at the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, in Tokyo:

Tomioka Hachiman Shrine
Tomioka Hachiman Shrine

If you’re not “initiated” into sumo, here’s an interesting video made by National Geografic:

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