Sumo books & mags

[Lynnette Cardenas <Lynnette.Cardenas@math.tamu.edu>]

Carl -

I noticed no one ever posted an answer to your request for info on sumo 
books and/or mags in English to the list, and I thought there might be 
some others interested in the same things.  Here's the info on the material 
that I have:

BOOKS	

"Sumo:  A Pocket Guide" by Walter Long (1989; Chas E Tuttle Co)
		ISBN 0-8048-1594-1
	Lots of nice drawings of kimarite (throws and moves).

"The Joy of Sumo:  A Fan's Notes" by David Benjamin (1992; Tuttle)
		ISBN 0-8048-1679-4
	True sumo enthusiasts are sometimes offended by the way the 
	author pokes fun at the sport and the rikishi, but I thought it
	was really funny.  I read this one just as I was beginning to
	become interested in watching the sport and it helped me become a
	more enthusiastic viewer.  :-)

"Sumo Showdown:  The Hawaiian Challenge"  (1992; Tuttle)
		ISBN 0-8048-1895-9
	Lots of great action pics of Takamiyama (now Azumazeki Oyakata),
	Konishiki, Akebono, Musashimaru, and even the Hanada brothers!

"Grand Sumo:  The Living Sport and Tradition" by Lora Sharnoff
	(1993; Weatherhill, Inc.)
		ISBN 0-8348-0283-X
	Lots of good stats.

"Sumo Watching" translated by Deborah Iwabuchi (Dec 1993; Yohan 
	Publications, Inc)
		ISBN 4-89684-236-7
	Good info with some good humor thrown in as well!

"Sumo:  A Fan's Guide" by Mark Schilling (May 1994; The Japan Times, Ltd)
		ISBN 4-7890-0725-1
	Includes heya (stable) names and addresses as well as great
	pics by Lynn Matsuoka.

MAGS

"Sumo World" edited and published by Andy Adams
	Good pics, current info, stats on each makunouchi and some juryo 
	rikishi, special offers.  Published every 2 months (about the 
	time of each basho). 
  Subscription info:
	In Japan - Express Mail: Y5500; Regular Mail: Y3900
	Overseas Airmail - Asia: $32.50; Rest of World: $35;
	Overseas Seamail - Anywhere in World: $30
  All subscription checks should be made out to:
	Sumo World/Andy Adams
  And correspondence should be sent to:
	Andy Adams, Ed & Pub
	Sumo World
	c/o Foreign Press Club
	1-7-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku
	Tokyo 100, JAPAN

Hope this helps!

Lynnette