HAWAIIAN-BORN SUMO YOKOZUNA MUSASHIMARU PERFORMS NEW YEAR RING ENTERING RITUAL IN TOKYO.
Hawaiian-born sumo grand champion Musashimaru performs a "dezuiri," or ring-entering ritual as part of his New Year offering as crowds of fans watch the yokozuna at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo January 6. Three yokozuna grand champions - Takanohana, Akebono, and Musashimaru performed the New Year ritual.
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