Dohyō-matsuri
Dohyō-matsuri is the ceremony of prayer and offerings associated with the sumo ring, distinct from a wrestler’s ring-entering ceremony.
Dohyō-matsuri is the ceremony of prayer and offerings associated with the sumo ring, distinct from a wrestler’s ring-entering ceremony.

A dohyō is sumo’s prepared contest area: a marked ring, built surface, ritual setting, and decisive boundary whose form varies by context.

Sumo is a Japanese wrestling tradition encompassing professional tournaments, amateur competition, stable life, ritual performance, and a long history of public spectacle.