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So when you think about Japan there are many things you associate with it....sushi, kimonos, karate, and of course SUMO!!!! I was fortunate enough to get to experience a sumo wrestling tournament this weekend. It succeeded my expectations. I had such a good time and would definitely go to another sumo match in the future if I was given the chance.

SUMO!!!!!!

Casey Lary
2006-02-20 15:28:27

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there is a lot of it. Fun fact: the diapers they were are 10 yards of fabric.
So watching was great. We all got into it and started cheering on the various wrestlers, and of course made friends with the j-peeps around us. The last match was the Yokozuna. What was supposed to be the best match turned out to suck. It was over in 5 seconds and the Yokozuna lost! The crowd wa furious! The audience started th throw their purple cushions into the center.

Here come the 'big boys.' The guy with hair on his chest is actually from Bulgaria.the evening. Old blue dragon let us down. Looks like he might need to retire soon.
Post sumo tournament we went to this restaurant called the Lock Up. It is designed like a jail. We ate dinner in a jail cell and the waittresses wore black and white prisoner uniforms. Toward the end of our dinner they had a 'lock down' and random monsters came around scaring everyone. it was really fun. After that we went to Fubar where the Fukuoak JETs were putting on a benefit, money going toward hurricane Katrina victims. Entrance was 2000 yen and included all you can drink. Gotta love the Nomihodai! When I first walked in it was a breath of fresh air...all foreigners! Then I started to feel 'weird' and I could not pinpoint it. Then lisa told me she was feeling a little weird too. We figured it out...premature reverse culture shock! Going home is going to be weird! We danced the whole night.
Now this is where the trip turned into a real adventure. We had no hotel, and could not find an internet cafe that was not full. Most of us kept our heads on straight, but some

The Yokozuna gets a special introduction in the beginning and gets to wear that cool diaper. just went a little crazy and that's all I am going to say. At about 5:30 we decided that sitting in a 24 hours japanese restaurant was good enough. We definitely entertained ourselves until 7:30 in the morning! After a quick trip to the top of a tall hotel to see the entire city, we decided it was time to go home. After a fiasco with a bag left in a locker that we so kindly retrieved, me, Julie, and Simon, the last 3 to remain in Fukuoka headed home. It was a crazy weekend and by far one of my favorites!!!

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