Hi! My wife and I are Americans who, unfortunately. speak no Japanese. Nonetheless we decided that while in Japan we should go see a sumo tournament. We know very little about sumo, other than some basic research on the web about terminology. Anyway, we have tickets to the 37th Grand Torunament (Special Elimination tournament) on February 10th. Now we are trying to understand what it is that we are going to see.
I am trying to gather some information about the rikishis, their beyas and this particular tournament. Unfortunately, I am having trouble finding anything that isn't about the March tournament. Can anyone give me a primer on who and what I will see? Anything that will help us to understand and appreciate the event would be appreciated.
Thanks!
