The six yearly grand sumo tournaments are held at four locations.
The January, March and September meets are in Tokyo, while the March, July and November tournaments take place in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka, respectively.
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Kuramae Kokugikan, seen here in a 1969 file photo, was the home of sumo before the move to Ryogoku Kokugikan in 1985. | KYODO
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