JAPAN: TOKYO: SUMO WRESTLING SCHOOL

Japanese/Natsound One hundred and fifty Sumo freshmen are about to embark on a six-month course learning sumo wrestling, its history, calligraphy and sports medicine. The Kyoshujo school for Shin-Deshi in Tokyo hopes to turn out the world’s best Sumo wrestlers, which is a highly regarded profession in Japan. These young, seemingly overweight men are the future of Sumo ’s national sport. This is the first day of the school year, for those good enough to be accepted into the pre