Sumo wrestler Yokozuna Terunofuji attended a ceremony to add the name of Terunofuji to a stone monument inscribed with the names of successive yokozuna at a shrine in Tokyo.
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in Koto Ward, Tokyo, is said to have held sumo wrestling in its precincts during the Edo period, and is considered to be a shrine connected to the current grand sumo wrestling.
The names of all successive yokozuna are engraved on the ``yokozuna sumo wrestler monument'' in the precincts, and on the 9th, a ceremony was held to add the name of Terunofuji, who was promoted to the 73rd yokozuna after the Nagoya tournament last July. Done.
Terunofuji visited the shrine with his master Isegahama Oyakata and related parties, and at the ceremony, following the Shinto ritual, Terunofuji himself held a flea and carved his name on the stone monument.
At the ceremony, Yokozuna's entry into the ring is usually performed after the name is engraved, but this time it was not done in consideration of the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Terunofuji won three places after being promoted to yokozuna, and has won seven times, but at the Nagoya place last month, he lost the first place in the end of Chiakiraku and missed the championship.
Terunofuji, who finished the ceremony, said, "I felt once again that I was able to stand shoulder to shoulder with successive yokozuna. I want to do my best because I can only achieve good results on the ring and make them happy." .