SUMO!!
Looking back, this was by far my favorite experience from the entire trip! I haven't laughed so hard in a long time, the food was great, and the entertainment was amazing! This is where I booked the tickets.
We were put at a table with another couple from the US. And we met a few people who were going to Star Wars Celebration too! We had lunch, which was prepared for us by the wrestlers. It was delicious!
After lunch we watched a video about the history of Sumo wrestling and what the day to day life is like for a Sumo wrestler. We then met our two ex-pro Sumo wrestlers!
These guys are HUGE and hilarious! They did some warm up and training demonstrations for us and then taught us about the Sumo wrestling rules.
They then had three matches between the two of them. The "slap" sound when they hit was SOOO loud it literally made me jump!
After their matches they invited people from the audience to come and wrestle them. We had a few adults and even some kids. They all put up a good fight, but these guys are like mountains! The final match was between Luke and one of the Sumo wrestlers. It was sooooo fun to watch!
[Luke was too tall for the suits, so they put him in a loincloth]
Luke did great and the guys had a lot of fun messing with him!
Best friends!
After the wrestling they showed us how long the loincloths were. Pretty wild!
They then invited the different groups up for photos.
Best experience EVER!
*Special shoutout to Luke for being such a great sport!*
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