Updated on September 18, 2019
LEONARDO DA VINCI FIUMICINO AIRPORT
Rome‘s main airport is in Fiumicino town, 30 km west of the Italian capital. It has two terminals, T1 and T3; You can walk from one to the other on foot.
How to get from Rome Fiumicino airport to the center? Continue reading “ROME, GETTING THERE AND AWAY”
Starts at 8:30 or 9 with the lower division bouts. These combats are developed quickly, there is little preparation; the contestants climb into the ring, are presented by the referee, they greet, throw salt on the ground, bend over and BAM!, they attack. This is very welcome because the average length of a sumo bout is only 6 seconds. Continue reading “ONE DAY IN A SUMO TOURNAMENT”
Updated on March 19, 2019
> _ < When anyone thinks about sports in Japan, he thinks about Sumo. For those who are interested, you can only watch it here, what I think is a funny and recommended experience if going for a while… because otherwise, it becomes the most soporific and slow show I’ve watched in my life. Continue reading “SUMO”
Updated on March 19, 2019
One of the most important Shinto festivals in Tokyo, and probably the most lively. It takes place in the Senso-ji, on the third weekend of May every year. It attracts nearly 2 million visitors. In honor of the three founders of the temple, is celebrated in different ways since the seventh century; although is a religious holiday, the truth is that it is a festival with a very relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. Continue reading “THE SANJA MATSURI”
Updated on March 19, 2019
Tokyo is one of the most modern cities in the world. During the Second World War it was heavily bombed, and many of its temples were destroyed. The Senso-ji in Asakusa and the Meiji Shrine in Shibuya were so important that they were entirely rebuilt almost immediately after the war. Each one is visited by about 30 million people a year. Continue reading “SENSO-JI, THE BEST TEMPLE IN TOKYO”
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