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![Sumo Champion Hakuho tosses a handfull of salt to purify the ring at an outdoor sumo event in Tokyo | Japan, Composition photography, Modern japan Sumo Champion Hakuho tosses a handfull of salt to purify the ring at an outdoor sumo event in Tokyo | Japan, Composition photography, Modern japan](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/f0/f5/14f0f50a6608cfe66433ec67c5b51b45.jpg)
Sumo Champion Hakuho tosses a handfull of salt to purify the ring at an outdoor sumo event in Tokyo | Japan, Composition photography, Modern japan
![A sumo wrestler throws salt to purify the ring before his bout at the Ryogoku stadium in Tokyo Japan Stock Photo - Alamy A sumo wrestler throws salt to purify the ring before his bout at the Ryogoku stadium in Tokyo Japan Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ARDTE5/a-sumo-wrestler-throws-salt-to-purify-the-ring-before-his-bout-at-ARDTE5.jpg)
A sumo wrestler throws salt to purify the ring before his bout at the Ryogoku stadium in Tokyo Japan Stock Photo - Alamy
What is that white powdery stuff that sumo wrestlers throw in the air before a match and why? - Quora
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Sumo wrestler throwing salt over the dohyo before his match | Sumo wrestling | Tokyo | Travel Story and Pictures from Japan
![Sumo Salt Sumo wrestlers purify the ring when they enter by tossing salt up in the air. Some wrestlers are particularly good at mak… | Japanese, Traditional, Japan Sumo Salt Sumo wrestlers purify the ring when they enter by tossing salt up in the air. Some wrestlers are particularly good at mak… | Japanese, Traditional, Japan](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/ef/f5/87eff5e86c673a5f82a98f9003efde12.jpg)
Sumo Salt Sumo wrestlers purify the ring when they enter by tossing salt up in the air. Some wrestlers are particularly good at mak… | Japanese, Traditional, Japan
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