Photo: Kokugikan (sumo arena)

[John Lindsey]

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[Joseph Svinth]

This is the second Kokugikan, the one that was completed in 1919. Some background about the structure and a sketch of the near-contemporary Osaka sumo hall appear at http://ejmas.com/jcs/jcsart_svinth1_0600.htm .

[George Kohler]

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