Best Of

Location: WorldJapan 日本Kansai 関西Osaka 大阪Sumo Tournament 2007Best Of

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Sumotori entering the hall

Flags in front of the hall

Sumotori in the streets

Two sumotori, backstage

Omiyamoto Katsuaki (大宮本勝昭) after the fight

Young sumotori waiting for his fight

Judge, instants before the fight

Sparse audience in the morning

Sumotori waiting for their turn to enter the arena

Sandals and cloth from the main judge near the ring side

Young sumotori during the staredown

Young sumotori fighting

The corner of the ring

Main judge and young sumotori

Young sumotori during the staredown

Young heavyweight

Sumotori hugging during the fight

You can't always win

Young sumotori performing a ritual before the fight

Sake. Lots of sake.

Ritual before the fight

Strange hat spotted in the attendance

The last seconds of the last staredown

The ring, right before the fight

Gathering of the masters

The masters forming a ring on the ring

Ritual before the fight

Of heads and arses

Evil look during the staredown

Spitting for purification before the fight

Ceremonial at the end of the day

Ceremonial at the end of the day

Mini sumotori on a souvenir towel

Young referee indicating the winning side

A kid between two referees

Not every sumotori is a heavyweight

Sumotori rankings

The fight stars

A referee indicating the winning sumotori

A referee during the staredown

This is a fight, not a dance

On more than one foot

The cream of the crop

A sword used during the ceremonial

The champion performing a ceremonial dance

A referee making announcements

Defying gravity, but not for long

Ice cream from sumo love

Classic shot during a fight

Bulgarian sumotori Kotooshu

Gimme the prize

Annoucing the next fight

Strange skull for a referee

Pamphlets, booklets and tickets

Sumo and Den Den Town

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Location: WorldJapan 日本Kansai 関西Osaka 大阪Sumo Tournament 2007Best Of