Kawika's Kaleidoscope

September takes us to the last basho in the Kanto area for 2014, as the last tournament at Kokugikan we will see 4 rikishi make their retu...

Halloween is over, the koyo is spreading across Japan, and it is time for the last tournament of 2013, along with the last chance for rikis...

August 12, Monday, 2013.  My wife's 5th day in the Yokohama area.  She drove me to the train station, Motomachi-Chugakai, probably for t...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwMaQ5SsNhk Smashed him!

The rainy season has ended in the lower half of Japan, the summer school holidays are just around the corner, so it is time to head for the...

Spring is in full glory, although moving closer to the annual rainy season, and we get to celebrate the arrival of not only good weather but...

Sumo has arrived in Osaka, for the now that the cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom, and the cold winter has exited the stage, it is time...