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Sumo: New grand champion Hoshoryu

New sumo grand champion Hoshoryu performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 1, 2025.

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Sumo: New grand champion Hoshoryu

New sumo grand champion Hoshoryu performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 1, 2025.

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Sumo: Terunofuji ahead of spring tournament

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji meets the press at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 2, 2024, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting in the western Japan city on March 10.

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Sumo: Terunofuji performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (C) performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 2, 2024, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting in the western Japan city on March 10.

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Sumo: Terunofuji performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 2, 2024, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting in the western Japan city on March 10.

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Sumo: Terunofuji performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on March 2, 2024, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting in the western Japan city on March 10.

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Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia performs the Dohyo Iri (Ring Entering Ritual) at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2014. Hakuho and the two other yokozuna -- Kakuryu and Harumafuji, who like him come from Mongolia -- dedicated their Dohyo Iri performances to the shrine before the Nov. 6 start of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city.

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Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) performs the Dohyo Iri (Ring Entering Ritual) at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2014. Hakuho and the two other yokozuna -- Kakuryu and Harumafuji, who like him come from Mongolia -- dedicated their Dohyo Iri performances to the shrine before the Nov. 6 start of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city.

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Partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - A partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders is unveiled to the media during a ritual at Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Osaka on June 25. The statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, which had been tossed into a river in Osaka by exited Hanshin Tigers fans in 1985 after the Central League baseball club won the league title, was recovered from the bottom of a river in Osaka in March. The statue has been given a new protective coating.

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Preparing celebration for growth of children

Bags containing "chitoseame" long stick candy are prepared at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021, for "Shichi-go-san," a Japanese traditional rite to celebrate the growth of young children.

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Preparing celebration for growth of children

Bags containing "chitoseame" long stick candy are prepared at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021, for "Shichi-go-san," a Japanese traditional rite to celebrate the growth of young children.

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Preparing celebration for growth of children

Bags containing "chitoseame" long stick candy are prepared at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021, for "Shichi-go-san," a Japanese traditional rite to celebrate the growth of young children.

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Hakuho performs ring ritual ahead of Fukuoka sumo tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho performs a sumo ring ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka in Kyushu on Nov. 1 ahead of the coming sumo tournament starting Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho performs ring ritual ahead of Fukuoka sumo tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) performs a sumo ring ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka in Kyushu on Nov. 1 ahead of the coming sumo tournament starting Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Harumafuji performs ring-entering rite at Osaka shrine

Professional sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji delivers a ceremonial ring-entering performance at Sumiyoshi Taisha shinto shrine in Osaka on Feb. 28, 2015, ahead of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 8 in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Grand champion Hakuho performs ring-entering rite at Osaka shrine

Professional sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (C) conducts a ceremonial ring-entering performance at Sumiyoshi Taisha shinto shrine in Osaka on Feb. 28, 2015, ahead of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 8 in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - A partially restored statue of Colonel Sanders is unveiled to the media during a ritual at Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Osaka on June 25. The statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, which had been tossed into a river in Osaka by exited Hanshin Tigers fans in 1985 after the Central League baseball club won the league title, was recovered from the bottom of a river in Osaka in March. The statue has been given a new protective coating. (Kyodo)

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

The arched bridge of Sumiyoshi Taisha is said to have been donated by Yodogimi (the photo has a caption reading Taikohashi ) and is a famous site at the Taisha.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐24‐0]

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Stone Lantern in Sumiyoshi Shrine

Many stone lanterns were donated to Sumiyoshi Shinto Shrine as prayers for safe sea voyages and successful business. Probably taken in the beginning of the Meiji Period.==Date:1904, Place:Osaka, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐18‐0]

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

This stereograph depicts Soribashi Bridge and the lotus pond. The parapets of Yorubehashi seem different from those depicted in photograph #4595, indicating that this photograph was taken sometime later. Latter half of the Meiji Period.==Date:1904, Place:Osaka, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐11‐0]

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

A lotus pond is below Soribashi Bridge. The bridge in front of it is Yorubehashi built in 1873. The photograph is dated around 1888.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐37‐0]

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Ema-do is visible on the left. People donated ema (votive tablets) and stone lanterns as prayers for safe voyages at sea and success in business. Early Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐35‐0]

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Soribashi Bridge at Sumiyoshi Shinto Shrine was also called the Drum Bridge (Taikobashi). This bridge was originally built for the symbolic crossing of Shinto deities, but eventually people were allowed to use it. Mikoshi, a portable shrine, is carried across the bridge during a summer festival. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐42‐0]

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Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

The arched bridge of Sumiyoshi Taisha from the side. The image reflected in the water is beautifully photographed.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐20‐0]

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Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Taisha is dedicated to both Kaijin Sanchu (deities of the sea) and the Empress Shinko, and has been worshipped from the old days as the Ichinomiya of Settsu. This arched bridge is called Tamanohashi and is one of the most famous spots in the shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐33‐0]

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Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) performs the Dohyo Iri (Ring Entering Ritual) at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2014. Hakuho and the two other yokozuna -- Kakuryu and Harumafuji, who like him come from Mongolia -- dedicated their Dohyo Iri performances to the shrine before the Nov. 6 start of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city. (Kyodo)

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Suminoe

Soribashi Bridge at Sumiyoshi Shinto Shrine. This photograph was taken from a point a little further back from photograph #4024. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number103‐5‐0]

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Main Hall and Worship Hall at Suwa Shrine

The buildings starting from the right are, Worship Hall, Norito-den Hall, and the Main Hall at Suwa Shrine. Worship Hall is where commoners would worship. The building is made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) in irimoya-zukuri style (a hip-and- gable roof construction) with a hiwadabuki-style roof (Japanese cypress hinoki bark thatching). The right, left , and front walls flip open upwards like awnings. The tablet was written by Sawa Nobuyoshi who became the Kyushu Pacification Officer in 1868. The floor of the Norito-den Hall connected to the passageway is tatami-covered. The building in the far left is the main hall rebuilt in 1869 after burning down in 1857. The chancel enshrines the spirit of the three deities of the Suwa, Morisaki, and Sumiyoshi shrines.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Sumo: Ring-entering ritual

Yokozuna Kakuryu (R), accompanied by maegashira Shodai (L), performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2019, ahead of the November Grand Sumo Tournament set to begin on Nov. 10 in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ring-entering ritual

Yokozuna Kakuryu performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2019, ahead of the November Grand Sumo Tournament set to begin on Nov. 10 in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ring-entering ritual

Yokozuna Hakuho performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2019, ahead of the November Grand Sumo Tournament set to begin on Nov. 10 in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ring-entering ritual

Yokozuna Hakuho (R), accompanied by maegashira Enho (L), performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2019, ahead of the November Grand Sumo Tournament set to begin on Nov. 10 in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prayer amid coronavirus pandemic

Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka is closed to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus on April 8, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prayer amid coronavirus pandemic

People pray outside a gate at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on April 8, 2020, as the shrine is closed to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prayer amid coronavirus pandemic

A woman prays outside a gate at Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine in Osaka on April 8, 2020, as the shrine is closed to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Grand champion Kakuryu

Grand champion Kakuryu (R) performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2018, ahead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament from Nov. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Grand champion Kisenosato

Grand champion Kisenosato (R) performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2018, ahead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament from Nov. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Grand champion Hakuho

Grand champion Hakuho (R) performs a ring-entering ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2018, ahead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament from Nov. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Kisenosato (L) performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Osaka's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine on March 3, 2018, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Kisenosato (C) performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Osaka's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine on March 3, 2018, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kakuryu performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Kakuryu (L) performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Osaka's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine on March 3, 2018, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho performs ring-entering ritual

Sumo grand champion Hakuho (L) performs a ceremonial ring-entering ritual at Osaka's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine on March 3, 2018, ahead of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo