神かみ相撲ずもう

noun

Shinto ritual sumo with articulated dolls

Specific to the Hachiman shrine dedication ceremony in Yoshitomi; features wooden dolls that enact a sumo bout. Not a general term for sumo.

See also: 紙相撲 (かみずもう)

• 吉よし富とみの八はち幡まん神じん社じゃでは、神かみ相撲ずもうが奉ほう納のうされる。

  At the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, the ritual sumo with dolls is dedicated.