num_pages: 160
description: Sumo is fast becoming the UK's top cult sport. It is larger than life, full of colour and splendour, and has giant-size characters to match. They fight not just one another, but invisible forces in a Zen world which is, for them, a way of life. These huge stars are national heroes in Japan, and are already big news in Britain. They include the 35V2-stone Hawaiian Konishiki, known as the Dump Truck; a blazing typhoon called Terao; and the most formidable Grand Champion for many years, Chiyonofuji, the Wolf. Channel 4's ever-growing audiences are among the many keen to know more about the great men themselves, who are set to arrive in the UK for the 1991 Japan Festival, when they will fight in the Royal Albert Hall. Here they all are, from the Grand Champions and big favourites to the heavy set of the lower senior ranks. Find out about their triumphs and disasters, their tastes and techniques, as well as all the background information on rules, rituals, training and tournaments to help you enjoy this mesmerising sport.
language: English
title: The Giants of Sumo
titlecomplete: The Giants of Sumo
characters: Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
ratings_count: 9
places: Tokyo
publisher: Macdonald Queen Anne Press