Elizabeth Hansen Features JapanQuest Journeys on Her Authentic Luxury Travel Blog
Posted on September 6, 2013 within News, Press
Elizabeth Hansen features five of JapanQuest Journeys Luxury Signature Journeys on her blog Authentic Luxury Journeys. A guide to real experiences from a veteran travel writer.
Experiencing the Thrill of a Sumo Stable
Posted on September 3, 2013 within News
On the narrow back streets of the Ryogoku district of Tokyo, the heart of sumo wrestling in Japan, lie what are known as beya or training stables where sumo champions and aspiring champions alike hone their skills to compete in one of six annual tournaments with the hope of someday being crowned a Yokozuna or Grand Champion.
When not competing in the spotlight of the six annual tournaments held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the national sumo stadium in Ryogoku or at similar venues in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka, sumo wrestlers are up at the crack of dawn practicing in their respective sumo beya.
