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Category: Disambiguation Sumo (ç›¸æ’² SumÅ, alternatively å¤§ç›¸æ’² ÅŒzumÅ), or Sumo wrestling, is a competition contact sport wherein two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area. ... A honbasho is the term given to any of the six official professional sumo tournaments held each year. ... A statue of BashÅ in Ogaki, Gifu. ... Edo (Japanese: æ±Ÿæˆ¸, literally: bay-door, estuary), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. ...

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Matsuo Basho - definition of Matsuo Basho in Encyclopedia (1237 words)
	It was Basho who raised the haiku from a comic verse, often written for light relief, to a serious form, imbued with the spirit of Zen Buddhism.
	Basho preferred writing on October 12 of the lunar calendar, and using Shigure (時雨), a cold fall rain as a kigo.
	The Basho's birthplace in the Ueno area of Iga Province was rich in the ninja tradition, and he may have been a bodyguard to Todo Yoshitada in his early life.

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