Re: 1997 basho

[Shoji Yuen <yuen@jupiter.sakabe.nuie.nagoya-u.ac.jp>]

From: BAVK@aol.com
Subject: 1997 basho
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 08:42:00 -0400

BAVK> Does anyone know the dates for the 1997 bashos?  I am planning a visit to
BAVK> Tokyo in May and would like to coincide it with the May tournament.
BAVK> Thank you kindly.

The following is the text-dump of the page:

http://www.inagaki.nuie.nagoya-u.ac.jp/person/yuen/sumo97/calendar.html

Regards,
Shoji Yuen
yuen@nuie.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Sumo Schedule 1997

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Ozumo Calendar 1997

                                     Ticket
     Basho            Place           Sales   Banzuke  Shonichi  Senshuraku
                                      from

 1 Gatsu       Tokyo/Ryogoku
 (Hatu)        Kokugikan            Dec. 7    Dec. 24  Jan. 12   Jan. 26

 3 Gatsu       Osaka/Furitu
 (Haru)        Taiikukan            Feb. 9    Feb. 24  Mar. 9    Mar. 23

 5 Gatsu       Tokyo/Ryogoku
 (Natu)        Kokugikan            Apr. 12   Apr. 28  May. 11   May. 25

 7 Gatsu       Nagoya/Aichi-ken
 (Nagoya)      Taiikukan            Mar. 13   Jun. 23  Jul. 6    Jul. 20

 9 Gatsu       Tokyo/Ryogoku
 (Aki)         Kokugikan            Aug. 16   Aug. 25  Sep. 7    Sep. 21

 11 Gatsu      Fukuoka/Kokusai
 (Kyushu)      Center               Oct. 4    Oct. 27  Nov. 9    Nov. 23

Ticket Booth

Tokyo (1,5,9 gatsu)

        o Ticket PIA (03-5237-9977)
        o Ticket Saison (03-5990-9999)
        o CN Play Guide (03-5802-9999)
        o Play guides in Tokyo Pref.
        o Nihon Sumo-kyokai (03-3622-1100)

Osaka (3 gatu)

        o Furitu Taiikukan (06-631-0120,06-641-0770)
        o Sumo Guides
        o Nihon Ryoko JR Osaka Stn. Br. (06-345-2351)
        o Keihan Kotsusha Yodoyabashi Br. (06-202-7547)
     The last two places are available on Sunday (the first day).

Nagoya (7 gatsu)

        o Chunichi Shinbun
        o Sumo Guides
        o Play Guides in Nagoya City

Kyushu (11 gatsu)

        o Okusai Center (092-291-9311,9312)
        o Iwataya Play guide
        o Chiket PIA Kyushu
        o Fukuoka Tamaya
        o Maingu Hakata Stn. Mall Play Guide
        o Izutsu-ya (Kokura)
        o Izutsu-ya (Kurume)
        o Tamaya (Saga)
        o JTB (Kagoshima,Kumamoto,Oita,Nagasaki,Sasebo Brs.)

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