Finale!

Asia » Japan » Fukuoka » Fukuoka
November 25th 2007

Published: November 25th 2007

Drawing so close to the end that I can almost feel the stench of the horrible airline-omelet already. Still, I have one more string to play before the bungy-cord inevitably swings me back across the frozen tundras of Siberia all the way back home to a dreary, miserable and cold November. Still, the good thing about an elastic cord is that it really doesn't manage to keep you in place for long. Any... Read Full Entry

Photos are below

Photos: 55, Displayed: 21

Comment Follow (7) Message

Johan

grantcorp

Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info

Blog Options

Top Photos Blog Map

Print Version

[blog=222569]

[blogger=4964]

Moooohhh...

Well, finally something a tad more discrete...

Oh... gee, thanks... you shouldn't have...

Seriously, can somebody put an end to this spectacle?

Sigh... what's next? A Gxxxxi handbag?

Ama receives the Shukun-sho

The Outstanding Performance Award

Baruto receives the Kanto-sho

The Fighting Spirit Prize

Kotoshogiku receives the Gino-sho

The Technique Prize

Some kind of after basho tea drinking ceremony

Banzai!

Don't ask me, it is a flying gyoji...

Tochiazuma working the door

Recently retired ex-ozeki Tochiazuma now working on the security detail

Have you seen this man?

BaaaaanzaaaaaiiiiI!

Hakuho receives the well-wishings of the crowd

25th November 2007

Moster Yster
non-member comment

Might it be so that CocaCola is a sponsor for sumo i Japan ? It is the most absurd trophe I´ve ever seen !!! Hope to meet you the coming weekend when Moster Yster will visit your hometown.

Tot: 0.045s; Tpl: 0.01s; cc: 8; qc: 20; dbt: 0.0234s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb

Do not copy images or text from this page without requesting and receiving permission. All rights are reserved by the author and photographer.

Contact Johan (grantcorp) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.

Finale!

Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved