Japanese style of bullfight is completely different from Spanish one. It’s a fight between bulls and
like Japanese wrestling ‘SUMO’ with a table of ranking.
Fights are held about 10 times according to the ranking.
Judgment of winning or losing is decided naturally with the breath of “Aun” and may sometimes be settled by face confusion !
Bull eyes turn red from fighting spirit. Indeed, the Yokozuna, Champion of bullfight, won by its face and red eyes without real fight !
Bullfight festivals are held 4 times a year on Hiraniwa Heights in Iwate prefecture. According to the web page the starting point of bullfighting is to match the cows in order to decide which one to lead the caravan of transporting salt from Sanriku coast. So Hiraniwa Heights is located near Kuji city on Sanriku coast.
