Though sumo originated in Japanese temple rites ... Junior wrestlers are meant to wear a thin cotton yukata [robe] and geta [wooden sandals] even in the depths of winter. Driving is not allowed ...

The 200 wrestlers wearing colorful “yukata” summer kimono arrived on a Shinkansen, ahead of the start of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 9. Such a train, which transports sumo ...

PA Media Sumo wrestlers Fukutsuumi Akira (left) and Kitanowaka Daisuke (right) attended the launch of the Tournament dressed in traditional yukata Mr Ainscough said the last tournament held in ...