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A Sumo Trial
We were lucky that there was a grading trial open to the public at 7am this morningCHRIS
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 we got up at 6 to go see the, wait for it.....SUMO!!!! Sumo wrestling is exactly what you think it is, two huge guys trying to push each other out of a circle, bt more they pick each other up and give each other wedgies. yeah I'm serious, they pick the other guy up by the waist band of his undies and throw him on to the floor of the arena which is made of rock and mud. The wrestles w saw technically weren't a tournament, it was just practice to see who got into the pro wrestling league.
We went to the Edo Toyko Museum, at the museum we walked around and read some of the English signs. The museum showed the
Another Sumo
It was one wrestle after another develpment of Edo as it began to become more and more populated until it merged into the capital of Japan and was renamed Tokyo.
After that we to Asakusa markets. I've never seen so many people in one place. It was about four people per one square meter. There were lots of waving Kitties and sumo dolls and all that touristy stuff there. It was also a shrine to soilders who fought in the war. On the shrine Temple were two massive sandal things which you're meant to touch them for safe walking.
After that we caught a boat to a stretch of reclaimed land (land built over the water), the queue was so long it took about half an hour and we got there early. on the boat the only really interesting thing we saw was the Rainbow Bridge which we passed under and a rip off of the Statue of Liberty, which looked exactly the same except it was facing the city not the bay.
That night when we came out of the restaurant we were eating at, there was a small tremor. It was enough to make people stop walking in the streets and
Asakusa
The crowd was amazing. Chris got on Dad's shoulders for this photo. look up at the buildings to see what they were doing. It lasted about 8 seconds.
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Damon
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Keep it coming
Chris, I am keen to find out what was in your banquet, for it to be your best meal ever. Matt, your Sumo story was great. We love your pics (with mum trying to run out of the shot). Keep up the good work my two Aussie diplomats. Best wishes