Seven First-Time Sumo Mistakes You Can Avoid Before Reaching Kokugikan
Reasoned inference: The most useful first-vis…
What Time Should You Arrive for Sumo in Tokyo? A First-Timer’s September Plan
Editorial suggestion: If you mainly want to s…
Your First Hour Inside Ryogoku Kokugikan
Do not spend the first hour trying to conquer…
How Big Is Sumo’s Emperor’s Cup? Follow the 80 Silver Nameplates
The Emperor’s Cup, or *Tenno Shihai*, is the …
The hidden drain in a sumo ring: where does the rinsing water go?
After a wrestler rinses his mouth with the wa…
How are a sumo ring’s straw bales made? Yobidashi, glass bottles and twenty pieces
A Japan Sumo Association explainer published …
Why Does Sumo’s Roof Float? Shinmei-zukuri Above the Dohyo
The structure suspended above a professional …
What Is Dohyo-matsuri? The Six Offerings Beneath a Sumo Ring
Dohyo-matsuri is a ceremony held on the day b…
What Is the Janome Sand Around a Sumo Ring? Watch the Footprints
Janome is the carefully prepared strip of san…
East in a Sumo Arena Is Not Necessarily East on a Map
“East” at a sumo ring does not have to point …