[sumo] Kimenryu -- Asashoryu's tsukebito ... and more irrelevent questions

[Jim Sharp]

The geisha have been showing up for a couple consecutive days at the Kyushu basho since at least the early 70's when I started watching sumo.  They always inhabit the same row.  I assume they are guests of or connected to one of the local teahouses.  Another one of those long sumo traditions.

----- Original Message ----
From: Larry Piper <piper at psicorp.com>
To: sumo at webtrek.com
Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2007 12:24:16 PM
Subject: [sumo] Kimenryu -- Asashoryu's tsukebito ... and more irrelevent questions


Hi All,

......

      Yet one more question.  On day 6 there was a row of what 
looked like geisha nuns sitting about six rows up from the dohyo. 
  You could see them behind the gyoji before the matches (does he 
face north so that they would be in the south stands?  My sense 
of direction isn't always organized properly).  Whatever, they 
were all in black kimono with white trim and looked a bit 
reminiscent of the old-fashioned nuns of my youth (except of 
course they had geisha make up and hair styles).  There were 
about a dozen of them and they all left after Kaio won his bout 
(praise be).  Who were they?

Thanks a bunch,
      larry p

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