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Wrestlers mingled among the urban population, developing relationships both positive and negative. On occasion, disagreements or even brawls erupted between groups of sumô wrestlers, and other groups. One particularly famous incident, known as the [[Megumi Kenka Incident]], took place in [[1804]]. Rumor or gossip of this street fight between a number of sumô wrestlers (some armed with swords) and firefighters (armed with hooked tools known as ''[[tobi]]'') traveled widely, and is recorded in numerous diaries from the period.
Wrestlers mingled among the urban population, developing relationships both positive and negative. On occasion, disagreements or even brawls erupted between groups of sumô wrestlers, and other groups. One particularly famous incident, known as the [[Megumi Kenka Incident]], took place in [[1804]]. Rumor or gossip of this street fight between a number of sumô wrestlers (some armed with swords) and firefighters (armed with hooked tools known as ''[[tobi]]'') traveled widely, and is recorded in numerous diaries from the period.
In the [[Bakumatsu period]], the temple of [[Eko-in|Ekô-in]] in Edo's Ryôgoku district came to be a standard set site for sumô. So long as weather was clear, competitions were held there for ten-day periods.<ref>Gallery labels, National Museum of Japanese History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/12591333794/sizes/h/]</ref>
==Meiji Period==
==Meiji Period==