There aren't any sumo tournaments in July in Tokyo so I had to haul ass all the way to Nagoya to see the traditional Japanese spectacle.
from YouTube on Tue, Aug 05 2008
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| 07 Aug 08 |
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Hakuho wins the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament »
YouTube video Nagoya Sumo Basho 2008. Nagoya, Japan. |
| 27 Aug 08 |
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Sumo 相撲 Honbasho 本場所, Nagoya »
YouTube video Paul Williams experiences the national Sumo tournament in Nagoya. July 2008 |
| 18 Nov 08 |
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Sumō tournament in Nagoya, 2008 »
YouTube video One of the last matches in sumō tournament in Nagoya in 2008. The colourful sheets held by walking men represent how much money would the rikishi (wrestler) win if he actually won (at least I was told so, correct me if I'm wrong ^^ ). |
| 07 Jul 08 |
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Sumo Practice » Porcelain Monkey The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament is due to start this Sunday July 13th.Last week sumo wrestlers descended upon Nagoya and have been practicing in various beya or stables dotted round Nagoya in preparation for the 15 day competition.I tagged along with a... |
| 14 Jul 08 |
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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament July 2008 » Porcelain Monkey I dragged myself up early and along to the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.There was a line of people already waiting when I arrived at the ticket office.After standing in an orderly fashion for 10 minutes in the rapidly rising heat I... |
| 18 Jul 08 |
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Friday Flash..More from the Nagoya Sumo Tournament » Porcelain Monkey A couple of shots from the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament I attended earlier in the week.Below is a photo of yokozuna Asashoryu performing the traditional dohyo-iri or "entering the ring" ceremony.Accompanied by two lower ranked wrestlers and a judge,the... |
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