Sumo practise

There were no sumo championships while we were here, so we did the next best thing. We went to watch them practice.
It was very impressive. Watching these guys run into each other, lifting each other, lifting weights and various other exercises. Sumo is not just a bunch of big heavy guys pushing each other around. The wrestlers are real athletes.

(Update) the big white guy in the back is not actually Japanese. He's Ukrainian. Coincidentally, we saw him on tv at the sumo championship in November. He won.Read more