Fictosexuals are part of a small community in Japan who are known to have unofficially married virtual gaming characters they have romantic feelings for. VICE World News meets three characters who have cemented their love with gaming characters to discover why they choose virtual relationships over...
Tournament tickets only start being sold about a month in advance of each tournament, so it is a good idea to have all of your travel arrangements made before trying to purchase your sumo tickets.Check the Japan Sumo Association’sofficial websiteor call for tickets. Tickets can be purchased ...
Sumo (相撲, sumō) is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated inancient timesas a performance to entertain theShinto deities. Many rituals with religious background, such as the symbolic purification of the ring with salt, are still followed today. In line with...
The basic structure of sumo wrestling in Japan is described on this page. Other links to sumo wrestling are available as well.
In traditional sumo training like what Ulambayar went through in Japan, the rikishi (wrestlers) don't eat breakfast. Mornings begin with a grueling five-hour training session on an empty stomach. That's five hours of pure physicality: grappling, pushing, shoving, the friction of skin hitting ...
Center of the sumo wrestling world ★★★ 3.3(600) #34of 81 most visited inTokyo Add to list Kokugikan Sumo Stadium, Edo-Tokyo Museum and JR Ryogoku Station Ryogoku (両国, Ryōgoku) is the center of thesumoworld. It is a district inTokyowhere the sumo stadium, many sumo stables, chank...
Byamba in his native Mongolia, was National Junior Champion in Sambo, Judo, and Mongolian Wrestling. At age 15, he was recruited by a Japanese Sumo Grand Champion to join professional sumo. Under the “shikona” (sumo name) of “Daishochi”, he made an immediate impact, winning a division...
Sumo wrestling is a sports in Japan. Sumo wrestlers start when they are boys. In many sports, are thin and can move very quickly. Every year there are six , and millions of Japanese watch them on television. They wrestle in a round with a sand floor. They exercise to make their ...
‘Rikishi’ – a Japanese word for wrestler – kettlebells, and gold bars are some of the heavyweight graphics used in the game, themed on sumo, a form of wrestling that is one of Japan’s most famous martial arts. In Sumo Supreme Megaways, a box beneath each reel displays the total ...
Catching a sumo tournament isn't always easy in Japan. But it is possible to sit in on the wrestlers' morning practice? Junko Kimura/Getty Images How to navigate Tokyo's sumo stables 1 of 6 Prev Next CNN — Sumo wrestling is as ingrained in the culture of Japan as sushi and cat...