Michael Greenberg Photography

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Michael Greenberg Photography Women's Sumo

While Sumo is synonymous with Japan, in Japan women are still barred from entering a professional ring for any reason. Across the country, women and girls are training the hopes of that changing one day.

Photographed on location December 2022 and January 2023

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