{"id":21109,"date":"2017-11-20T15:38:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T06:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/es\/?p=21109"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:23:17","slug":"tsunotsuki-impresionante-toreo-yamakoshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/es\/tsunotsuki-impresionante-toreo-yamakoshi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunotsuki: el impresionante &#8216;toreo&#8217; de Yamakoshi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Patrocinado por la ciudad de Yamakoshi<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cuando uno piensa en la palabra &#8216;toreo&#8217; no siempre se le vienen a la cabeza im\u00e1genes bonitas. Algunos nos imaginamos\u00a0escenas sangrientas en las que se utiliza a los animales para el entretenimiento de los humanos. Con esta idea en la cabeza, me acerqu\u00e9 a <strong>Yamakoshi<\/strong> <strong>(una villa que posee una larga tradici\u00f3n de toreo <em>tsunotsuki<\/em>)<\/strong> con cierto nerviosismo, tratando de expandir mis horizontes a pesar de mi aprensi\u00f3n hacia esta actividad. Sin embargo, en seguida descubr\u00ed que el toreo de Yamakoshi nada tiene que ver con el toreo convencional. De hecho, posiblemente sea uno de los\u00a0espect\u00e1culos que mejor trata a sus animales.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"331\" height=\"500\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo1\/bullsumo1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21110 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_331,h_500,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385428\/bullsumo1\/bullsumo1.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"Tsunotsuki: tauromaquia de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385428\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_331,h_500,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385428\/bullsumo1\/bullsumo1.png?_i=AA 473w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_676,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385428\/bullsumo1\/bullsumo1.png?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_374,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385428\/bullsumo1\/bullsumo1.png?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>El <strong><em>tsunotsuki<\/em> <\/strong>se rige por los principios b\u00e1sicos de la religi\u00f3n <strong>Shinto;\u00a0<\/strong>una de las principales religiones de Jap\u00f3n, que tiene como precepto base la <strong>armon\u00eda entre los humanos y la naturaleza<\/strong> que los rodea. Esta tradici\u00f3n se origin\u00f3 en el periodo Heian, era en la que se trataba a los toros con una\u00a0<strong>veneraci\u00f3n espiritual<\/strong> en agradecimiento por su colaboraci\u00f3n en las tareas agr\u00edcolas, ya que estos animales eran los encargados de arar la tierra.<\/p>\n<p>El <em>tsunotsuki <\/em>se desarroll\u00f3 a lo largo de m\u00e1s de mil a\u00f1os, cuando<strong> el consumo de carne<\/strong> (de res, en concreto) <strong>era todav\u00eda un tab\u00fa<\/strong>. De hecho, el gobierno impuso un decreto que prohib\u00eda el consumo de este producto, ley que estuvo en vigor durante la mayor parte del periodo Heian. En aquella \u00e9poca los toros viv\u00edan en la puerta de casa y se los atend\u00eda como si fueran miembros de la familia.\u00a0La lucha entre estos animales, que tienden a pelearse constantemente en libertad, ten\u00eda un significado de <strong>desahogo<\/strong> en el ritual nip\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21113 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385423\/bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Tsunotsuki: el toreo de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385423\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385423\/bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg?_i=AA 1008w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385423\/bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385423\/bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385423\/bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385423\/bullsumo2\/bullsumo2.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Esta tradici\u00f3n sigue existiendo a d\u00eda de hoy<\/strong>. Aunque carece del matiz espiritual de anta\u00f1o, los animales siguen recibiendo el mismo trato respetuoso de siempre. Los &#8216;\u00e1rbitros&#8217; (conocidos como <strong><em>seko<\/em><\/strong>) siguen de cerca las peleas para asegurarse de que la lucha sea siempre segura y los toros no sufran da\u00f1os f\u00edsicos. Los <em>seko<\/em> suelen ser agricultores de la zona que cr\u00edan a los toros adem\u00e1s de mantener sus cultivos. Por lo general suele haber unos 15 \u00e1rbitros, que son los que<strong> hacen de estos combates un espect\u00e1culo digno\u00a0<\/strong><strong>de presenciar<\/strong> (quiz\u00e1 m\u00e1s por las personas que en ellas participan que por los propios toros).<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-post-21109 wp-image-21114\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385416\/bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Tsunotsuki: el toreo de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385416\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385416\/bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg?_i=AA 1008w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385416\/bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385416\/bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385416\/bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385416\/bullsumo3\/bullsumo3.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-post-21109 wp-image-21115\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385409\/bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Tsunotsuki: el toreo de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385409\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385409\/bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg?_i=AA 1008w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385409\/bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385409\/bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385409\/bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385409\/bullsumo4\/bullsumo4.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tildar el <em>tsunotsuki<\/em> de &#8216;lucha&#8217; es un tanto inapropiado, puesto que en este espect\u00e1culo no hay, necesariamente, vencedores ni vencidos. Es una<strong> competici\u00f3n ideada para mostrar la fuerza y la resistencia del animal<\/strong>. Los toros carecen de cornamenta y lo que hacen es empujarse mutuamente por el ring hasta que uno se acaba cansando. Cuando esto pasa, el <em>seko\u00a0<\/em>los separa y los saca del escenario mediante el uso de cuerdas que se atan alrededor del morro y patas traseras del animal. Finalmente los toros dan una vuelta al ruedo al tiempo que los asistentes aplauden su enorme esfuerzo. En esta pr\u00e1ctica<strong> nunca se mata a los animales<\/strong>. Es m\u00e1s:<strong> si uno de los toros resulta herido, el <em>seko<\/em> paraliza inmediatamente el combate y se pone a rezar<\/strong> (otra pr\u00e1ctica t\u00edpica del Shinto).<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21117 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385403\/bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385403\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385403\/bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg?_i=AA 1008w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385403\/bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385403\/bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385403\/bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385403\/bullsumo5\/bullsumo5.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"375\" height=\"500\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo6\/bullsumo6.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21119 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_375,h_500,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385398\/bullsumo6\/bullsumo6.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385398\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_375,h_500,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385398\/bullsumo6\/bullsumo6.jpg?_i=AA 720w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_864,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385398\/bullsumo6\/bullsumo6.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_597,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385398\/bullsumo6\/bullsumo6.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_330,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385398\/bullsumo6\/bullsumo6.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Este deporte comparte algunos elementos con el <strong>sumo<\/strong>, algo que se hace evidente\u00a0al conocer a los participantes de este curioso deporte. Los toros llevan adornos similares a los de los luchadores de sumo, y tambi\u00e9n poseen una gran corpulencia al tiempo que mantienen una <strong>apariencia amable y bondadosa<\/strong>. Otro factor que tienen en com\u00fan es la<strong>\u00a0temporada de combates<\/strong> y sus nombres. El toro de la foto de arriba se llama Ryouma, y es de lo m\u00e1s d\u00f3cil que te puedas imaginar. No llegu\u00e9 a verlo participar en un combate de <em>tsunotsuki<\/em>, pero pude sacarlo a pasear por uno de los caminos cercanos al establo. Cerca de all\u00ed nos encontramos una colina sobre la que hay <strong>un estadio de cemento<\/strong> para\u00a0realizar esta actividad que es un espect\u00e1culo en si mismo, y es que se trata de un coliseo rodeado de la densa vegetaci\u00f3n del bosque que lo rodea.<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21120 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385391\/bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385391\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385391\/bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385391\/bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385391\/bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385391\/bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385391\/bullsumo7\/bullsumo7.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21122 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385385\/bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385385\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385385\/bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385385\/bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385385\/bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385385\/bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385385\/bullsumo8-1\/bullsumo8-1.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Al comienzo del combate el <em>seko<\/em> realiza una oraci\u00f3n con la intenci\u00f3n de &#8216;limpiar&#8217; el estadio con la ayuda de un poco de sal.\u00a0A continuaci\u00f3n le ofrece un trago de <em>sake<\/em> a cada uno de los ayudantes. Un combate t\u00edpico de <em>tsunotsuki<\/em> dura unas 3 horas, a lo largo de las cuales se llevan a cabo unas 15 peleas de toros &#8216;pesos ligero&#8217; y &#8216;pesos pesados&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Al igual que ocurre en cualquier otro festival de Jap\u00f3n<\/strong>, en estos combates<strong> abundan los puestos de comida<\/strong>. Los asistentes pueden disfrutar de un suculento <strong><em>bento<\/em><\/strong> entre combate y combate.<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"235\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21123 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_235,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385378\/bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385378\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_235,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385378\/bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_398,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385378\/bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_304,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385378\/bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_210,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385378\/bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_116,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385378\/bullsumo9\/bullsumo9.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21124 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385372\/bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385372\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385372\/bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385372\/bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385372\/bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385372\/bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385372\/bullsumo10\/bullsumo10.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Tsunotsuki\u00a0<\/em>es un testigo claro de la resistencia y la valent\u00eda tanto de los toros como de los <em>seko<\/em>; caracter\u00edsticas propias de la religi\u00f3n Shinto. Se requieren unos nervios de acero para poder presenciar a los <em>seko <\/em>tirando de los animales, pero es una actividad\u00a0a la que merece la pena apuntarse en cualquier viaje por Yamakoshi en \u00e9poca de combates. El precio de las entradas es de<strong> 2000 yenes para adultos y 1000 yenes para ni\u00f1os<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo11\/bullsumo11.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21125 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_333,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385270\/bullsumo11\/bullsumo11.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunotsuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385270\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_333,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385270\/bullsumo11\/bullsumo11.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_298,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385270\/bullsumo11\/bullsumo11.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_165,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385270\/bullsumo11\/bullsumo11.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-public-id=\"bullsumo12\/bullsumo12.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-21109 wp-image-21126 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_333,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385264\/bullsumo12\/bullsumo12.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Toreo tsunosuki de Yamakoshi.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761385264\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_333,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385264\/bullsumo12\/bullsumo12.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_298,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385264\/bullsumo12\/bullsumo12.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_165,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761385264\/bullsumo12\/bullsumo12.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-public-id=\"IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-post-21109 wp-image-21227\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761382621\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"IMG_1748-min-1024x768\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1761382621\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_500,h_375,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761382621\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_848,h_636,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761382621\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-848x636.jpg?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_648,h_486,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761382621\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-648x486.jpg?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_448,h_336,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761382621\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-448x336.jpg?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dkvemvejz\/images\/w_248,h_186,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1761382621\/IMG_1748-min-1024x768\/IMG_1748-min-248x186.jpg?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Por lo general, solo <strong>se celebran de 10 a 12 combates <em>tsunosuki<\/em> en Yamakoshi al a\u00f1o<\/strong>. En ocasiones los toros tambi\u00e9n se acercan hasta el municipio de Ojiya y otras ciudades del \u00e1rea de <strong>Nagaoka<\/strong>. Se puede consultar informaci\u00f3n al respecto en la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.city.nagaoka.niigata.jp\/kankou\/miru\/tougyu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">p\u00e1gina web de la ciudad de Nagaoka<\/a> (en japon\u00e9s).<\/p>\n<p>Traducci\u00f3n de <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/author\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrocinado por la ciudad de Yamakoshi Cuando uno piensa en la palabra &#8216;toreo&#8217; no siempre se le vienen a la cabeza im\u00e1genes bonitas. Algunos nos imaginamos\u00a0escenas sangrientas en las que se utiliza a los animales para el entretenimiento de los humanos. Con esta idea en la cabeza, me acerqu\u00e9 a Yamakoshi (una villa que posee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":21227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2700,2593,2586,2625,2532,1,2613],"tags":[78,66,28,23,132,51],"class_list":["post-21109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animales","category-comida-callejera-intereses","category-food-amp-drink-intereses","category-summer-festivals-intereses","category-niigata-destinos","category-patrocinado","category-temples-amp-shrines-intereses","tag-eventos","tag-festival","tag-historia","tag-japon","tag-niigata","tag-tradiciones"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tsunotsuki: el impresionante &#039;toreo&#039; 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