Big Boys

One of the great things about Japan is the ramen shops on every corner. The drawback is that it's a little unhealthy for you. If you don't watch yourself, you can gain quite a few pounds real quickly. Today I looked in the mirror and realized I have let myself go too far. I'm ashamed but took a picture to share with you all.



I know it's hard to tell because of my superb Photoshop skills, but that picture isn't real. It was taken last weekend in Osaka when we went to watch one of the 6 yearly Sumo tournaments in Japan. It is really fun and interesting to watch. They are two week round robin tournaments where the fighter with the best win/loss record at the end of the tourney wins.

I also learned a lot about sumo. Many interesting things I didn't know. The most difficult maneuver to pull off is shown below on the left. It's called 'the ojisan'. It's when you pull up on the sumo's mawashi (like a big diaper/belt) and give him a wedgie until he surrenders by saying "ojisan!" which translates to "uncle!"