Yokozuna Onosato, who is aiming for back-to-back championships at the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, performed a ring-entering ritual in Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday to show support for local people affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the area earlier this year.The ceremony took place at the Rengein-Tanjyoji temple in the city of Tamana in the southwestern Japan prefecture, which was hit by the magnitude 7.1 quake on July 28.Following his performance featuring ritualized "shiko" leg stomps said to ward off evil spirits, Onosato said he was pleased to visit the area with …READ FULL ARTICLE
