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Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Aug 1, 2018

Grueling summer tours offer mixed blessing for sumo

by John Gunning

Sumo's summer regional tour is already under way, snaking around Lake Biwa and across central Japan towards the Kanto region. After a brief stop in Tokyo, the jungyo, as it is known, heads up north as far as Hokkaido before returning to the capital where ...

Sumo Aug 30, 2017

Exhibition events bring sumo to new audience

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Jungyo is similar to baseball's spring training for sumo; wrestlers are more relaxed and laid back, and fans have more opportunities to interact with the giant fellows. Some of the venues provide an unusual atmosphere not normally seen at the six regular tournaments each year. On ...