Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A wooden votive "ema" tablet from the Edo period (1603-1867) kept at a shrine in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is seen in the western Japanese city on Oct. 16, 2014. The tablet depicts a sumo technique known as "kawazu-gake," or a leg-entangled throw.

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