Tuesday 10 May 2022

Enjoy sport in Japan - a letter to my friend -

Dear my friend,

Hi, how have you been doing? It’s so hot here in Japan. Do you have any plan to come to Japan? When you visit Japan, I will show you around Japan. There is a traditional sport called Sumo which is a Japan style of wrestling, and I will recommend you watching it.

It started about 1,500 years ago and has been practiced as the Shinto ritual that people pray for the productiveness of grain or peace and calm. You can see a unique Japanese traditional style at a match. When Sumo wrestlers enter a ring, they bow to show respect and through salt to purify the ring. There is no sign to start the match, and wrestlers get of synchronization with each other to start the match. After the match, they do not show their emotion even if he wins.
 

It is held six times in a year, but I recommend you going the final match held in Kyushu. Because there are ranking hierarchies for Sumo, and it is decided whether Sumo wrestlers can rise through the rank based on result of matches for a year. Both wrestlers and audiences get excited for the final match. The top ranking is called Yokozuna, and he must continue to win.

I’m looking forward to meeting you!

Best wishes,
Sammy


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