On 27th of October one of the biggest sumo tournaments took place in Tokyo.
All current sumo stars participated in this event, which was held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan sports hall - the same one, in which The First World Open Karate Tournament was organised by Sosai Masutatsu Oyama in year 1975.
Total of 10 000 spectators gathered in the hall.
As a part of the event, so called Danpatsushiki - traditional hair cutting ceremony of finishing career sumo master - Higonoumi was held. As the only representative of karate art - Kancho Shokei Matsui was invited to take part in this prestigeous moment - as one of the most valuable person for japanese Budo.
Tournament was won by the young sumo-ka - Asashoryu, who suprised everybody and defeated much bigger then himself - Yokozuna Musashimaru.
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