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Japan tourism: Sumo wrestlers, aka rikishi, beat retirement with business ventures

Ex-sumo wrestlers and scantily clad samurais are providing new tourism experiences for the huge numbers of visitors flocking to Japan every year.

English-guided sumo shows hit big with visitors to Japan | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

In a dohyo ring, Jokoryu, a former komusubi, and Matsunoumi, previously a rikishi in the third-lowest “sandanme” division, prepared to square off to the delight of foreign and other visitors. 

Sumo retirees play for laughs from tourists flooding back to Japan

Ohtori spent his two-decade sumo career struggling for wins so he could to move up the ranks of Japan's traditional sport, but now he is fighting to entertain a different crowd: curious tourists

Retired Sumo wrestlers flight tourists with entertaining demonstrations

The weakened yen has made such trips more affordable than ever before, creating a surge in tourist interest

Retired Sumo wrestlers entertain tourists with demonstration fights

After dedicating two decades to the world of sumo wrestling, Ohtori now embraces a different challenge: entertaining curious tourists. As one of six retired wrestlers, he participates in captivating.

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