The Japan Sumo Association says its professional wrestlers will demonstrate the traditional Japanese sport in London next year.
The planned October event represents the first time in 20 years sumo's governing body is organizing this kind of performance outside Japan. It comes in response to invitations from abroad for cultural exchange.
Such demonstrations have been held in places including the United States and Europe. The most recent was in Las Vegas in October, 2005.
Overseas tours organized by a local event promoter have not taken place either since the Jakarta tour in 2013.
The sumo association says its chairman, Hakkaku, will hold a news conference in London on Wednesday, local time, to announce a firm schedule.
The planned October event represents the first time in 20 years sumo's governing body is organizing this kind of performance outside Japan. It comes in response to invitations from abroad for cultural exchange.
Such demonstrations have been held in places including the United States and Europe. The most recent was in Las Vegas in October, 2005.
Overseas tours organized by a local event promoter have not taken place either since the Jakarta tour in 2013.
The sumo association says its chairman, Hakkaku, will hold a news conference in London on Wednesday, local time, to announce a firm schedule.
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The Japan Sumo Association plans to perform traditional sumo wrestling in London next year, marking the first time in 20 years that they organize such an event outside Japan for cultural exchange. This follows invitations from foreign locations. Past demonstrations have been held in various places
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241129_20/
Date: Nov. 29, 2024
Created: 2024/11/30 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 08:21
Last Read: 2024/11/30 16:59