What do you think about traditional
sports in Japan? In the world, there are many sports like baseball, soccer,
basketball and so on. In Japan, there are many traditional Japanese sports like
Karate and Judo, but there is a sport that should not
be forgotten. It is SUMO! Sumo is a traditional Japanese martial art,
and many foreign wrestlers also play sumo. That’s to say, it’s an international
sport. Sumo wrestling has ranks of strength, many interesting stories, uniform,
and there are famous places related to sumo. This presentation will explain sumo’s
definition, an introduction of sumo wrestler and support staff, and bits of fascinating
knowledge about sumo.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...