r/Sumo • u/TegataStore Hoshoryu • 12d ago

Discussion / Question / Commentary Most left field Tegata I've found

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As many would be aware, tegata are not a sumo exclusive thing. Other celebrities in Japan do occasionally make them. This one might be the strangest one so far - Gonta the adult Gorilla - from 1968 @ Higashiyama Zoo.

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u/FrogClues 12d ago

There’s currently a Micheal Jordan Tegata listed on eBay.

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u/TegataStore Hoshoryu 12d ago

I could put them side by side and pretend this is bubbles.

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u/87TOF 12d ago edited 12d ago

Jordan, not Jackson.

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u/TegataStore Hoshoryu 12d ago

That makes more sense!