

Tourists from abroad wait for Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka, a sumo wrestling themed restaurant to open, in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


A tourist wearing a sumo wrestler costume, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama, on the sumo ring before tourists from abroad, at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Former sumo wrestlers Kotoohtori, 40, and Towanoyama, 45, hold sumo demonstrations before tourists from abroad, on the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Former sumo wrestlers Kotoohtori, 40, and Towanoyama, 45, demonstrate a sumo ritual with a Mexican tourist, who is wearing a sumo wrestler costume, on the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Nadine, a 43-year-old tourist from the U.S., wearing a sumo wrestler costume, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama on the sumo ring before tourists from abroad, at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Nadine, a 43-year-old tourist from the U.S., wearing a sumo wrestler costume, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama on the sumo ring before tourists from abroad, at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Former sumo wrestlers Kotoohtori, 40, and Towanoyama, 45, engage in sparring before tourists from abroad, on the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Former sumo wrestlers Kotoohtori, 40, and Towanoyama, 45, pose for a photograph with a tourist from the U.S., who is wearing a sumo wrestler costume, on the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Former sumo wrestler Kotoohtori shows his stretching skills before tourists from abroad, during his sumo demonstration on the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Theo, a 9-year-old child from Australia, tries to spar against former sumo wrestlers Kotoohtori and Towanoyama on the sumo ring before tourists from abroad, at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Former sumo wrestlers Kotoohtori, 40, and Towanoyama, 45, engage in sparring before tourists from abroad, on the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


Theo, a 9-year-old child from Australia, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama on the sumo ring before tourists from abroad, at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato


An employee of Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka, a sumo wrestling themed restaurant, serves Tonkatsu or breaded pork cutlets totourists from abroad, in Tokyo, Japan June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Ex-wrestlers entertain tourists with sumo demonstrations in new Tokyo venue