drumming in the streets to announce a sumo tournament
Traditional sumo practice; drummers walk through town to publicize an upcoming tournament.
In the Edo period, drummers walked around town beating drums to announce sumo tournaments.
announcing an event by walking around beating a drum; drum used for such announcements
General term for the practice or the drum itself; not limited to sumo. Can refer to any public announcement made by a drummer walking through the streets.
Before the festival, a drummer went around the village to announce it.
This drum was once used to announce town events.
Standard kanji spelling.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common than 触れ太鼓.
Compound of 触れ (fure, 'announcement') + 太鼓 (taiko, 'drum'). The kanji 触太鼓 is a rare abbreviated spelling.