Snapshots: TOKYO || Day 1 || Natsu Basho, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Saizeriya, judo

Day 1 of our six-day stay in Tokyo in the late spring of 2024. No more sakura, but it's Natsu Basho season! As avid sumo fans, we decided to book rooms at the Apa Horel Resort Ryogoku Eki, just a hop, skip, and jump from Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium where the sumo matches are held every day for two weeks in late May. This is in Sumida Ward, Tokyo's sumo district.