At the board meeting on the 21st, the Japan Sumo Association decided to hold this November venue as the "Kyushu venue" in the same city of Fukuoka for the first time in two years.
The Japan Sumo Association held a regular board meeting on the afternoon of the 21st, and decided to hold this place as "Kyushu Place" at the Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka City in November.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the venue was moved to the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo last November to avoid moving with a large number of wrestlers and staying for a long time. Become.
The maximum number of spectators is 3,700, which is less than half the capacity of the venue, and all wrestlers will move to Fukuoka City only if the PCR test is negative just before the place.
Mr. Shibatayama, General Manager of the Japan Sumo Association's Public Relations Department, explains, "We are planning on the premise of Fukuoka. Although there are various problems, we will continue to watch the transition of the corona."
The Sumo Association also announced that the Kagamiyama stable in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo will be closed and that the two wrestlers will be transferred to the Isenoumi stable at the same time.
The Kagamiyama stable was founded by former yokozuna Kashiwado in 1970, and is now formerly Sekiwake and Tagaryu, and was mastered by the director of the Japan Sumo Association, Kagamiyama.