JNTO Tourist Information Center in Kyoto CLOSED!!
I can’t believe it, but the Tourist Information Center in Kyoto (inside the building where you can go up to Kyoto Tower) has closed on Jan. 31, 2004. Just when…
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
The newly-opened Mori Art Museum atop the new Roppongi Hills complex is another must-see art gallery in Tokyo. The space was much larger than I had expected. It’s very big.…
Yokozuna Akebono retirement ceremony
Akebono Tribute Contents After 13 years in sumo, Akebono retires and holds his retirement ceremony in the Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo on September 29, 2001. *This article first published…
Akebono promoted as the first foreign yokozuna
Akebono Tribute Contents Akebono is promoted to yokozuna in January 1993 in record time of five years. *This article first published in 1993, updated in May 2023. Many people (mostly…
A New Dawn: Akebono promoted to Ozeki in May 1992
Akebono Tribute Contents Akebono wins the May 1992 sumo tournament, ensuring his promotion to Ozeki. His sumo stable was jam-packed with fans. *This article first published in 1992, updated in…
Visit to Azumazeki Sumo Stable in 1991
Akebono Tribute Contents Visited Azumazeki-beya Stable in August 1991 while Akebono was still a maegashira. Also had a casual interview with Akebono over lunch. *This article first published in 1991,…