還かん暦れき土ど俵ひょう入いり

noun

former grand champion's 60th birthday ring-entering ceremony

A special sumo ceremony where a former yokozuna, upon turning 60, performs a dohyo-iri (ring-entering ritual) wearing a red belt. Also known as 還暦横綱手数入り.

See also: 還暦横綱手数入り (かんれきよこづなでずいり)

• 先せん月げつ、元もと横よこ綱づなの還かん暦れき土ど俵ひょう入いりが国こく技ぎ館かんで行おこなわれた。

  Last month, the former grand champion's 60th birthday ring-entering ceremony was held at the Kokugikan.