Photos: Crying Baby Contest
Babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed in Tokyo called Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, as a prayer for healthy growth.
Crying Baby Contest
An unidentified baby, held by a college sumo wrester, cries during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Crying Baby Contest
An unidentified baby, held by a college sumo wrester, cries during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Crying Baby Contest
An unidentified baby, held by a college sumo wrester, cries during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Crying Baby Contest
Held by college students sumo wresters, a couple of babies cry in their competition during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Crying Baby Contest
Held by college students sumo wresters, a couple of babies cry in their competition during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy growth of them. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Crying Baby Contest
An unidentified baby, held by a college sumo wrester, cries during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, as a judge looks on at Sensoji temple in Tokyo Monday, April 29, 2013. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for their healthy growth. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)