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

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.