Sumo in Nagoya

For a final dose of J-action, we went back to the once-a-year Nagoya Grand Basho sumo tournament. This year we shared a box with Fern and Junko, and squished our four bodies into an impossibly small space for around 6 hours for a great view. As it was the first day of the tournament, there was much pomp and ceremony. In the final bout, the reigning yokozuna Asashoryu (朝青龍) was defeated by an upstart. The crowd ignored repeated warnings not to toss their floor cushions into the air, and so the day ended fittingly in a shower of purple plush projectiles.