Sumo wrestlers prepare new rope for new yokozuna Kisenosato

Sumo wrestlers prepare new rope for new yokozuna Kisenosato

Sumo wrestlers knead hemp with rice bran at the Tagonoura stable in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2017, in a process to make a new rope to be worn by the newly promoted yokozuna Kisenosato in his "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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