[sumo] New videos, Princess Aiko

[Barbara]

The Japanese royal family tries very hard not to be even the slightest 
burden to their subjects.  It's probably unlikely that "command 
performances" are a frequent occurrence.  Even sumo attendance is 
limited usually to Sundays, so their motorcade does not cause traffic 
snarls.  Their entrance yesterday was at halftime, so they would not 
disturb anyone's match.  They are amazingly considerate. Probably a 
private performance would have to be worked out far in advance, with 
many assurances that no one was being inconvenienced.  That's really 
nice of them.

Barbara


Joe Petrow wrote:
> On 9/12/06, Barbara <barbara at technogirls.org> wrote:
>> Incidentally, those who did not see day 1 missed a lot of coverage of
>> the Crown Prince, Crown Princess Masako, and little Princess Aiko.  They
>> were seated at half time.  Aiko-sama is fascinated with sumo and follows
>> it closely.  It was not mentioned during the broadcast whether this is
>> the first time she has attended a sumo match, but you could see how
>> intently she was studying the action.
> 
> Actually, it was mentioned that this was her first trip to the
> Kokugikan...though for all I know they could have called in Asashoryu
> and Hakuho to have a private keiko session in the Imperial Palace for
> an audience of one...
> 
>  - Joe P.
> 
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