Word: kugikan
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Dates: during 1963-1963
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Look, No Weapons. Last week, as 12,000 fans jammed Tokyo's Kuramae Ko-kugikan arena to watch Taiho take on a 253-lb. challenger named Sadanoyama, the two contestants began girding themselves in ritualistic preparation for combat. They rinsed their mouths with water to cleanse their souls, wiped their bulging bellies with paper towels to purify their bodies, stamped their feet to drive away evil spirits, scattered salt to purify the ring, and stretched out their arms to show they had no concealed weapons. Then they squatted in the ring, knuckles on the ground, and glared malevolently...
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