14-28 January 2007 (Starts 2nd Sun of every Jan)
The greatest Sumo wrestlers in Japan meet at Tokyo’s Kokugikan Sumo Hall for the January Basho, one of the year’s six Grand Tournaments. It starts on the 14th of January.
Sumo is one of Japan’s most popular sports, steeped in legend, history and ceremony. To the outsider it can seem like a mere battle of strength and power but, it should be remembered, this is a sport with over 70 different throws, trips, forms and tricks.:)
As a spectacle Sumo is amazing. The men are giants and when they collide the forces at work are beyond comprehension. In front of a packed house they attempt to eject each other from the 4.5-metre circle or throw each other to the hard clay floor.
It`s worth seeing.
