RocketNews article about the Google Sumoview thingy

[Mukonoso]

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/04/30/sumo-wrestlers-greet-the-world-from-tokyo-on-google-maps/

[Kintamayama]

This is very cool and should be pinned. I think you don't realize how important this is, especially the ability to walk the halls of the KKan. Tres cool.

[Kuroyama]

Or just link directly to Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.697112,139.792408&spn=0.000619,0.00048&sll=34.881794,137.468212&sspn=0.014152,0.015364&oq=Ryo&t=h&radius=15000&layer=c&cbll=35.697158,139.792368&panoid=3XJUCOM3CaCbQQHCfAZuhg&cbp=12,114.22,,0,8.58&z=21

Edit: Here's the link to start you on the interior. For some reason you can't get directly to it from the rikishi posing; you have to zoom in on a slightly different location from the satellite image: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=35.697083,139.792851&spn=0.000622,0.00048&sll=34.881794,137.468212&sspn=0.014152,0.015364&oq=Ryo&t=h&radius=15000&layer=c&cbll=35.697087,139.792698&panoid=cNCaQx4Gqww-98_SOik7rg&cbp=12,107.63,,0,5.09&z=21

Edited December 3, 2013 by Kuroyama

[Washuyama]

I'm surprised anybody (besides us) noticed/discovered it.

[krindel]

Wow, thank you for the heads up, this is awesome!

I do wonder, however, how they managed to get a close up of every rikishi in the lineup except the ones standing right in front of the entrance (i.e. the Yokozuna and Ozeki crowd) :-)

[Seijakuzan]

Hahahahaha at Toyonoshima and Aminishiki forming a heart with their combined hands. Awesome.

They should have more things like this for places around the world. Are there, or is this truly groundbreaking?

[Benevolance]

Do you mean official stuff? Or prank stuff? Because there are a lot of street view pranks played.

[Seijakuzan]

Do you mean official stuff? Or prank stuff? Because there are a lot of street view pranks played.

I see that it's called "Indoor Google Maps" and that it's been around a while now. I've just been living under a rock apparently.

They even have a directory of them, although KKan and the White House (first placed I randomly looked to find another example) aren't listed, so who knows how (in)complete it is: https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/1685827?hl=en

Edit: And a lot that are listed don't even work, so I don't even know what the deal is.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Seijakuzan