Senior members of Nihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association), senior members of the referee department, and some other relevant people from sumo-jaya (sumo teahouses) will gather at Nominosukune-jinja Shrine in Sumida Ward, Tokyo Prefecture two days before an official sumo tournament starts in Tokyo, and a Shinto priest from the Izumo Oyashiro-kyo (sect of Shinto) will conduct a Shinto rite.
東京での本場所前々日には東京都墨田区の野見宿禰神社に日本相撲協会の幹部、審判部の幹部や相撲茶屋関係者が出席して、出雲大社教の神官によって神事が執り行われる。