JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The sumo wrestlers in their beautifully-decorated silk "aprons" are presented. Each is different and very ornate. Their silk "thongs" worn during each match, are called mawashi & are frequently grabbed by their opponent to pull them down. There are very few restrictions in sumo.

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