Tochiozan chillin before the tournament.
Kyokutenho and friend wave to the crowd. Spectator families sent their babies out in the wrestlers' arms during the opening ceremony.
Who doesn't love being carried by giant strangers?
Wanpaku Sumo (Kids' Sumo)
Kesho-Mawashi are ornate ceremonial aprons featuring the name of a sponsor above the fringe.
Sumo wrestlers, or rikishi, battle on a circular dohyo three meters in diameter. A kimono-clad giyoji (referee) oversees the match.
A sumo match is won when one rikishi is forced out of the ring or when any part of his body (other than the soles of his feet) touches the dohyo floor.
If a rikishi declines to compete due to injury, his absence is counted as a loss.
Choking is illegal, but pushing briefly at the throat is not.
Hakuho has 10 undefeated sumo tournaments to his name - the most of any rikishi in the history of the sport. Here, he and other wrestlers showcase how Yokozuna (the highest rank of rikishi) wear the yokozuna rope, which is reminiscent of a sacred Shinto rope.
She sums it up for us all.
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