The Japan Sumo Association will announce next month 10 after the government has announced that it will temporarily limit the number of people to hold events in areas where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading, especially in Tokyo. For the first and second days of the first sumo wrestling event, we have decided to limit the number of spectators to 5,000.

The first place of sumo wrestling will be held on the 10th of next month at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and the Japan Sumo Association has set a limit of about 5,300 people, which is about half the capacity of the venue.



The Sumo Association's tail car division manager has announced that the government will temporarily limit the number of people to hold events in areas where the infection of the new coronavirus is widespread, especially in Tokyo. I received an interview with the press.



Among them, the manager of the tail car division said that the first day of the 10th and the second day of the 11th correspond to the limit at the first place, and said, "We will take measures to limit the maximum number of spectators to 5000 people per day. We will continue to follow the guidance of the government, "he said, and announced a policy to reduce the number of people by about 300 from the original plan.



Tickets for the first place are already on sale to the general public, but the Sumo Association says that it will be sold for the first and second days so that it does not exceed 5,000 people.