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Sumo Scene / Yasukuni Shrine, Holy Ground for Amateur Sumo Aiming for Greatness at Ryogoku Kokugikan

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By Kuniyuki Kamimura / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer

17:22 JST, May 14, 2025

The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament is underway at Tokyo’s venerable Ryogoku Kokugikan, but are you aware there is another sumo ring in the city considered to be a “sacred place” in the sport? It is the permanent ring at Yasukuni Shrine in the Kudan district.

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