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Sumo full house (満員御礼)
Manin Gorei (満員御礼) is a Japanese term meaning something like “thanks for filling the seats” that you only see in sumo, and only when the place is packed due to a sellout. The reason for this day being sold out was it was the final day of the tournament. As it turned out (although no one knew it at the time), this was Asashoryu’s final bout ever (in January of 2010).
The current (July 2012) tournament is more than halfway done. As of today Hakuho and Harumafuji are undefeated. Kotoshogiku and Kaisei are still in the hunt with only one loss each.
Tokyo Metropolis
Today’s photo looks to the southwest of central Tokyo from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office (東京都庁舎) in Shinjuku. The other tower of this building can be seen on the far left.
Geisha Quarters – Kanazawa’s Higashi Chayagai (金沢 東茶屋街)
Kanazawa's famous street of tea houses
Ippudo NY
赤丸新味 @ 一風堂ラーメン
The second closest place to our residence in Japan a couple years ago (if we wanted to eat ramen) was Ippudo. We had many red and white bowls during that year.
So when we were in New York a few weeks ago we had to try the American version of this chain. The menu was very different, but they still had the red bowl which tasted very similar.
