Visual Summary: Autumn in Japan 2022
Autumn leaves at Shinkoin temple in Kyoto, Japan (Photo by Koichi Sudo/AFLO) Autumn in Japan is just as popular as spring. Seeing the autumn foliage (koyo in Japanese) should be […]
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Other Sports
Kisenosato attends sumo ring-entering ceremony at Meiji Shrine
Japanese grand sumo champion Yokozuna Kisenosato (R) attends the ring-entering ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan on January 8, 2019. (Photo by AFLO) Japanese grand sumo champion Yokozuna Kisenosato […]
Traditional Japan
Hakkiyoi KITTE Sumo event at Tokyo Station
(All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO) Special Grand Sumo Tournament ”Hakkiyoi KITTE” was held at the Tokyo KITTE commercial complex located in front of Tokyo Station on August 26. Every […]
Traditional Japan
Sumo wrestlers practice at dojo prior to Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament
(All photos by Ben Weller/AFLO) Sumo wrestlers practice at a training dojo in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya on July 4. The 2018 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament will take place from July […]
Features, Traditional Japan
“Honozumo” Sumo Tournament at Yasukuni Shrine
(All photos by Yohei Osada/AFLO) Ceremonial sumo tournament “Honozumo” took place at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 17. Held annually in April, the free one-day event features top sumo […]
