The Funabashi Daijingu Shrine's dedication sumo wrestling is said to have begun about 400 years ago when Tokugawa Ieyasu stayed in Funabashi for falconry. Local fishermen's children performed sumo wrestling for him, and Ieyasu was so pleased that he dedicated it to the shrine. Even after Ieyasu's Funabashi Palace was abolished, sumo wrestling became an indispensable event in the shrine's festivals, which were granted the vast land. In the Edo period, fights broke out between the supporters of the wrestlers whenever there was a referee's mistake, earning it the nickname "Funabashi's Kenka Sumo" (Fighting Sumo) and making it famous as one of the best amateur sumo wrestling events in the Kanto region. The Funabashi Daijingu Shrine Dedication Sumo Executive Committee organizes the dedication sumo wrestling, but it is essentially the youth division of the parishioners. Sumo wrestling is dedicated every year on October 20th during the autumn festival, but since it's a weekday, only adults participate on that day, and the children's division is held on Sunday. The Japan Sumo Federation, which manages amateur sumo wrestling, allows wrestlers to wear a mawashi (sumo belt) over their underwear, but the Funabashi Daijingu Shrine's dedication sumo wrestling follows the tradition of the national sport, and except for women, wrestlers wear the mawashi directly on their skin. In the explanation of the tournament, the term "fundoshi (loincloth) to wrestle sumo" was introduced, and the children were taught to call the sumo mawashi "fundoshi." By inserting this CD into the disk drive of a MS-Windows compatible computer, you can enjoy a slideshow of 230 images displayed full screen every 5 seconds while BGM plays. A controller is built into the screen, so you can stop or skip at any point and enjoy it freely. You can also print up to A4 size. [Note] For MS-Windows compatible computers. It will not work on a DVD player connected to a TV. You can watch it on a TV screen by connecting your computer to the TV with an HDMI cable and switching to external input. 2004 Funabashi Daijingu Shrine Dedication Sumo Record CD, 20 minutes of recording, 230 photos included. - Title: Funabashi Daijingu Shrine Dedication Sumo - Event Date: October 17, 2004 - Media Type: CD - Recording Time: 20 minutes - Number of Photos: 230 - Participants: Children's Sumo - Competition Format: Sumo - Audience: Many spectators