Kotoshogiku attends seasonal watershed ceremony

Kotoshogiku attends seasonal watershed ceremony

Ozeki Kotoshogiku, the champion of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, scatters dried beans, a Japanese tradition to shoo away demons, during the seasonal watershed ceremony on Feb. 3, 2016, at a shrine in the central Japanese city of Suzuka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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