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The Sumo tournaments are held just about every other month here in Japan, or at least that's what it seems like. So two months ago Lilah and I, along with Jeff Sauby and John Burton headed up to Tokyo for the last Saturday before the finale. Of course, having never been to a Sumo match before, when I bought a 4 person box seat I had no inkling that by four person box what they really meant was four Lilliputians.

Jeff and I are no tiny tots, so this was a bit of a humorous situation when we arrived. Otherwise, what a fun time! There's a lot of tradition that is involved in a Sumo match. There are a lot of Sumo matches at a Sumo tournament. We basically spent about 5 or 6 hours at the pavalion and other than one intermission it was non-stop Sumo. To top off the day, the Royal Princess, who I'm told is a huge fan and knows every Sumo wrestlers name and stats, showed up right before the Ozeki matches started.

After the Sumo ended the four of us headed over to a locally famous pub for some dinner and drinks, and then headed home for the evening on the Trains. All in all, a great day!