The Yoshida Tsukasake family, who was the head family of the sumo world, allowed sumo wrestlers to follow the manner of visiting Shinto shrines (kashiwade (clapping one's hands in prayer)) when they entered a dohyo, and the yokozuna (sumo grand champion) also began to wear shimenawa (a sacred rope) according to the manner prescribed by the Yoshida Tsukasake family.
力士の土俵入りの際に神道参拝の方法（柏手）をうち、横綱が注連縄を巻くようになったのは、相撲の宗家とされた吉田司家の許可に基づくものである。