上じょう覧らん相撲ずもう

noun

sumo match held in front of the Emperor

A special sumo event performed for the imperial family; historically significant and ceremonial.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、上じょう覧らん相撲ずもうがしばしば行おこなわれた。

  During the Edo period, sumo matches in front of the Emperor were often held.