Another Sumo

SUMO AND SIGHTSEEING

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April 29th 2012
CHRIS We got up early to see the sumo wrestlers and they were huge. Afterwards we saw some statutes of the champions and underneath the statutes were hand prints that were three times the size of Sam A's hands. We went to a musuem, the escalators went on forever. The dinner that night was the best dinner I have ever had. It was like a banquet of Japanese food. MATTHEW On Sunday ... 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