Grand Sumo Tournament
A few weeks ago I went to a sumo tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine. Not only was it a friendly tournament, it was free, the food was good, and it was so damn early and so damn cold. But since then I'd been intrigued with sumo as a sport.
So when news of the Grand Sumo Tournament came along I became excited. Little kid in a candy store excited. The fact that it was going to be held in Tokyo was even better. So we bought "box seats" to watch sumo for an afternoon.
On Wednesday after class we rushed over to the sumo Ryogoku Kokugikan, the Arena, and found our seats. The main bouts weren't starting for an hour and a half, so we hung around, talked and laughed at our "box seats" (which were in reality 4 pillows on a tatami floor).
But I'll let the pictures do the talking:
Ryogoku Kokugikan. So Old-school looking.
The Emperor's Cup.
The ring
Our box.
Our Neighbour's box.
Ruben is definitely enjoying himself.
With Asashoryu.
Being a little cheeky.
And some actual sumo pictures:
Purifying with water.
Slapping around.
More Slapping around
Look out below. 800 pounds coming your way.
Wedgie
Flexible michelin man was there too.
Bald russian guy.
Getting air.
Grappling
Washing off the belly.
As you can see, it was a great time. I wish I could've seen more. We sat next to some crazy people who were crazy drunk:
Crazy times at crazy places. With Crazy japanese.
So when news of the Grand Sumo Tournament came along I became excited. Little kid in a candy store excited. The fact that it was going to be held in Tokyo was even better. So we bought "box seats" to watch sumo for an afternoon.
On Wednesday after class we rushed over to the sumo Ryogoku Kokugikan, the Arena, and found our seats. The main bouts weren't starting for an hour and a half, so we hung around, talked and laughed at our "box seats" (which were in reality 4 pillows on a tatami floor).
But I'll let the pictures do the talking:
Ryogoku Kokugikan. So Old-school looking.
The Emperor's Cup.
The ring
Our box.
Our Neighbour's box.
Ruben is definitely enjoying himself.
With Asashoryu.
Being a little cheeky.
And some actual sumo pictures:
Purifying with water.
Slapping around.
More Slapping around
Look out below. 800 pounds coming your way.
Wedgie
Flexible michelin man was there too.
Bald russian guy.
Getting air.
Grappling
Washing off the belly.
As you can see, it was a great time. I wish I could've seen more. We sat next to some crazy people who were crazy drunk:
Crazy times at crazy places. With Crazy japanese.
posted by Piotr Jakubowski at 8:31 AM
1 Comments:
Damn... your blog takes me back, bruh. I lived in Tokyo for three years a long, long time ago... Hell, that was before you were even born. But, it's still good to take a trip down memory lane, no matter how long the journey.
Keep posting.
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