Today was one of the days I looked forward to the most while planning this trip. I love attending sports events, so watching a day of Sumo wrestling seemed like a great day - and I was right. A sumo wrestling match takes no more than 5 minutes once the wrestlers hit the ring. More time is actually spent warming up than actually wrestling. You have to have an amazing sense of balance to sumo wrestle, because your opponent will slap, shove, twist and try to pick you up to get you to land outside the ring or touch the ground first. The average length of the actual wrestling bout takes no more than 7 seconds. I was at the Kokugukan Arena in Ryogoku for about 6 hours and saw as many as 40 matches today. Very glad I did this visit!
Tomorrow I'm off to Kyoto on the bullet train. I have decided not to go to Hiroshima on this trip and spend a little more time in Kyoto. I was feeling a little rushed and decided to just chill and enjoy Kyoto at a slower pace. Might not get Internet there, so the next update might be in a few days.
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Did you buy a Mawashi to wear during your workouts back in the US?
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