New ozeki Chiyotaikai joins bean-throwing

New ozeki Chiyotaikai joins bean-throwing

Chiyotaikai, newly promoted to ozeki after capturing his first Emperor's Cup in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, joins in an annual bean-throwing ceremony Wednesday Feb. 3 at Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, to wish for good luck and good health throughout the year. The bean-throwing rite, or ''mamemaki'' in Japanese, is observed each year on either Feb. 3 or 4 at temples and shrines across the country.

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