Yokozuna Kakuryu performs ring-entering rite in Tokyo

Yokozuna Kakuryu performs ring-entering rite in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu (C) dedicates a ring-entering ritual at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine on Jan. 7, 2015, with No. 2 maegashira Ikioi (L) serving as sword bearer in a customary ceremony ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening on Jan. 11 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in the Japanese capital.

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