The ring is called the dohyo. It is 455 cm in diameter and is raised a foot or two above the ground. It is centered on a square that is 670 cm on each side and has a surface of hard packed clay.
No, there are no weight classes in sumo. So a wrestler can be matched up with someone who is much heavier. That is why weight gain is so important in sumo training.
It is made of dirt and barrels. The dirt is from Arakawa River.
Sumo is a Japanese sport. There are Chinese sumo wrestlers.
This depends on the sumo wrestler and wrestler in question. However, it can generally be agreed that sumo wrestlers are stronger. (However, many recreational/amateur sumo wrestlers are not strong)
There are Chinese Sumo wrestlers. Those that make the most money are wrestling in Japan.
YES Sumo wrestlers in ancient japan. Japanese sumo's opened there mouths and swallowed the flies that were on there faces
No.
You normally have to pay for a ticket to get into the arena and to watch the matches. There are some exhibitions that may not require it, but typically they do.
No. Sumo wrestling and other wrestling have nearly nothing in common-most wrestling involves fighting on the mat-if you touch the floor in sumo you lose..
it is impossible to calculate the number of sumo wrestlers because there is always new ones.
Sumo wrestlers tend to carry a lot of mass, to make them more difficult to move and throw.
a sumo ring is called a Dohyo