Sumo: Topknot cutting ceremony

Sumo: Topknot cutting ceremony

Former sekiwake-ranked sumo wrestler Okinoumi (C), now stablemaster Kimigahama, gets his topknot cut off by Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku during a ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2023.

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