Japan Visit 2010

After a slightly tense wait we managed to get hold of 2 tickets for the Sumo yesterday.  The seats we had cost around £70 but they were great seats.  The whole event is everything I hoped it would be.  Full of tradition but very welcoming too.

When you arrive at the stadium you hand over your tickets and then someone walks you to your seat so you don’t get lost – very handy for us! You also get handed a basic guide to sumo explaining the rules and history and you also get a match listing for the day.

There are fights on all day but the last 30 or so are the ones you really want to witness as they are reserved for the top 2 divisions.  Jill and I followed the example set by the people around us and proceeded to help ourselves to some Asahi and cheer on the fighters from the East side including our new favourite Baruto. 

We spent around 4 hours watching the sumo and I’ve got to say if you ever come to Japan make sure you can take in a tournament.  It was absolutely fantastic.