I wasn't able to catch a sumo tournament last time I was in Japan so I was ecstatic when I heard it was tournament season in Tokyo! Many thanks to Chloe for the awesome photos. She brought her fancy camera so we could get a lot of up close and personal photos (not sure if that was a good idea). I had no idea I would love Sumo so much. You better believe there was a lot of cheering and screaming from me! Thank goodness we didn't have front row seats. Several wrestlers fell off the platform and landed on spectators. Pretty sure that would hurt!
If you are a little rusty on your sumo rules, check out Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo
Look carefully at the photo below. The man in front of us brought these little crocheted animals to the tournament with him. They must be his lucky charms for gambling because he specifically set them up so they could see the tournament. Strange, very strange.
Loved all the pictures and would almost board a plane to go to Japan. Hmmmm. Not really. I'll just enjoy Sara's pictures. Sumo -- not for me. Loved the gardens. Marsha/Sara's Mom
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