Hinatawada, Ome City, Tokyo: Wadanokami Shrine Records from 2010 and 2013 On Sunday, September 1, 2013, the annual festival was held at Wadanokami Shrine (Chief Priest Masahiro Fujino, 58 years old), located in 2-chome, Hinatawada, Ome City, Tokyo. The traditional sumo wrestling, which has been held since the Edo period, was performed for four hours from noon, and a fierce competition was shown by 19 elementary school boys, all of whom have their own shikona (wrestling name). It is said that the sumo wrestling at Wadanokami Shrine began when there were disputes between the two areas across the Tama River in the former Wada village era. To seek the divine will of Wadamyo-jin, the general guardian deity of Wada village, sumo wrestling was dedicated, and the disputes were resolved by the outcome of the matches. Around 1793, when the main hall of Wadanokami Shrine was rebuilt, sumo wrestling was popular throughout Japan, including Edo. The magnificent sumo ema (votive picture tablets) dedicated since the Edo period remain in the worship hall, allowing us to imagine the bustling atmosphere of the time. After the Meiji Restoration, wrestlers of grass-roots sumo emerged in various places, and professional sumo wrestling was held. Wadanokami Shrine had sumo wrestling dedicated by a group of wrestlers called Hachiman-ko from the mid-Meiji period to the beginning of the Taisho and Showa eras. It is said that the head of the sumo wrestling dedication was "Tamanokawa," a small but skillful wrestler. In the Showa era, the head became "Seiseki" (shikona) from Umezawa, Okutama Town, and after the end of the war, it was taken over by the youth group of the local friendship association. Currently, the Hinatawada Children's Association dedicates it on a Sunday close to September 1st. The dedication of sumo wrestling, held every year 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 decreased dramatically. The dedication of sumo wrestling at Wadanokami Shrine, which continues without any changes, is the pride of Ome City, and we are newly moved by the enthusiasm of the parishioner caretakers and the serious matches of the children. This is the same as the permanent preservation version sent to the chief priest and the children's association, etc. The original image with 12.3 million pixels is included, so you can print it out up to A3 size as long as you enjoy it 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.