Beans love

Are there any sumo fans? I have two SUMO BANZUKE (paper sheets). Onehas three Hawaiian wrestlers, AKEBONO, KONISHIKI, MUSASHIMARU, at thetop. The other is an old one, more than 20 years. I tried to sellthem at auction, but nobody bid on them. So, I will give them to aforeign SUMO fan. If you would like them, tell me, and show me howmuch you like sumo by mail :-)

I'll then send them to you by mail! Today's "My Favorite:" Jason Glay Lewis. Ahhh,creepy.........

I am reading the manga FUSHIGINA SHONEN (Wonder Boy), by Kazumi Yamashita. I'm not sure if it's being published in foreign countries,but if you find it in the book store, try it. It's very nice.

Brian sent me this great one: "Beans love"! Wow, great. He shows verywell the Japanese love for beans, especially sweet beans. This monster is a parody of "KANEGON" which appeared on "Ultra Q."Kanegon loves money and eats money for food. Maybe that bean monsterloves Dorayaki because his face looks like it. Dorayaki is atraditional Japanese sweet, in which ANKO (sweet red beans) issandwiched between pancakes. Doraemon's name came from Dorayaki too,because that cat robot loves Dorayaki.(Cute real doraemon!)

This is a great Flash site,"SUPERELECTRONIC" released at the Bienalde Valencia art festival in southern Spain. It is a work of the artgroup AOINEKO. You can check out their other art at this official site. I thought the artists would be Japanese since AOI NEKO means"blue cat" in Japanese, but they seem to be American.

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[Brenda]

I love sumo wrestlers! I used to live near Ryogaku and could see some wrestlers on the train. I tried to buy binzuke abura for a souvenir in Sumo Town, but couldn't find any.

See?

[Heidi]

Whats the difference between azuki and anko? I like azuki but I'm not sure if I have had anko...

[Mike]

Oolong was my first introduction to dorayaki:

http://www.ramblestrip.com/oolong_pancake.jpg

I love your blog, Mari!

[justin yarnell]

hi mari, great blog, i've been reading it for about two years now, it's the only blog that seems to give us foreigners a real taste of japan! keep it up! anyway, my son and i love sumo, and watch it on the "world sport channel" every chance we get. we recently watched "sumo school" and learned about how tough it is to become a professional sumo wrestler. i would love to have your Sumo Banzuke if you haven't already given them away. thanks!

[Mari]

Thank you Brian, I am very glad to know you like Anko!

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I finally had a chance to try dorayaki last year, and I liked them a great deal, especially as a snack with tea. Anko can be a challenge for the American palate, perhaps because we are accustomed to beans as a savory rather than sweet food.

(I must admit that I prefer the anko that's a fine paste, rather than the sort that still has bean skins. I don't like being reminded that I'm eating beans ;-)

My wife doesn't care for anything with anko, like dorayaki or anpan. Even so, for our anniversary this year, she visited one of the two Japanese convenience stores in Phoenix, Arizona and bought me some of these as a gift.