Where to watch sumo in Honolulu?

[tarako 3]

I am going to Honolulu and want to watch the last week of the basho on tv.

Anybody know of a specific bar or hotel I could visit that might show the tournament on tv?

Mahalo

[hidenohana 0]

I am going to Honolulu and want to watch the last week of the basho on tv.

Anybody know of a specific bar or hotel I could visit that might show the tournament on tv?

Mahalo

I got this info.It may be badly out of date and you have to remember that there has been a drastic loss of interest in sumo in Hawaii with the retirements of Konishiki,Akebono and Musashimaru,but it's worth checking out.

http://www.scgroup.com/sumo/faq/faq8.html

"Sumo on Radio and TV

In the US, many PBS stations carry "NHK News Japan Update" that has five or six minutes of sumo highlights on days of the Hon-basho. Fuji-TV network news is shown in cities with Asian communities. Ozumo is found easily on TV in Hawaii. Sumo is known to be on these broadcast TV stations, an asterisk = more than just brief highlights:

KSCI Channel 18 Los Angeles CA *

KCET Los Angeles CA

KBTS Channel 28 Tacoma WA

KCTS Channel 9 Seattle WA

KVOS Channel 12 Bellingham WA

Majuro, Marshall Islands *

WTLK Rome GA

Channel 14 Dayton OH

Satellite Galaxy 6 has NHK programming on transponder 6 C-band. Coverage of sumo can be seen from 1635 to 1800 Tokyo time on days of the basho. Commentary can be heard in both Japanese and English.

NHK on shortwave radio can also be picked up in North America, at 5960 kHz each evening at 2200 EDT.

Japan Network Group (212 262-3777) broadcasts Sumo and other programming on some cable systems, as well as digital satellite systems such as Primestar (1-800-PRIMESTAR)"

[Takamizakura 1]

Here's a search page to find hotels that carry TV Japan (the US carrier for NHK); just search for Hawaii.

[tarako 3]

Here's a search page to find hotels that carry TV Japan (the US carrier for NHK); just search for Hawaii.

Mahalo to all! This was really helpful :)

T

[tarako 3]

Here's a search page to find hotels that carry TV Japan (the US carrier for NHK); just search for Hawaii.

Mahalo to all! This was really helpful :)

T

I want to follow up to say that Dish Network is the key. Our friend's hotel had it. Before they got here, we tried asking at Japanese businesses that cater to tourists. I actually had a guy tell me quite authoritatively (in his own mind) that this wasn't the season for sumo. We did eventually get to see the last hour of the basho, and that was fabulous :)