Hinatawada, Ome City, Tokyo: Wadanono Shrine Records from 2010 and 2013 On Sunday, September 1, 2013, the annual festival was held at Wadanono Shrine (Chief Priest Masahiro Fujino, 58 years old), located in 2-chome, Hinatawada, Ome City, Tokyo. The solemn, traditional sumo wrestling, which has continued since the Edo period, was held for four hours from noon, and a heated competition was displayed by 19 elementary school boys, all of whom have sumo ring names. It is said that the dedication sumo wrestling at Wadanono Shrine began when there were frequent disputes between the two areas across the Tama River during the former Wada Village era. Sumo wrestling was dedicated to seek the divine will of Wadamyo-jin, the general guardian deity of Wada Village, and the disputes were resolved based on the outcome of the matches. Around 1793, when the main hall of Wadanono Shrine was rebuilt, sumo wrestling was flourishing throughout Japan, including Edo. The magnificent sumo wrestling ema (framed picture) dedicated since the Edo period remains in the worship hall, allowing us to imagine the bustling atmosphere of the time. After the Meiji Restoration, wrestlers from grass-roots sumo wrestling emerged in various places, and professional sumo wrestling was held. At Wadanono Shrine, sumo wrestling was dedicated by a group of wrestlers called the Hachiman-ko from the mid-Meiji period to the beginning of the Taisho and Showa eras. The dedication sumo wrestling, held every year in the sacred forest to pray for a bountiful harvest and the healthy growth of the parishioners, was a common sight throughout the country. However, after the war, the dohyo (sumo ring) disappeared from elementary and junior high schools, and the sumo population drastically decreased. The dedication sumo wrestling at Wadanono Shrine, which has continued without any changes, is the pride of Ome City, and we are newly moved by the enthusiasm of the parishioner caretakers and the serious matches of the children. In 2013, a photo collection was created, adding many memorable scenes from the Wadanono Shrine dedication sumo wrestling, which was covered for the first time in three years. The collection is a large work with 550 images and a running time of 47 minutes, and it was made into a DVD because it could not fit on a CD. It is the same as the permanent preservation edition sent to the chief priest, the children's association, and other people who have been taken care of. The original images are 12.3 million pixels, so you can print them out up to A3 size as long as you enjoy them personally. [Note] For MS-Windows compatible computers. It will not work on a DVD player connected to a TV. You can watch it on the TV screen by connecting your computer to the TV with an HDMI cable and switching to external input.