The Ryohou

You are looking at basically my favorite place in Tokyo. The sumo ring is in the middle, obviously, and made of clay. Around it sit four judges, in addition to the one who stands in the ring.

SUMOSUMOSUMOSUMOSUMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 16th 2007
My oh my it's been a while. Last week I ended up lying low due to a little cold that's going around and a lack of funds. There was the usual partying, some people went to Tokyo and came back with anticlimactic stories, though one of our group managed to get lost with a new Japanese friend overnight. That ended up ok. She says all they did was talk all night in a hotel room, and we have no reason t ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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