One of the things that I enjoy doing in my Japan hostel room is watching live sumo tournaments on YouTube. Today I watched a live stream of the September Aki Basho (Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament). Seeing Mitakeumi Hisashi (Dewanoumi stable) winning against Takakeishō Mitsunobu (Ozeki rank). I was watching Mitakeumi Hisashi throughout the tournament. He… Continue reading Watching September Aki Basho Live Stream in My Room
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Photos, videos, and news from the world of Japanese Sumo Wrestling. I share my moments from Japan’s Sumo tournaments. This includes Sumo bout fight videos, Yokozuna performing their ritual dance. Also, sharing the experience and vibe in the arena and more interesting Sumo related content inundating this popular Japanese sport.
Yokozuna Hakuhō Performing the Ring-entering Ritual Dance
In this video, you can see Yokozuna Hakuho performing his Ykozuna ring-entering ceremony (kanreki dohyō-ir)—the Shiranui style. The video was captured at EIDON Arena, at the 2019 Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament. This was on March 15, 2018, Friday at 3:52 pm. Sorry for the quality, I was capting it using my mobile phone camera. Here… Continue reading Yokozuna Hakuhō Performing the Ring-entering Ritual Dance
Yokozuna Kakuryū Rikisaburō Ring-entering Ceremony
When I was in Osaka, Japan, I went to see the 2019 Sumo Grand Tournament in Osaka. I think it was on the 8th day of the 15-day tournament. In this post, I’ll share a video of Yokozuna Kakuryū Rikisaburō Ring-entering Ceremony, the Kanreki dohyō-iri. Back then I didn’t know a lot about Sumo, because… Continue reading Yokozuna Kakuryū Rikisaburō Ring-entering Ceremony
Sumo Fight at Grand Tournament 2019 in Osaka (Video)
I already share some photos from Sumo Grand Tournament in Osaka, Japan. In this post, I want to share a video of a Sumo bout that I captured using my OnePlus 6 smartphone. This is the 2019 Sumo Grand Tournament. I want you to see how the actual fight is in this large EDION Arena… Continue reading Sumo Fight at Grand Tournament 2019 in Osaka (Video)
Photos of Sumo Grand Tournament 2019 in Osaka, Japan
In this post, I’ll share some photos I took during the Sumo Grand Tournament 2019 in Osaka, Japan and share my experience. If you ask me what is the best experience that you had in Japan, I can tell you that the Sumo Grand Tournament in Osaka is in my Top 3 for sure, if… Continue reading Photos of Sumo Grand Tournament 2019 in Osaka, Japan