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  • Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama) is swamped by the press during a break at pre-tournment practice in Nagoya,  Japan.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his typical day's worth of food in June was 3500 kcals.  He is one of the largest of the Japanese Sumos and would probably have moved up even further in the ranks had he not suffered a severe shoulder injury. He is only just now returning to matches. MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060628_365_xw.jpg
  • Takeuchi Masato, a professional sumo wrestler whose ring name is Miyabiyama (meaning Graceful Mountain), after practice with his team in Tokyo, Japan.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060601_177_xw.jpg
  • Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama) makes a handprint during a break at pre-tournment practice in Nagoya,  Japan.  The prints are given to fans and sponsors. (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060628_424_xw.jpg
  • A member of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) gets his hair fixed while others clean the practice ring in preparation for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_JAP_060628_370_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya): the members of Miyabiyama's Sumo Team cook and eat together while practicing for a tournament in Nagoya.
    Japan_JAP_060628_590_xxw.jpg
  • A younger member of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) with a handprint (tegata) on his chest during practice in Nagoya, Japan before a tournament. The handprint is used a an autograph by wrestlers of higher ranks.   The prints are given to fans and sponsors on sheets of rice paper. Miyabiyama put his hand on this young team member's chest at the end of an autographing session as a joke.
    Japan_JAP_060628_440_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya): the members of Miyabiyama's Sumo Team cook and eat together while practicing for a tournament in Nagoya. The younger ones do most of the work. Sumos cook and eat chanko nabe, a stew pot of vegetable and meat or fish, at nearly every meal. It  is eaten with copious amounts of rice and numerous side dishes. Miyabiyama eats now to maintain his weight rather than to gain it, unlike the younger less gargantuan wrestlers in his stable who are eating a lot to pack on weight.
    Japan_JAP_060628_591_xw.jpg
  • Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama) makes a handprint during a break at pre-tournment practice in Nagoya,  Japan.  The prints are given to fans and sponsors. (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his typical day's worth of food in June was 3500 kcals.  He is one of the largest of the Japanese sumos and would probably have moved up even further in the ranks had he not suffered a severe shoulder injury. He is only just now returning to matches. MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060628_403_xw.jpg
  • Members of Miyabiyama's team enjoy a meal while sitting on tatami mats in Nagoya, Japan. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
    Japan_JAP_060628_089_xxw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) practicing in Nagoya, Japan before a tournament.
    Japan_JAP_060628_039_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) tussle in the center of the ring in Nagoya, Japan as Miyabiyama, the premier fighter of the stable, watches.
    Japan_JAP_060629_325_xw.jpg
  • Masato Takeuchi (at left, his ring name is Miyabiyama), a sumo wrestler at the junior champion level (sekiwale)  touches an opponent who he has thrown to the ground during practice for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan. (Masato Tekeuchi is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)  Miyabiyama is one of the largest of the Japanese sumos and would probably have moved up even further in the ranks had he not suffered a severe shoulder injury. He is only just now returning to matches. MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060629_234_xw.jpg
  • Masato Takeuchi (ring name Miyabiyama), a sumo wrestler at the junior champion level (sekiwale) practices for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan. (Masato Tekeuchi is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060629_182_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya): the members of Miyabiyama's Sumo Team cook and eat together while practicing for a tournament in Nagoya.
    Japan_JAP_060628_615_xxw.jpg
  • Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) practicing in Tokyo, Japan. Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) go through practice routines at their stable in Tokyo, Japan.
    Japan_JAP_060601_282_xw.jpg
  • Masato Takeuchi (at left, his ring name is Miyabiyama), a sumo wrestler at the junior champion level (sekiwale)  with members of his team during practice a tournament in Nagoya, Japan. (Masato Tekeuchi is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060629_245_xw.jpg
  • Masato Takeuchi (at right, his ring name is Miyabiyama), a sumo wrestler at the junior champion level (sekiwale) charges at his opponent during practice a tournament in Nagoya, Japan. (Masato Tekeuchi is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060629_203_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) go through agressive practice bouts at their stable in Tokyo, Japan.
    Japan_JAP_060601_008_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) go through practice routines at their stable in Tokyo, Japan. Younger, smaller, and less experienced sumo wrestlers go through exercises emphasizing team unity at the end of a grueling morning practice. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
    Japan_JAP_060601_326_xxw.jpg
  • Takeuchi Masato (inside ring, right), a professional sumo wrestler whose ring name is Miyabiyama (meaning Graceful Mountain), at practice in Nagoya, Japan, just before a tournament.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060628_286_xw.jpg
  • Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) practicing in Nagoya, Japan before a tournament.
    Japan_JAP_060628_024_xw.jpg
  • A sumo wrestler who is a member of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) does stretching exercises between practice bouts in Nagoya, Japan, in preparation for a tournament.
    Japan_JAP_060629_081_xw.jpg
  • A member of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) during practice in Nagoya, Japan, before a tournament.
    Japan_JAP_060628_254_xw.jpg
  • Professional sumo wrestler Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama- Graceful Mountain), practicing for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060601_073_xw.jpg
  • A wrestler tidies up the ring during break in practice for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_JAP_060629_350_xw.jpg
  • A wrestler with the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) during practice before a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_JAP_060629_296_xw.jpg
  • Masato Takeuchi (ring name Miyabiyama), a sumo wrestler at the junior champion level (sekiwale) is the premier wrestler of the Musashigawa Beya, based in Tokyo, Japan.   (Masato Tekeuchi is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060629_001_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) go through practice routines at their stable in Tokyo, Japan.  Sumos cook and eat chanko nabe, a stew pot of vegetable and meat or fish, at nearly every meal. It  is eaten with copious amounts of rice and numerous side dishes. Miyabiyama eats now to maintain his weight rather than to gain it, unlike the younger less gargantuan wrestlers in his stable who are eating a lot to pack on weight.
    Japan_JAP_060601_340_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) go through practice routines at their stable in Tokyo, Japan. A professional sumo wrestler sends his opponent tumbling to the floor during practice with his team.
    Japan_JAP_060601_271_xw.jpg
  • Professional sumo wrestler Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama- Graceful Mountain), practicing for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060601_222_xw.jpg
  • Professional sumo wrestler Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama- Graceful Mountain), practicing for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP_060601_192_xw.jpg
  • Professional sumo wrestler Takeuchi Masato (ring name Miyabiyama- Graceful Mountain), practicing for a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.  (Takeuchi Masato is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
    Japan_JAP060628sumo778_xw.jpg
  • Takeuchi Masato, a professional sumo wrestler whose ring name is Miyabiyama (meaning "Graceful Mountain"), with his day's worth of food in the team's practice ring in Nagoya, Japan. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
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  • A wrestler with the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya) during practice before a tournament in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_JAP_060629_297_xw.jpg
  • Wrestlers of the Professional Sumo Team (Musahigawa Beya): the members of Miyabiyama's Sumo Team cook and eat together while practicing for a tournament in Nagoya. The younger ones do most of the work. Sumos cook and eat chanko nabe, a stew pot of vegetable and meat or fish, at nearly every meal. It  is eaten with copious amounts of rice and numerous side dishes. Miyabiyama eats now to maintain his weight rather than to gain it, unlike the younger less gargantuan wrestlers in his stable who are eating a lot to pack on weight.
    Japan_JAP_060628_583_xw.jpg

Peter Menzel Photography

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