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. From noon, the traditional ritual of sumo wrestling, which has continued since the Edo period, was performed, with 19 elementary school boys, all with their own sumo names, showcasing a heated competition. Around 1793, when the main hall of Wadanono Shrine was rebuilt, sumo wrestling was flourishing throughout Japan, including Edo. The magnificent sumo ema (votive picture tablets) dedicated to the shrine since the Edo period remain in the worship hall, allowing us to imagine the lively atmosphere of the time. It is said that the head of the sumo performance was a small but skillful wrestler named "Tamanokawa." In the Showa era, the head became "Seiseki" (sumo name) from Umezawa, Okutama Town, and after the end of the war, it was passed down to the youth group of the local friendship association. Currently, the Hinatawada Children's Association performs the dedication on a Sunday close to September 1st. The dedication sumo wrestling, held annually 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 the enthusiasm of the parishioners and the serious matches of the children bring renewed inspiration. 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 version sent to the chief priest, the children's association, and other people who helped. 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. #WadanonoShrine #DedicationSumoWrestling #YouthSumo #ChildrensSumo #ChildrensSumo #FundoshiFestival #Fundoshi #PhotoCollection