Sumo Rink

Two Rishiki preparing to fight... you can see the strong Shinto influences... the referee is dressed in Shinto inspired clothing and the rink itself has lots of Shinto symbolism.

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Sumo & Journey to Hiroshima

March 25th 2006
Hello! It has been over two weeks since I've last updated - sorry! My exams last week went well enough... On Friday after my Japanese Reading & Writing written exam, I went with Dawn (Hawaii - UOP - Kwansei Gakuin), Michael (Kentucky - UofK), Ian (UK), Ian's friend (UK - Nagoya), and Julie (Kenya) to watch some real live sumo. Sumo It was overall, really interesting. Sumo came to Osaka as t ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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