I had a great weekend, even as I attempted (and failed) to fight off the infamous Misato Junior High School Cold of January 2004. Here are some pictures:

We hit a shrine in the Asakusa area for our first visit of New Year's and then later went to see Asashoryu and the other sumo rishikis do their thing.

The shrine: picture of street leading up to the shrine full of people and venders of tourist "stuff", picture of the entrance gate with large red lantern, picture of the entrance to the shrine itself, and finally a picture from the shrine steps looking back at the crowds.

Sumo: Entrance ceremony for the top rishiki, another shot, the entrance ceremony of Asashoryu- the only current yokozuna, some salt throwing before a match, and finally ATTACK (not intended to represented the actual Japanese used) !!