Sumo Restaurant in Tokyo Teaches Foreign Visitors About the Ancient Sport, with Bouts Between Retired Rikishi

By Ikuko Kitagawa / Japan News Staff Writer
12:36 JST,
January 2, 2026
Among the high-end boutiques and fancy restaurants in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district can be heard the sounds of grunts and groans. And occasionally some laughs.
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