Japan Today - Do you know why sumo wrestlers throw salt in the dohyo (ring) before a bout? Photo from Twitter | Facebook
![Sumo Salt Sumo wrestlers purify the ring when they enter by tossing salt up in the air. Some wrestlers are particularly good at mak… | Japanese, Traditional, Japan Sumo Salt Sumo wrestlers purify the ring when they enter by tossing salt up in the air. Some wrestlers are particularly good at mak… | Japanese, Traditional, Japan](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/ef/f5/87eff5e86c673a5f82a98f9003efde12.jpg)
Sumo Salt Sumo wrestlers purify the ring when they enter by tossing salt up in the air. Some wrestlers are particularly good at mak… | Japanese, Traditional, Japan
![Salt and Sensibility: Breaking Down Technique and Heart in the Greatest Small Man Sumo Match of All Time - The Fight Library Salt and Sensibility: Breaking Down Technique and Heart in the Greatest Small Man Sumo Match of All Time - The Fight Library](https://fight-library.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/c872c366-4395-40fd-a7ff-ff3521b90f63.png)
Salt and Sensibility: Breaking Down Technique and Heart in the Greatest Small Man Sumo Match of All Time - The Fight Library
![Sumo wrestler throwing salt in the ring, Grand Sumo Tournament May 2010, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo - Alamy Sumo wrestler throwing salt in the ring, Grand Sumo Tournament May 2010, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BY0AH1/sumo-wrestler-throwing-salt-in-the-ring-grand-sumo-tournament-may-BY0AH1.jpg)
Sumo wrestler throwing salt in the ring, Grand Sumo Tournament May 2010, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo - Alamy
What is that white powdery stuff that sumo wrestlers throw in the air before a match and why? - Quora
![A sumo wrestler throws salt to purify the ring before his bout at the Ryogoku stadium in Tokyo Japan Stock Photo - Alamy A sumo wrestler throws salt to purify the ring before his bout at the Ryogoku stadium in Tokyo Japan Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ARDTE5/a-sumo-wrestler-throws-salt-to-purify-the-ring-before-his-bout-at-ARDTE5.jpg)