Asakusa Diary - The Staff Blog

Sumo Tour is now one of the most popular hostel event.

2011 January Grand Sumo Tournament has just started !!
It is from January 9th (SUN) till 23rd (SUN).

We have Sumo Tour twice during this season.
The first one was held on Jan 12th.
This time,
20 people participated in this event.

Because it was a beautiful sunny day, we didn't take a bus, but walked to Ryogoku.
It's a bit long walk. About 40 minutes.
Walking along the Sumida River, we enjoyed talking with new friends.

At the entrance of KOKUGIKAN ( Sumo Stadium )

We ate CHANKO ( Sumo wrestler's food ).
♪?(*´∀｀*)??(*´∀｀*)?♪ Yummy

< Yokozuna Grand Champion ring entrance >
The champion claps his hands and stamps his feet, drawing spirited calls from the crowd.
His name is HAKUHO.

There were some breath-taking close games.
Everybody seemed to enjoy watching the games.

Thank you for participating in Sumo Tour.
We are very happy to spend wonderful time with you.
(o*｡_｡)o…Arigatou…o(｡_｡*o)