Re: [sumo] Algorithm Exercise at Michinoku-beya

[Carl Freire <cfreire@ix.netcom.com>]

At 8:39 PM -0800 11/21/04, masumi wrote:
> There is a children's educational TV program called "Pitagoraswitch" on NHK
> channel in Japan, and one of its regular corner is called "Algorithm
> Exercise" which is for multiple people, particularly even-numbered people.
> Recently, in particular, they have been visiting various different type of
> working people to perform this exercise with.
>
> I've seen a video clip taken at Michinoku-beya with 4 younger rikishi of
> Michinoku-beya, several times this month. The video was taken on the
> practice dohyou at the heya which is owned by Michinoku Oyakata or former
> Ozeki Kirishima in Ryogoku.
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Ah, yes, this program is a guilty pleasure of mine, when I'm around 
and actually remember to watch it.  It's on from 5 to 6.  Algorithm 
Exercise is my favorite segment and the one that brought me to the 
program in the first place (flipping channels one day in search of 
period dramas, I saw it and said, "What the hell is this?!?"). 
Konishiki has a regular segment, "Nihongo de asobo."  He wears a 
colorful outfit with headgear that makes me think of the cheeseheads 
you see on Wisconsin football fans and acts out a fun little word 
game with one or two kids.

Cheers,
Carl
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Carl Freire
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