dohyo matsuri

noun

A Shinto ceremony in which the dohyo is purified and blessed prior to each basho.

Meanings

noun
  1. governmentA Shinto ceremony in which the dohyo is purified and blessed prior to each basho.

Origin

  1. Japanese土俵祭
  2. Japanese土俵祭
  3. Englishdohyo matsuri

Borrowed from Japanese 土俵祭.

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