Vancouver BC Sumo Fan

Well, to anyone following along, I got hold of someone who works at Tatsunami. We are working towards a possible solution for international fans. We'll see though. @Ryoshishokunin Thanks for the advice on forwarding companies. I hadn't heard of this service before. Looks like a legit solution. I'll let you all know when we have answers.

That's great to hear, Tochinofuji. My body is held together with tape and glue at the moment so I don't think I'll be jumping in a sumo ring soon, but I will not miss watching the next basho for anything.

I AM NOT ALONE! hahaha. They've got a food and crafts fair going at the Japan Hall this weekend from 9am-2pm on Saturday April 26. Link: https://vjls-jh.com/news/springmarket/ Looking at those strawberry mochi, man, I wanna eat them by the handful. Look amazing. Then Sunday April 27 they are doing a drop in sumo training day. https://sumosundays.ca/register/ My body is in no shape for that though. Too sore right now.

https://kyotojournal.org/asian-encounters/sumo-revival-in-vancouvers-historic-japanese-canadian-neighborhood/ Amateur sumo club here in my home town! I didn't know about them until I saw this article. I'm gonna try to meet up with them this weekend.

I'm looking forward to seeing the Expo when I'm in Osaka this summer!

I'd like to see more English content about lower divisions. I watched a lot of juryo last basho for the first time and seeing Kusano wreck shit ...why would anyone want to miss that? There's some great sumo in juryo and below. I want to hear more from the wrestlers, and I want subtitles. Do NOT dub them. Ever. Always a pleasure to see you around here, John.

Papabear still has time to get that yusho. I think absolutely everyone is rooting for him at least a little.

Yes, it is a remix. I was only commenting on the Nirvana side. If you listen to the original Unplugged in New York though you can really hear the electric guitar come in at times while still hearing some of it acoustically. Especially The Man Who Sold the World.

Yep, I hear ya. There was, apparently, a real fight to get him to completely unplug and maintain the integrity of the show's name, but he wouldn't budge and...he was The Rock Star of the moment. Have a pleasant day, eh.

Nirvana nerd here; Kurt refused to play without his guitar going through his effects pedals and Fender amp. He was simply too used to hearing his guitar through his Fender amps. I personally don't know how anyone can hear his performance of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" from that show have anything negative to say about the show, but I have been a bit of a fanboy.

I've also told them I'll pay all additional fees related to mailing me stuff. We'll see. They're not going to get back to me until mid-April. Everyone is taking a break post-basho and then they wanna get settled in.

Hm, good point. Perhaps I should let them know I am 100% ok with getting everything in Japanese and do not request any special treatment.

Thanks for the story, Gaijingai! I'd really like to have that type of meeting myself. Sending those postcards was cool. I'm thinking about 3D printing and painting a model of Hoshoryu to give to the yokozuna himself. I have made progress with this. I contacted the email above and heard back from Tesshi. He says he runs the Tatsunami YouTube and he will ask " the owner of Tasunami stable" about this, and I can only assume he is going to talk to Asahiyutaka himself.

The Youtube channel has an email...let's try this. tatsunami.stable@gmail.com

Hey, thanks for your reply! There was a spot on their form that said something like "Unsure" and I thought that was maybe my opportunity to get in. I even wrote in my message to them that I'd gladly pay more to cover the additional shipping. I've also been interested in Sadogatake stable, since I'm also a big Kotozakura fan, but they can only be contacted my mail! Interesting thought on the personal connection angle. I'm a bit of a ...well, I'm completely unafraid of tracking people down and contacting them online. Hahaha. Maybe I do go looking for the okamisan, or another high-level supporter of the stable...they also have that new YouTube channel. Looks like it's gonna be work, but if anyone comes across this thread and has an angle, please hit me up! Yoisho!

Hey all, new user, first post. I'm a big fan of Hoshoryu. I've written to Tatsunami stable twice asking to join their stable as a paid supporter using their form. I've even translated my messages into Japanese to make sure I was understood, but I have not heard back. Have any other people on this board living outside Japan been able to join any stable in this way, or Tatsunami specifically? I'm not even sure if it's possible. I'll be visiting Japan in August and when I visit the stable and I want to feel more like a part of it than just another foreigner prying my head inside, you know? I also really like Hoshoryu's story and want to be a little part of it.