Children's sumo tournament sponsored by Miyagino Oyakata - Ishikawa prefecture team affected by the disaster also struggles. Approximately 1,100 people from Japan and overseas participated in the tournament held at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo.
Daiki Hayashi from Shiga Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, who observed the earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7, participated in 6th grade elementary school group. Hayashi, who resumed practice about two weeks ago after his home suffered water outage, struggled to perform his signature throwing technique.