The heat of wrestlers clashing with each other and the appetizing aroma of chanko-nabe. In the middle of the glittering Ginza 1-chome district, a hall of fame for the "national sport" suddenly appeared.
Hachimine chose Nichirakuza, a live sumo restaurant, as the stage for tonight's match.
What is Nichirakuza, a sanctuary that has appeared in Ginza?
Nichirakuza is a live restaurant where you can dine while enjoying a show by former sumo wrestlers.
The store also has a souvenir corner and a sake bar, which can be enjoyed even before the doors open.
A full-scale ring is set up inside the restaurant, and all seats, approximately 150, are reserved. The restaurant was almost full on that day.
Hachimine and his team reserved "VIP ringside seats" in the front row near the ring.
I can't complain about the sweat flying off the wrestlers here. This is the true joy of sumo.
The menu isJapanese beefsteak restaurantIn addition to sumptuous Japanese dishes such as kabayaki (broiled Japanese eel), chanko-nabe is also served to give you a taste of what it is like to be in a sumo stable.
The restaurant can also accommodate halal and vegan dishes, and is designed with international customers in mind.
Soul-stirring "rituals" and the breath of fierce wrestlers
When the curtain rises on the show, the venue is at once enveloped in a sacred silence. First, a reenactment of the "dohyo-matsuri" ceremony held the day before the opening of the main tournament. The gyoji, seated in the center of the ring, reads a prayer of congratulation, so solemnly that one forgets the daily bustle of the ring.
The next performance was a "practice" session that captured the daily life of a sumo stable. Huge bodies collide with each other, and the impact is felt all the way to the VIP seats. The real sweat that flows during the collision practice, the rough breathing, and the shock that causes the skin to swell up red. The "weight" of a live fight could never be conveyed through a TV screen.
Next, a sumo wrestler will step into the ring to explain the rules of sumo in a demonstration format so that foreign visitors who are unfamiliar with the sport can easily understand them.
At the end of the show, the rikishi compete in a tournament format. Even though they are former rikishi, their power is just as powerful as the actual wrestlers. As soon as the call to action rings out and the rikishi step into the ring, the atmosphere is filled with the tension of a serious match.
At the moment of tachiai, the air is tense.
Let's go!"
The sound of a bump.
The ring shakes.
After a fierce battle, the final result was a powerful throw.
The restaurant was on its feet as rikishi who had been pushed to the edge of the ring turned the tables on each other.
This is more serious than I thought..."
Hachimine's voice becomes a little quieter. He is completely overwhelmed by the power of the wrestlers.
Hostesses in "Sumo Suits" and their hilarious matches
After the show is over, the Sumo Experience begins, where spectators can challenge a rikishi. If a card with the same number as that on the numbered cards handed out to spectators is drawn in a raffle, they will be given the right to challenge a rikishi.
Rikishi drew the number 6 in the lottery. The owner of the number 6 was a hostess who used to accompany Rikishi at ......!
Hachimine was in a groove as she stepped into the ring.
Go ahead! Show them what a Ginza hostess is made of!"
and push back irresponsibly.
A few minutes later, Hachimine stood up in his chair, clapped his hands, and laughed when he saw her appear in the ring. There, wearing a huge "sumo suit" that resembled the body of a sumo wrestler, was a hostess whose identity was no longer discernible.
Too good for you! Let's go straight to work at the store!"
Despite Hachimine's wild comments, she performed a magnificent yomata that rivaled that of a rikishi. At the moment of the match, the "Sumo Suit Hostess" was hitting the giant Sumo wrestler with her body, and Hachimine was cheering her on with laughter from the pit of her stomach. It was a chaotic scene that could not be put away by the word "temperature difference.
After the challenge to the rikishi was over, he took a commemorative photo with the rikishi while still wearing his sumo suit. Hachimine's laughter did not subside until the very end.
And then to the club.
After the commemorative photo, they went to an exclusive club in Ginza.
"Today's companion is your sumo suit.clincherIt was."
When Hachimine says it over sumo, the hostess quickly replies.
NextEvent (Gyoji)Then, whichLocationDo you want to go to?"
The Sumo Joke.sandbagalso frompushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against themI was made to be.
Summary
Shows and dinners at Nichirakza are more than just entertainment,
It was a Japanese cultural experience to be savored at close range.
The flow from the ring festival to the final is precise.
The immersive experience is high, including the presentation of the prize flags.
And the winner of the night was--
Definitely a hostess in the ring.
Hachimine, deprived of the leading role, holds his glass and laughs quietly.
I'm the next star of the show."
Maybe someone else will take it again.
