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Iwakiyama (JE1) and Otsukasa (JW3) getting to know each other better...  
   

Iwakiyama (JE1) and Otsukasa (JW3) getting to know each other better...

One might say that sumo is a full contact sport. Also notice the shocked face of the ringside shimpan to the right...
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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Japanese Flag 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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