New finish line set for Tokyo Marathon

Edit The Japan News 30 Mar 2016
Runners will start from the road in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government building, which is unchanged from the previous route, and then pass through areas with historical townscapes — the Kanda district, Nihonbashi, the Kaminarimon gate in Asakusa, Ryogoku and Monzennakacho — to finish in front of the Imperial Palace within sight of the red brick building of Tokyo Station ... Speech ... + - ... ....

Chris Jericho Vs Shinsuke Nakamura At Sumo Hall In July?

Edit What Culture 24 Mar 2016
tumblr. Last month, WWE announced that they would return to Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) for a pair of events on July 1 and 2. Now, it seems like the seeds are being sown for a potential main-event bout on one of the shows....

Inside Tokyo's secretive sumo stables

Edit CNN 15 Mar 2016
These stables, which are mostly based in Tokyo's Ryogoku neighborhood, are where the city's wrestlers live, eat, sleep and practice on a near daily basis ... The spiritual home of the sport is the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida Ward, Tokyo ... The original Kokugikan was built in the early 20th century, as the sport gained popularity in Meiji-era Japan ... The area around the Kokugikan is rife with sumo memorabilia and themed restaurants....

Kota Ibushi Headed To WWE WrestleMania Weekend For EVOLVE Shows

Edit Inquisitr 09 Mar 2016
Kota Ibushi shocked wrestling fans around the world a couple of weeks ago when he announced he would be a free agent in the wrestling world for the time being ... Kota Ibushi comes to WWNLive Experience in Dallas 4/1 & 2 ... https.//t.co/8yDYPx7uCX ... Ibushi will return to the ring on March 22, just a couple of weeks before his appearance for EVOLVE in Dallas, when he wrestles for one of his former employers at DDT Ryogoku ... [Images courtesy , ]....

10 WWE Superstars You Didn’t Know Wrestled In New Japan

Edit What Culture 19 Feb 2016
WWE.com. New Japan Pro Wrestling fever has gripped the WWE Universe! ... Answers are starting to form ... Dallas show ... Even now, the company’s roster is full of men who have plied their trade across the Pacific, winning adulation from fans at the Tokyo Dome, Ryogoku Kokugikan, and Korakuen Hall ... ....

Sumo ABC (22) / Where do the gods go after descending for a tournament?

Edit The Japan News 03 Feb 2016
By Shuji Miki / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior WriterGods are said to descend into the Kokugikan arena in Tokyo’s Ryogoku area — the center of grand sumo. Our previous Sumo ABC column described the dohyo matsuri ring festival, performed to welcome the gods before tournaments ... Slide 1 of 2 ... Tassels in four colors are hung from the roof at Ryogoku Kokugikan ... White strips of sacred paper are seen at the top of the drum tower at Ryogoku Kokugikan ... ....

Stroll through History / Former Kira’s mansion / Site of loyal samurai’s revenge still popular

Edit The Japan News 01 Feb 2016
A nearby Japanese-style confectionery store called Ryogoku Okawaya continues to take care of the Matsuzaka Inari Shrine located within the park ... The cafe Rekishi-jaya Ryogoku Endokoro next to the park lets visitors to the park use its bathroom ... The nearest station is Ryogoku Station. It is about a five-minute walk from the east exit of the JR station, in the opposite direction from the Ryogoku Kokugikan....

Equity method affiliated company Idemitsu Credit launching Financial Services for Agricultural Sector in Cambodia (PDF ...

Edit Public Technologies 27 Jan 2016
(Source. Credit Saison Co Ltd) 期待される生分解吸収性樹脂の用途開発. News Release. January 27, 2016. Idemitsu Credit Co., Ltd. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. The Launch of Financial Services for the Agricultural Sector in Cambodia. Idemitsu Credit Co., Ltd. (Head Office. Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President ... These activities are accelerating the growth of the agricultural sector in the country ... 18F, Ryogoku City Core, 2-10-14, Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo....

The Launch of Financial Services for the Agricultural Sector in Cambodia (PDF:95 KB) (Idemitsu Kosan ...

Edit Public Technologies 27 Jan 2016
(Source. Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd) 期待される生分解吸収性樹脂の用途開発. News Release. January 27, 2016. Idemitsu Credit Co., Ltd. Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. The Launch of Financial Services for Agricultural Sector in Cambodia. Idemitsu Credit Co., Ltd. (Head Office. Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President ... These activities are accelerating the growth of the agricultural sector in the country ... 18F, Ryogoku City Core, 2-10-14, Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo ... TEL....

Kotoshogiku claims 1st Emperor’s Cup

Edit The Japan News 24 Jan 2016
The Japan NewsOzeki Kotoshogiku defeated ozeki Goeido on Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament for his first career Emperor’s Cup and end a 10-year title drought by Japan-born wrestlers. The Fukuoka-born Kotoshogiku had a near-perfect run, going 14-1 to take the championship ... Profile. Born Jan ... He stands 1.79 meters and weighs 180 kilograms.Speech ... + -. Generating speech ... ....

Kotoshogiku captures 1st career Cup

Edit The Japan News 24 Jan 2016
The Japan NewsOzeki Kotoshogiku took down fellow ozeki Goeido on Sunday to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo for his first career Emperor’s Cup, ending a 10-year title drought by Japan-born wrestlers. The 31-year-old Kotoshogiku made a near-perfect run, pushing his record to 14-1 with his final-day victory that clinched his first career Emperor’s Cup ... Slide 1 of 2. PrevNext. The Yomiuri Shimbun ... Speech ... ....

Sports: Japan-born sumo wrestler wins title for 1st time in 10 years

Edit Asia Times 24 Jan 2016
Kotoshogiku, top, throws Goeido down in the ring to become the first Japanese-born wrestler to win a championship in 10 years during the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Arena in Tokyo Jan 24 ...   ....

Kotoshogiku on brink of 1st tourney title

Edit The Japan News 23 Jan 2016
The Yomiuri ShimbunOzeki Kotoshogiku turns 32 on Jan ... The Fukuoka-born Kotoshogiku can end a long 10-year drought for native wrestlers in Japan’s national sport with a victory today over ozeki Goeido after he picked up his 13th win and yokozuna Hakuho suffered his second loss in 14 days of action at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo ... No. 7 maegashira Toyonoshima (12-2) got past sekiwake Yoshikaze (7-7) to stay in the hunt for the championship....
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