Sunday, May 11, 2008

Fukushima lady's sumo

Last year took place in the village gym, but this year we had a much better location in the grounds of a shrine since it didn't rain, though it was bloody cold at times. Twelve foreign contestants and a lively audience to cheer everyone on, including a bunch of grannies who had brought a 3ft diameter drum and weren't shy of pounding it. Everyone did well, either competing in the 'A' block and inevitably losing to the three experienced champions pictured here or getting high ranks in the 'B' block. Angela even came first in the 'B' block and received the heap of goodies on the left. Hope she found some way to transport it all back home!

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