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We took the JR line from Ryogoku Sumo ring to Akihabara.
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View of Akihabara. This is the electronics "capital" of Tokyo. Almost all the stores here sell electronics items.
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Joe in Ryogoku Sumo ring in Tokyo, after the matches were finished.
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Ryogoku Sumo ring in Tokyo. Roof harkens to shinto temple, 4 tassels depict 4 seasons. Contests held on raised dirt.
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Rob and Louise at Ryogoku Sumo ring in Tokyo, after the matches were finished. We were not certain who won, by the way.
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Live sumo action. The national stadium can hold 10,000 people.
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Almost every seat around the ring was occupied, and the majority of the upper deck.
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In Sumo, you win by pushing the other guy out of the circular ring, or by having him touch...
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The wrestlers line up by squatting in front of the two white lines.
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Rob and Louise Kester Japan...
