Sunday, September 20, 2009

SUMO AT RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO - JAPAN


Sumo (相撲, sumō) is a competitive contact sport where a wrestler (rikishi) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. The Japanese consider sumo a gendai budō[citation needed](a modern Japanese martial art), though the sport has a history spanning many centuries. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days sumo was used in the Shinto religion.

RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO - JAPAN


Ryōgoku Kokugikan (両国国技館, Ryōgoku Kokugi-kan) is an indoor sporting arena located in the Ryōgoku neighborhood of Sumida, one of the 23 wards of Tokyo in Japan, next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is the third building built in Tokyo associated with the name kokugikan. The current building was opened in 1985 and has a capacity of 13,000 people. It is mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments (honbasho) and hosts the hatsu (new year) basho in January, the natsu (summer) basho in May, and the aki (autumn) basho in September

SUMO AT RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO


BOOM, BING, SNAK, PAFF, SPLATTT, BWOOM, OOOUUUCHHH ...

TANGO IN RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN - TOKYO


Early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there are many tango dance styles, including Argentine Tango, Uruguayan Tango, Ballroom tango (American and International styles), Finnish tango and vintage tangos. What many consider to be the authentic tango is that closest to that originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay, though other types of tango have developed into mature dances in their own right.

Friday, September 4, 2009

XITANG, 西塘, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE CHINA


Xitang (Chinese: 西塘; pinyin: Xītáng) is an ancient scenic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China.

XITANG, 西塘, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE CHINA


(Chinese: 西塘; pinyin: Xītáng) is an ancient scenic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China.

Xitang is level, densely distributed with rivers, and has a very quiet natural environment. With nine rivers converging at this town, dividing it into eight sections, there are many stone bridges linking it together.

In the older section of town, all the buildings face onto the canals, the true transportation system of the area.
Xitang contains numerous older residences and old temples such as Seventh Master's Temple. Xitang preserves a tranquil ambience and scenic beauty.