Sumos' day out
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'Yokozuma' or grand champion Hakuho of Mongolia (C) performs a ritual as another wrestler holds his child as they take part in a sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. Sumo wrestlers took part in 'honozumo', a ceremonial one-day exhibition for hundreds of spectators held within the shrine's precincts. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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Members of the public sit under cherry blossoms as they watch an exhibition of sumo wrestling at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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Sumo wrestlers line up along the ring before the start of their bouts during a sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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Sumo wrestlers walk under cherry blossoms in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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'Yokozuma' or grand champion Hakuho of Mongolia holds his child in the ring as he jokes around for the crowd before taking part in a sumo exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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A group of sumo wrestlers walk under cherry blossoms at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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A sumo wrestler buys a drink as he attends an exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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Sumo wrestler 'yokozuma' or grand champion Hakuho of Mongolia (R), 'ozeki' ranking Baruto of Estonia (2nd R), 'ozeki' Harumafugi of Mongolia and 'ozeki' Kotooshu of Bulgaria (back L) bow during a 'honozuma' traditional ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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A sumo wrestler picks up a handful of salt to throw into the ring before his bout for luck in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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Sumo wrestlers depart after attending a traditional Shinto ceremony at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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The 'top knot' of a sumo wrestler's hair is pictured as he attends the exhibition at Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. AFP/Richard A Brooks
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