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Sumos in Japan

From religions to sports: sumo may be the most Japanese of sporting activities... and still retains traces of its connections to Shinto rites.

Japanese wrestling is a simple sport: it is the ritual surrounding that is complicated... If you have the opportunity to watch one of the six annual tournaments held in Japan, do not hesitate: sumo matches are brief but often spectacular, and the ceremony build up to the encounter is just as important as the clash itself.