神Kami-zumo

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When you hear kami-zumo you mostly will encounter the play with paper rikishi, so I put the right kanji into the title: not the kami=paper but kami=gods. I used the photo already in the test thread. Wooden figures representing gods that do sumo.

Kami-zumo is said to be the oldest puppet show in Japan and is held every 4 years, dating back to 719, at the Hachimankohyō shrine in Yoshitomi town, Fukuoka. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/fukuoka/news/20160807-OYTNT50200.html

Several times in the news on TV, here was is one that was published on YouTube - gone now

 

a video from 4 years ago of a whole bout and more - the small black one, Sumiyoshi-no-ookami, last standing from the west side, always wins, regardless how many from the east side go against him

 

Edited August 18, 2016 by Akinomaki

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Someone made a detailed video/photo report of this year's performance, with many written explanations in Japanese

Playlist with 4 short videos: 

I see that now also playlists get embedded

Edited August 18, 2016 by Akinomaki

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The shrine has a homepage with many pics and detailed information http://kohyoujinjya.jimdo.com/神様が相撲をとる/

photo-gallery: http://kohyoujinjya.jimdo.com/フォトギャラリー/

A video from 8 years ago of the climax - all against one:

I had skipped the 4 year old one from Asahi shimbun, because there was a better new news video - with that gone I add it as well

 

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A new excellent 1080p 1m:57s video about kami-zumo, but in a car maker sponsored "Dream Cruise" series - no ad-blocking possible

 

Edited August 28, 2016 by Akinomaki

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The best video so far

 

Edited September 5, 2016 by Akinomaki