New Year Sumo Meet Opens Today
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Sumo is here again!
A traditional ring festival was held Saturday morning
at Kuramae Sumo arena, Tokyo, preceding the opening of the 15-day Grand
Sumo tourney on Sunday.
After the ceremony, 10 groups of drum beaters (shown
in the photo) officially announced the opening of the Sumo season to Tokyoites.
On the same day, a life size picture of the Grand
Champion Kagamisato, last season's champion, was presented by the Mainichi
Newspapers, which will be displayed in the arena.