The sumo wrestling festival Kokugikan in July before the sumo wrestling tomorrow

Grand Sumo tomorrow to the place in July "Dowa Festival" Kokugikan July 18 21:53

At the Kokugikan of Tokyo Ryogoku, the "Dowa Festival" was held in front of the July Sumo Tournament starting on the 19th with about a quarter of the seating capacity of the audience, and the Japan Sumo Association Chairman Yakusaku I pray for safety and success.

Due to the new coronavirus, the venue for the Sumo Wrestling July was changed from Nagoya city to Kokugikan in Tokyo and Ryogoku, and it was held with about 2500 people, which is about a quarter of the capacity. I will.

Prior to the first day of the 19th, the "Dowa Festival" was held at the Kokugikan on the 18th, with the participation of the Japanese Sumo Association Chairman Yakaku and the referee's master.

To prevent new coronavirus infection, it is not open to the public, and attendance of wrestlers with three or more roles is abandoned, but at the ring, Gyoji gives a congratulatory message, and "salmon" such as salt and rice in the hole dug in the center of the ring. I prayed for the safety and success of the place in July.

It is the first time in six months since the first place in January that the sumo wrestling will be held with the audience, and the Sumo Association will draw up guidelines and thoroughly implement infection prevention measures for association members such as wrestlers and spectators. I will.

There is a maximum capacity of 1 in the trout seat

The Japan Sumo Association has prepared guidelines that summarize points that wrestlers and spectators should be aware of at the July venue, and various infection prevention measures are to be taken at the Kokugikan of Tokyo Ryogoku. ..

First of all, at the entrance of the Kokugikan, we use thermography to measure the temperature of the spectators, and if the temperature exceeds 37 degrees 5 minutes, we cannot enter.

At the July location, the number of spectators is limited to about 2,500, which is about a quarter of the capacity. We urge audiences to refrain from loud cheering, encourage applause, and prohibit actions such as touching wrestlers at flower paths.

Instead of using the "pool seat" where the ring is close to you, the "mass seat", which usually has a capacity of four people, is for one person to watch.

The major change is the east-west preparation room.

Until now, wrestlers and attendants who were waiting for efforts, and the press were gathered together.

For this reason, we installed acrylic boards and set up booths so that wrestlers could stand by one by one.

The booths are numbered in the order in which they are approached, and the place to sit is decided.Yokozuna is assigned 12 tatami mats at the back of the preparation room, Ozeki is 3 tatami mats, and other wrestlers are 2 tatami mats. The size of the space varies depending on the position.

In addition, since Makuuchi wrestlers and ten ryo wrestlers have their own attendants and there is a risk that they will be crowded, we have set up ten train rooms at the Sumo School on the grounds of the Kokugikan.

Tokoyama, who connects wrestlers and blisters, always wears a mask in the preparation room, and can be removed for the first time before approaching the flower path before approaching.

A red sticker is put on the floor at a certain distance in the flower path, and wrestlers before taking action will wait and wait.

Furthermore, the lines of movement of the members of the association, such as the press and the audience, as well as wrestlers, are completely distinguished, and the interview is conducted online by connecting a personal computer located outside the preparation room and the reporter's waiting room.

Except for wrestlers who are working on it, we take measures to avoid contact between people as much as possible.

Hakuho and Tsururyu both Yokozuna are also motivated

Both Hakuho and Tsurugyu Yokozuna are eager for the July event, which will be held for the first time in half a year since January 1st.

Shiraho said, “I'm grateful for the audience to come in, but I'd like to do as usual. If I work hard until the 10th day, I'll stand on the ground of 1000 Yokozuna appearances. Or rather, it's motivation."

Tsururyu said, “It's still useful for wrestlers to get applause or call out. It's important to concentrate on the ring as usual. One day a day toward the goal of winning, I have no choice but to stack them up."

Taisha Division Manager "To a place where courage can give hope"

Mr. Odama, who is in charge of this place in Tokyo and is the general manager of the business department, responded to the interview on the telephone before the first day on the 19th, saying, "It's full of tension because it starts with Coronal Evil. We have to think about it, we shouldn't send out infected people. We'll start with various measures, but we want to make sure everybody checks it every day."

On top of that, I will do my best for 15 days, hoping that it will be a place where wrestlers will take powerful sumo wrestling and give courage and hope in various ways to customers, because of such times, I will do my best for 15 days. I was expecting it.

Experts to prevent infection "Audience cooperation is also important"

Professor Hiroshi Shiyanagi of the Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, who was involved in the creation of guidelines for the Japan Sumo Association, pointed out that utmost efforts are needed, such as reducing contact between people as much as possible, but audience cooperation is also very important. doing.

Prof. Yotsuyanagi commented on this guideline, "I think that unless there is an infinite number of situations that will prevent infection, we cannot bring it to this site. We must also consider the risk of calling. The guidelines have been created by devising efforts to minimize contact between the spectator and the people involved in the Sumo Association and to eliminate contact between spectators.” ..

Regarding the installation of partition boards in the east-west preparation room, where wrestlers awaiting efforts were densely packed up until now, he said, "There were so many people in it. It was a dense space. We basically have to decide which wrestlers should sit and how they should sit down."

Regarding holding with audience, "I don't think that it cannot be held in Tokyo, but we must cooperate with the audience, keeping in mind that the infection is spreading to the city again. It's very important to keep your seat down and wear a mask and thoroughly disinfect," he said, not only sumo association members but also the cooperation of the audience. Showed recognition.

In addition, “I think we will present one template for the future of martial arts such as judo and boxing. So far the Sumo Association has made its utmost efforts to hold it safely, It is necessary to carefully check if there are really infected people, and it is necessary to brush up the guidelines as well."

Shikimori Inosuke: I'm feeling ill

The highest sumo wrestler, Tatsuyuki Shikinori Inosuke, will be closed in July from 19th due to poor physical condition. According to the Japan Sumo Association Public Relations Department, Tatsuyuki Shikinori Inosuke was absent from physical health, so he was completely absent in July, so he was absent from the 18th "Dowa Festival", which was the first day. Normally, the best part of the concluding remarks that Ritsuyuki will serve is that the three positions will now serve in order.