Hi,
Long time no update, the problem is that every single day we are on our way and doing stuff. Today is the first day i am at my hotel before 10 in the evening.
20-10-2012 was a day to spot sumo wrestlers in the Ryogoku district in Tokyo. We heard there are some school that let people in to watch the training. We were wrong, not a single Sumo school did even bother to let us have a peek. All the schools asked us kindly to leave, some didn't even bother to open the doors.
The peaceful and quiet Ryoguko district:
The Izutsu stable, the door was open, but the 2 big sumo's asked us nicely to leave :(
I really like this, people waiting in line for the train or subway to come. This is something I will miss whenever I am back in the Netherlands. People really behave in the train/ Subway/ bus. Always waiting nicely in line.
After a train trip of 2 hours to Nikko the way to the Shrine:
A dutch present at that time, The dutch were the only ones who were allowed to do businnes with the Japanese in that time:
Before entering the Shrine one should clean the hands and mouth with this water, so I did:
The 21st of October another try of the Sumo stables, visiting Yokohama, Harajuku district, Meiji Shrine and Shibuya. Busy day :)!!
Cheers,
Long time no update, the problem is that every single day we are on our way and doing stuff. Today is the first day i am at my hotel before 10 in the evening.
20-10-2012 was a day to spot sumo wrestlers in the Ryogoku district in Tokyo. We heard there are some school that let people in to watch the training. We were wrong, not a single Sumo school did even bother to let us have a peek. All the schools asked us kindly to leave, some didn't even bother to open the doors.
The peaceful and quiet Ryoguko district:
The Izutsu stable, the door was open, but the 2 big sumo's asked us nicely to leave :(
Then all of a sudden 2 sumo's where outside sitting and enjoying the sun. We were eager to have some pictures of them, so we took from a distance some pictures. I think they wanted to be taken :)
After our sumo adventure we decided to go the next day and try to enter a sumo stable.
We decided to go to Nikko and enjoy Toshogu shrine, but on the way we came a cross the following dressed people
They were nice and we were allowed to take several pictures of them. At the same time they wanted to to take pictures with us.
While waiting for the train for Nikko, we saw this scene:
I really like this, people waiting in line for the train or subway to come. This is something I will miss whenever I am back in the Netherlands. People really behave in the train/ Subway/ bus. Always waiting nicely in line.
After a train trip of 2 hours to Nikko the way to the Shrine:
A dutch present at that time, The dutch were the only ones who were allowed to do businnes with the Japanese in that time:
The heavily decorated Yomeimon, it is one of the most beautiful pieces on the shrine. The shrine is a mausoleum of Tokogawa Ieyasu, who's clan ruled 250 years over Japan.
Before entering the Shrine one should clean the hands and mouth with this water, so I did:
The 21st of October another try of the Sumo stables, visiting Yokohama, Harajuku district, Meiji Shrine and Shibuya. Busy day :)!!
Cheers,
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