Crying sumo to commemorate the restoration of "Shibaraku" by the 9th generation Ichikawa Danjuro

Date and time
Saturday, April 26th (postponed if it rains until Sunday, April 27th)

time
“Shibaraku” bronze statue memorial service 10:45

Part 1
Reception starts at 10:15
Entering the ring: 11:10
Activity: 11:15-12:45

Part 2
Reception starts: 13:30
Entering the ring: 14:25
Initiative: 14:30-16:00

venue
Special stage in front of the "Shibaraku" bronze statue at the rear of the Asakusa Kannon Main Hall
Banners all around the Kannon Square

Application period
Applications must arrive by Friday, March 28th. If there are a large number of applicants, a lottery will be held.
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To: Asakusa Tourism Association
Address: 3rd floor, 1-34-7 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Please fill in the following when applying:
1. Your child's name (in hiragana)
2. Date of birth and gender
3. Name of guardian
4. Contact information (mobile phone number and email address)
5. Address
*Please write in easy-to-read characters.
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Number of people recruited: 160 people

Eligibility: Children born in the previous year

Fee: 15,000 yen per child (subject to availability at the venue on the day)

Souvenirs: Childcare charms, special sumo mawashi, etc.

Commemorative photo shoot (charge applies) Set up a photo booth and hire a professional to take photos

Competition method First, the parent holding the child circles around the ring, bows to the ring, and then leaves.At that time, the referee sits in the center of the ring with his fan to his side.
When their child's name is called, the parent steps forward from either side of the stage and hands their child over to a mawashi-clad performer.
(The referee and the caller wear the same costumes as those worn by sumo wrestlers.The person holding the child on the ring (a member of the university sumo club wearing mawashi) enters the ring with the referee's name and the person holding the child steps onto the ring.
When the referee calls out, "Look at each other, look at each other," both wrestlers look at their children.In "Hakkeyoi, Nokotta," the referee, the caller, and the matchmaker use various techniques to try to make the wrestler cry.The gestures of the person calling out and pairing are interesting.
The first child to cry is declared the winner and leaves the stage.
However, the souvenirs are the same for both.