Sunday, August 23, 2009

Misawa Summer Festival - Part 2

Remember...this was a costume parade...and I'd assume that is why there were so MANY Japanese men in drag. ::snort::
Penquins
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Sumo wrestlers....and Mike blacked out the spots for the blog when he noticed I had the shot blow up big and was trying to figure out how to take care of the issue. I didn't want to get turned in for hosting adult photos. I will tell you that the kids were totally shocked...and disgusted....but then wondered WHY Sumo wrestling is so popular here, why a country where all are so fit would have overweight wrestlers as sport's heroes and how the sport began. I sense a study for our Japanese Culture class germinating. ::snort::
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Arielle
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Nolan at the Train Park
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Jared behind bars. ::snort::
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Arielle & Jared on the Zip lines at the Train Park.
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Ah, so very sweet.
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Oh my...more Michael Jackson's than you can imagine....and they circled around and came back a second time.
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I'd load the video but the connections are way to slow.
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Mike discovered this was an American Male when he asked to take a photo of her...notice Zander's response.
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The horse sat down and visited with Zander.
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4 comments:

Romany said...

What fun!{g}

So, did Mike black out the back of that sumo wrestler's knee too? ;-)

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

Nah, Mike simply color-cordinated their hinnies to match the knee brace. LOL

Cynthia said...

I've wondered the same thing myself, but never went so far as to look for an answer.

Herding Grasshoppers said...

I'm sure you'll find a much better in depth answer, but if I remember right when Tokugawa Ieyasu took power (after Toyotomi Hideyoshi died - late 1500's or early 1600's?) he united most (or all?) of the daimyos on Honshu. But the samurai of the day were the equivalent of mercenaries and Tokugawa was anxious to neutralize them, so they weren't a threat to his empire.

He encouraged the samurai to pursue art, music, poetry, literature, etc. And to wrestle, rather than fight with swords. Which became the Sumo wrestling of today.

I'm sure there's more to the story, though!

Julie