Bring On the SUMO!

I definitely couldn’t leave Japan without saying that I have witnessed the sport of sumo; so Jamie, Aaron and I were off to Tokyo yet again! It was a full sumo weekend and boy, were we excited to see these obese men in a loincloth combating each other.

Friday night Jamie and I joined Aaron in Nichome (gay district of Tokyo) to have a few drinks and meet loads of new faces. We had such a great time and enjoyed meeting a great group of people from all over the world! The international experience of some definitely leaves me in awe at times and encourages me to extend my adventures. “I haven’t see enough!!” Saturday, Jamie and I were on super slow speed but eventually got pumped for the big dado! It was John, Aaron, and us viewing the spectacular seen that afternoon. We all grabbed some beers, chu-his (Japanese wine coolers), and lunch from the convenient store before heading in to watch the excitement! Yes, alcohol and bento (lunch) boxes are allowed anywhere and everywhere in Japan!

Jamie and I with wrestler in Kimono.

(R) Jamie, John and I loving the sport!

Granted our seats were basically in the nose-bleed section we weren’t opposed….how much did we actually know about this sport anyway!? To go off that factor, we were actually reading about the game rules of sumo once we got ourselves situated. The armatures were first but we were excited to see these fat boys in loincloths nevertheless. Once the pros entered the ring the excitement started to brew! Since we still didn’t know what we were exactly watching or much about the rituals at all, we decided to start placing bets among ourselves for sheer amusement.

Who can get their legs higher?

We not only placed bets but also made up names and actions for each sumo wrestler. What fun we had….GO Black Lighting!! The ritual process of sumo is quite long between each wrestler; it is certainly not like the WWF! Sumo was finished about 5:00pm and to say the least we had a great time! We had heard that it can become extremely boring but we definitely kept ourselves amused. That night we meet Michelle and her family at Shabu Shabu (similar to fondue).

Aaron chowing down on Shabu Shabu and

Jamie being her usual cheeze self!

After drinking and eating until our hearts and stomachs content, we ventured to Roppongi area of Tokyo for some all night dancing! Can’t get enough of Tokyo’s nightlife…guess I am still not feeling my old age of 25. Jamie and I walked out of the club about 5:30am with the sky looking like it was about noon; in actuality quite a disgusting feeling. We hopped in a cab to head home but for leaving Roppongi area we were entertained by a guy who was talking to his friends, fell into the bushes, popped back up, opened up an umbrella, like Mary Poppins, and said good-morning! Jamie and I were cracking up to the complete randomness that had just occurred. You never know what new surprises and laughs will be had during a weekend in Tokyo!