Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena
Purpose-built sumo arena with an eleven-thousand-seat dohyo, rebuilt on the site of a hall destroyed by fire, quake and war.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo opens on the first tournament ever held in the current building, in January 1985, when a ten-year grand champion lost three straight bouts and retired on the spot while a younger wrestler swept the meet undefeated. It traces the hall's earlier lives on this same ground, from the steel-domed original built in 1909 to its destruction by fire, earthquake and war. Eleven thousand seats now ring the raised dohyo at the center of the arena.
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