Grand Sumo Tournament Spring next year will be held in Osaka as usual October 29, 20:36

The Japan Sumo Association has announced that it will prepare for the Sumo Spring Basho in March next year in the direction of holding it in Osaka City as usual.

The Japan Sumo Association held an extraordinary board meeting at the Kokugikan in Tokyo and Ryogoku on the 29th to discuss the spring location scheduled to be held in Osaka from March 14th next year.



According to the Sumo Association, based on the results of the site visit and the opinions of infectious disease experts, it was decided to proceed with preparations for the event in Osaka City as originally planned.



After the spread of the new coronavirus, the main place of sumo wrestling was not held in the region at the end of the spring place in Osaka in March, and the main place in November, which is usually held in Fukuoka City, is also the Kokugikan. The venue will be changed to.



"We can't keep holding the event in Tokyo all the time," said Shibatayama, director of the Japan Sumo Association. We will discuss details such as the judgment of restrictions on the number of spectators and the length of stay of wrestlers in the field. I have to go. "