Sumo Grand Champions Celebrate The New Year

TOKYO - JANUARY 06: Sumo Grand Champion Hakuho (R), real name Monkhbatyn Davaajargal, performs 'Dohyo-iri' (ring purification ritual) in a new ceremonial rope belt at the Meiji Shrine on January 6, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. It is the custom that Sumo Grand Champions celebrate the new year by performing the ritual at the Meiji Shrine. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)