My friend, Tajima-san, is a big sumo fan.  So much so that he is an active supporter of the Arashio sumo-beya (a/k/a stable).  And he kindly offered to take us along to a "keiko" (training session) at the stable. Sumo is Japan's indigenous national sport, with references to it found in Japan's earliest written histories.  … Continue reading Sunday brunch at a Sumo stable