Sumo wrestlers at the pre fight ritual at the Spring Sumo tournament in Osaka Kansai Japan Kansai Asia get ready to fight

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Sumo wrestlers at the pre fight ritual at the Spring Sumo tournament in Osaka Kansai Japan Kansai Asia get ready to fight sumo wrestlers tournament fight ritual Osaka Japan popular traditional historical tourist spectator sport ceremony honour big fat men male competitors fitness strength power overweight ring clay dyho combat water salt ritual rules rank stable yokazuna grand champion ozeki stereotype spring basho tournament Osaka Kansai Honshu Japan Asia landscape horizontal nic cleave photography worldwide travel cultural stock imagery

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Osaka Gymnasium, Osaka, Kansai, Honshu, Japan, Asia
Photo credit: © Nic Cleave Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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