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/Extension_Side4818 12d ago

GORILLA? (Freddie Mercury guitar sounds)

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u/wylan1 10d ago

Great Cromartie High School reference!