Former Yokozuna Musashimaru from Hawaii donated one of his giant Championship portraits to a nursery school in Hikone. The  portrait used to hang in the Kokugikan sumo arena in Ryogoku, Tokyo where all tournament winners receive a giant portrait to hang in the Kokugikan.

As new winners have their portraits installed, the oldest ones are removed from the Kokugikan. After receiving enthusiastic letters from the nursery school children (who also do sumo at the school) requesting to have one of his giant portraits, Musashimaru obliged and the portrait was installed and unveiled at Lumbini Nursery School (彦根市河原１の「るんびにー保育園」) on Dec. 1, 2006.

It’s a nice contrast between the little kids and the huge portrait of a huge man. The portrait measures 3.3 meters tall and 2.2 meters wide, weighing 70 kg. It was to commemorate his tournament victory in Sept. 1999.

It is similar to this one here:

https://photoguide.jp/pix/displayimage.php?album=276&pos=19

Being from Hawaii myself, it’s nice to see another Hawaii-and-Shiga connection.