Kaio (OzW) collects the kensho...

Sponsormoney is a nice bonus for the winning rikishi. A little extra cash is added by sponsors for having their logo carried around the arena while the rikishi are warming up. Each kensho envelope contains 60.000 yen, 30.000 for the Sumo Association, and 30.000 for the winner. It's all in a day's work...

Kyushu Basho - Day 4

November 14th 2007
For those of you who don't like sumo; tough luck - we're turning up the temperature a couple of degrees today, so you might as well stop reading and hit the next journal link a few times... I started out a little bit earlier this morning (which translates to approximately 1 pm...) with the intent of having a "chance encounter" with some rikishi on the way to the arena. I had noticed a few lower ra ... read more

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