Former Bulgarian sumo champion or Ozeki Kotooshu (L) who was named as the sweet ambassador and Japanese confectionery artist Junko Tanaka (R) display a 3m tall confectionery house called 'Jiyugaoka Sweets House'

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Jiyugaoka Sweets House celebrate Children's Day, Tokyo, Japan - 03 May 2017

Former Bulgarian sumo champion or Ozeki Kotooshu (L) who was named as the sweet ambassador, Japanese confectionery artist Junko Tanaka (R) and children

Former Bulgarian sumo champion or Ozeki Kotooshu who was named as the sweet ambassador

Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Stands on the Ring Holding a Baby at the 'Honozumo' an Exhibition Sumo Tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine Precincts in Tokyo Japan 06 April 2012 Hundreds of Spectators Enjoyed This One-day Event where Sumo Wrestlers Perform Their Skills Sumo Wrestling is Originated in Japan where It is Practised Professionally Its Tradition is Very Ancient and the Sport Includes Many Ritual Elements Related to the Shinto Religion in the Past Years a Record of Number of Foreigners Compete in the Top Two Divisions and the Current Yokozuna (grand Champions) Hakuho is Mongolian Japan Tokyo

Japan Sumo Wrestling - Apr 2012

A girl reacts after played a sumo with champion Kotooshu of Bulgaria during a group of sumo wrestlers' visit to an evacuation center at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo . Wrestlers prepared lunch for evacuees at the shelter mainly for people who evacuated houses because of radiation fears near the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan

Earthquake, Tokyo, Japan - 15 Apr 2011

Kotooshu A girl reacts after played a sumo with sumo wrestler Kotooshu during an event for children who survived the March 11, 2011 tsunami at a stadium in Tokyo. Bulgarian-born Kotooshu, the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup, said, he has decided to retire. The 31-year-old Kotooshu, whose real name is Karoyan Ando, was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in 2005 and won the Emperor's Cup in 2008 for his only championship at the elite level

Japan Sumo Kotooshu Retires, Tokyo, Japan

An Elderly Japanese Woman Shakes Hands with Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu As He and Other Wrestlers Gather Donations For Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Front of a Train Station in Downtown Tokyo Japan 24 March 2011 the Number of People in Evacuation Centres in and Outside the Affected Areas is Approximately 261 000 Japan Tokyo

Japan Earthquake Tsunami Nuclear Accident Aftermath - Mar 2011

A Young Japanese Girl Shakes Hands with Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu As He and Other Wrestlers Gather Donations For Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Front of a Train Station in Downtown Tokyo Japan 24 March 2011 the Number of People in Evacuation Centres in and Outside the Affected Areas is Approximately 261 000 Japan Tokyo

A Young Japanese Boy Shakes Hands with Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu As He and Other Wrestlers Gather Donations For Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Front of a Train Station in Downtown Tokyo Japan 24 March 2011 the Number of People in Evacuation Centres in and Outside the Affected Areas is Approximately 261 000 Japan Tokyo

An Elderly Japanese Man Holds His Grand Son's Arm As He Shakes Hands with Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu As He and Other Wrestlers Gather Donations For Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Victims in Front of a Train Station in Downtown Tokyo Japan 24 March 2011 the Number of People in Evacuation Centres in and Outside the Affected Areas is Approximately 261 000 Japan Tokyo

Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Carries a Crying Baby Before the 'Honozumo' a Ceremonial Sumo Tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine Precincts in Tokyo Japan 09 April 2010 Hundreds of Spectators Enjoyed This One-day Event where Sumo Wrestlers Perform Their Skills Sumo Wrestling is Originated in Japan where It is Practised Professionally Its Tradition is Very Ancient and the Sport Includes Many Ritual Elements Related to the Shinto Religion Professional Sumo Can Trace Its Origins Back to the Edo Period Starting in the 17th Century As a Form of Sporting Entertainment Even if Professional Sumo is Practiced Exclusively in Japan Wrestlers of Other Nationalities Participate in the Past Years a Record of Number of Foreigners Compete in the Top Two Divisions and the Current Yokozuna (grand Champions) Hakuho is Mongolian Foreign Wrestlers Have Won 24 Consecutive Tournaments and Sekiwake Baruto an Estonian National was Recently Promoted to Ozeki Sumo's Second-highest Rank Japan Tokyo

Japan Sumo - Apr 2010

Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu carries a crying baby in his arms before an exhibition match at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine during an annual spring festival ceremony . The Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine which commemorates Japan's war dead

Japan Sumo, Tokyo, Japan

Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, attends a traditional Japanese festival and throws beans at the Hie shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on February 3, 2009. February 3rd is "Setsubun" or "the bean-throwing ceremony" in Japan. People throw dried beans inside and outside the house, shouting "Oni wa soto Fuku wa uchi," which means "devils out and fortune in", to drive demons away and bring good luck. Afterward, they eat same number of the beans as the years in their age.

Bean-throwing ceremony in Japan, Tokyo - 03 Feb 2009

Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, attends Japanese traditional festival and throws beans at the Hie shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on February 3, 2009. February 3rd is "Setsubun" or "the bean-throwing ceremony" in Japan. People throw dried beans inside and outside the house, shouting "Oni wa soto Fuku wa uchi," which means "devils out and fortune in", to drive demons away and bring good luck. Afterward, they eat same number of the beans as the years in their age.

Kotooshu (Green) and Hakuho (Brown) wrestle during the quarter finals of their match

Grand Sumo Tournament 2008, Los Angeles, America - 08 Jun 2008

Kotooshu (Green) and Takamisakari (Blue) wrestle during round Two of their match

Kotooshu Kotokasuga. Bulgarian Kotooshu, right, waves from a convertible during a parade outside Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo, Japan, . Bulgarian Kotooshu made history in Japan's ancient sport of sumo Saturday as he became the first European to win an Emperor's Cup. At left is Kotokasuga

Sumo, Tokyo, Japan - 25 May 2008

A Young Japanese Woman Stands Before a Wall Decorated with Sumo Wrestlers Paintings at the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo Japan 25 May 2008 ?the Sumo History Opened a New Page As Bulgarian Kotooshu Became the First European Wrestler to Win the Emperor's Cup at a Grand Sumo Tournament

Japan Sumo - May 2008

Bulgarian Ozeki Kotooshu Waves to Fans From an Open Car at the Start of a Parade Outside the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo Japan 25 May 2008 Kotooshu Entered the Sumo History As He Became the First European Wrestler to Win the Emperor's Cup at a Grand Sumo Tournament

Japan Sumo Kotooshu - May 2008

Accompanied by Sumo Wrestler Kotokasuga Bulgarian Ozeki Kotooshu (r) Waves to Fans From an Open Car During a Parade Outside the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo Japan 25 May 2008 ?kotooshu Entered the Sumo History As He Became the First European Wrestler to Win the Emperor's Cup at a Grand Sumo Tournament

Accompanied by Sumo Wrestler Kotokasuga Bulgarian Ozeki Kotooshu (r) Waves From an Open Car at the Start of a Parade Outside the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo Japan 25 May 2008 Kotooshu Entered the Sumo History As He Became the First European Wrestler to Win the Emperor's Cup at a Grand Sumo Tournament

Accompanied by Sumo Wrestler Kotokasuga Bulgarian Ozeki Kotooshu (r) Waves From an Open Car During a Parade Outside the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo Japan 25 May 2008 ?kotooshu Entered the Sumo History As He Became the First European Wrestler to Win the Emperor's Cup at a Grand Sumo Tournament

Kotooshu Bulgarian-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu, right, waves from a convertible during a parade outside the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo. Kotooshu, the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup, said, he has decided to retire. The 31-year-old Kotooshu, whose real name is Karoyan Ando, was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in 2005 and won the Emperor's Cup in 2008 for his only championship at the elite level

'Spider-Man 3' world film premiere, Tokyo, Japan - 16 Apr 2007

Japanese Sumo Wrestler Pzeki Kotooshu (2nd R) Ranked Third and Japan's Tallest at 2 04 Meters Walks Through a Security Gate with Other Team Members As They Pass an Israeli Security Guard with an Automatic Pistol (l) After Visiting the Western Wall Judaism's Holiest Site During a Tour of Jerusalem's Old City On Monday 05 June 2006 a Team of Japan's Top Sumo Wrestlers Are Touring Israel For a Week in Order to Promote Tourism Between the Two Countries

Mideast Israel Japan - Jun 2006

Japanese Sumo Wrestler Pzeki Kotooshu Ranked Third and Japan's Tallest at 2 04 Meters Wears a 'Yamulka' Or Jewish Skullcap As He Puts His Hands Against the Stones of the Western Wall Judaism's Holiest Site and Prays On Monday 05 June 2006 a Team of Japanese World-class Top Sumo Wrestlers Visits the Old City of Jerusalem As They Are Visiting Israel For a Week

Japanese Sumo Wrestler Pzeki Kotooshu Ranked Third and Japan's Tallest at 2 04 Meters Chats with Other Wrestlers As a Group of Female Israeli Soldiers Tag Along During a Visit to the Old City of Jerusalem On Monday 05 June 2006 Team Members Prayed at the Wall and Posed For Photographs For Curious Israelis Who Were Shocked to See Them Arrive in Traditional Japanes Sumo Robes the Team is Touring Israel For a Week to Promote Tourism Between the Two Countries

SUMO WRESTLERS DELEGATION TOUR, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - 05 JUN 2006

SUMO WRESTLERS DELEGATION TOUR, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - 04 JUN 2006

Unidentfied Sumo Wrestlers Training at the Sadogatake Sumo Stable Home of Bulgarian Sumo Star Kotooshu in Matsudo East of Tokyo Wednesday 31 May 2006 Sumo is One of the Traditional Sports of Japan But is Gaining in Popularity Around the World

Japan Sumo - May 2006

Unidentfied Sumo Wrestler Training at the Sadogatake Sumo Stable Home of Bulgarian Sumo Star Kotooshu in Matsudo East of Tokyo Wednesday 31 May 2006 Sumo is One of the Traditional Sports of Japan But is Gaining in Popularity Around the World

Japan Sumo Stable - May 2006

Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Outside the Sadogatake Sumo Stable in Matsudo East of Tokyo Wednesday 31 May 2006 Kotooshu Reached Fame in the World of Sumo Wrestling in 2005 Amassing a Strong Record and Rising to the Sport's Second Highest Rank He Was Selected As the E U Goodwill Ambassador to Japan in April of 2006

Japan Sumo Kotooshu - May 2006

Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu (l) Overpowering His Opponent During a Training Session at Sadogatake Sumo Stable in Matsudo at the Sadogatake Sumo Stable in Matsudo East of Tokyo Wednesday 31 May 2006 Kotooshu Reached Fame in the World of Sumo Wrestling in 2005 Amassing a Strong Record and Rising to the Sport's Second Highest Rank He Was Selected As the E U Goodwill Ambassador to Japan in April of 2006

Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu (l) Salutes with a Tokyo Fire Department Official After Receiving a Commemoration For Being the Model For a Fire Safety Poster at the Sadogatake Sumo Stable in Matsudo East of Tokyo Wednesday 31 May 2006 Kotooshu Reached Fame in the World of Sumo Wrestling in 2005 Amassing a Strong Record and Rising to the Sport's Second Highest Rank Following His Rise to Fame He Has Become a Model For Numerous Advertisements in Japan

Bulgarian Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Reacts During an Interview at Sadogatake Sumo Stable in Matsudo at the Sadogatake Sumo Stable in Matsudo East of Tokyo Wednesday 31 May 2006 Kotooshu Reached Fame in the World of Sumo Wrestling in 2005 Amassing a Strong Record and Rising to the Sport's Second Highest Rank He Was Selected As the E U Goodwill Ambassador to Japan in April of 2006

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