Last day of the Basho

To start my day I went to 7/eleven to buy my breakfast and there is a game there. So I picked a card and I received a free beer :-)))

But after that direction Kokusai center for the last day of the basho.
In that day there are some special ceremonies, like these one, where you can see the best!

But after that business as usual!!
Kokkai concentrating before his fight. Well today and this basho was not the one :-(, next one will be better

When you look closely to some fight, you see how they push, that's so impressive

but not enough …
But Aoiyama, the 2nd Bulgarian, did very well in this basho

Kaisei pushing, but don't think that in this position this is 100% sure to win, I have seen many fights were the sumo manage to reverse the situation

that was not the case here

See how the arm from Aran are blocked

but even in this position he is pushing

and win. wouah, that's also something!!!
but same this basho was kind of bad...

ok my favorite you concentrate and you win this one please, not a 1-14!!!

go go go push him, do something

that's looks good!!!

Finally thanks!!!
Am I the only one to applause????

These flags are representing publicity, that's sponsor. So the winner of this fight will get money.
For Kotoshogiku the number of sponsor is just incredible.
Everybody's shouting in the stadium!!!!

Well the basho is finished and Hakuho won again…
Only one defeat: today against Baruto, that was just great, no photo and no throwing of cushions, in Fukuoka we can't do it, but in Tokyo yes (Throwing I mean not photos :-)).
But it was just great how the stadium has exploded when Baruto won :-)

So the winner receive a lot of trophies, from sponsor and regions from Japan.
Oh I forgot to tell that they play the japanese hymn in the stadium. everybody standing and singing, that's was beautiful, I loved it!!!

Hakuho resting between receiving his trophies

This one is a beautiful photo

Today it was extremely hot in the stadium it was full!!!

yes, you have seen right, Hakuho in front a big coca cola bottle :-)
I has received one year free cola, hum, since he wins 4 times a year how many colas is he drinking ?????

These are special prices given to some sumos, because of their performance.
After that outside, Hakuho was doing a parade in a car. But this was kind of strange ….
But I went with a teacher from the school and 2 students to eat some chanko nabe (that's what the sumos are eating)

when went to a very traditional restaurant, with women in Kimono, separate rooms with tatami, just great!!!!!

Chanko nabe is a pot au feu, so we put all this in a pot.
Fish, meat (just chicken: why????? Because chicken stand on their 2 legs, nothing else is touching the ground, and that's what all sumo want :-)), vegetable.
But before that we had sashimis...

that's my bowl where I will receive the nabe. This is sesame inside.

For the fish they took one living one from an aquarium to prepare it so so fresh!!!

and that's the chanko nabe being prepared!!!!
This is just huge!!!!

and when we finished they put some rice in the pot and we had a risoto at the ned.
Then some kaki as desert. Oh my god I was dying I was so full!!!!
But it was just great!!

some sumos went to this place, that's their signature.
And guess how much I paid for this luxury dinner?


Like 30 chf :-)
Wo said Japan is expensive???

and at the end they give us the banzuke!!!!!
This is the ranking of the sumo before the basho.
If you look closely you will see the name, please read from right to left and top down, otherwise you will miss it!!!!!


So this was a great day, but sniff sumo is finish…. but just for now :-)
I just went 8 times, wouahhhhhh