Sun 1/11 This entry is a continuation of my Japan/Thailand trip summary, which starts here . This was the day I was leaving Tokyo, bound for Kyoto on the high speed shinkansen train. But first, I had one more tour - sumo! There was a sumo tournament going on while I was there, but I wasn't able to get a ticket - sumo tournaments are a hot ticket. Instead, I booked a tour to visit a sumo training gym. This was an early tour, starting at 7:45 AM. I checked out of my hotel and grabbed a taxi to Ryogoku Station, where my idea was to put my bags in a locker while I went on my sumo tour. I got there in plenty of time, so I took time to grab coffee and a nearly inedible donut-looking pastry at 7-11. Since I figured I was already at the meeting point, I took my time sipping my coffee (standing by the door of the 7-11, of course, since one doesn't walk and eat/drink in Japan). When I finally went to find the exact meeting point "by the elevators at Exit A-3" I was perplexed...
One man's journey into the great outdoors of Washington, DC and its environs.