{"id":126569,"date":"2019-10-09T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=126569&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2019-10-09T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T01:45:00","slug":"sumiyoshi-shrine-yokozuna-dohyo-iri-dedication-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/sumiyoshi-shrine-yokozuna-dohyo-iri-dedication-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumiyoshi Shrine Yokozuna Dohyo-iri Dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sumo is the national sport of Japan and encompasses three core elements: mind (kokoro), spirit (ki), and body (karada). The sumo god of <em>ki<\/em> is enshrined and worshipped at Sumiyoshi Shrine. The <em>yokozuna dohyo-iri<\/em> dedication is an official ceremony in which a <em>yokozuna<\/em> (grand champion of sumo) enters the sumo ring. It is an official event held annually by the Japan Sumo Association before the Kyushu Basho and are held in only five locations in Japan. The event usually attracts more than 3,000 visitors and is free to all attendees, so be sure to arrive early!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sumo-dedication.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sumo-dedication.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sumo-dedication.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sumo-dedication.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sumo-dedication.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 11\/2 (Sat.)<br \/>\n\u2022 13:00~<br \/>\n\u2022 Free viewing<br \/>\n\u2022 Sumiyoshi Shrine<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/vhzWPGNrRCENfRNE8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">3-1-51 Sumiyoshi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"tel:092-291-2670\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">092-291-2670<\/a> (Sumiyoshi Shrine)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sumo is the national sport of Japan and encompasses three core elements: mind (kokoro), spirit (ki), and body (karada). The sumo god of ki is enshrined and worshipped at Sumiyoshi Shrine. The yokozuna dohyo-iri dedication is an official ceremony in which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27918,"featured_media":126518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-126569","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","event-type-culture","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/126569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27918"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}