Yokozuna Hoshoryu & Oonosato’s Dohyo-iri Ceremony: The Sacred Beauty and Tradition of Japanese Culture at the Tokyo Basho
The Sacred Beauty of Japanese Culture in the Dohyo-iri of Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Oonosato at the Tokyo Basho As quiet tension filled the Tokyo Basho arena, Yokozuna Hoshoryu Tomokatsu and Yokozuna Oonosato Taiki stepped together onto the dohyo. The murmuring crowd instantly fell silent, every gaze fixed on the two Yokozuna. The Dohyo-iri—their ceremonial ring […]

