The Japanese concept I saw during sumo wrestling was chinmoku — silence in Japanese communication. Most of the time the Japanese sumo wrestlers were silent, except for the occasional grunt, which is kind of hard to describe. While they were quiet, the audience also had to take care to be quiet at the same time. I think the silence was important for respect for the sumo wrestling rituals, and to show how serious they were about their training.
The first picture is the picture of one of the most interesting things I did all day, which was riding on a ferris wheel. It was the first ferris wheel I have been where itnot only plays music, but you’re able to pick the music you want to listen to on the ferris wheel. It was really tall, so I thought I would be able to see the ocean, but I guess it wasn’t tall enough. It was kind of nerve-wracking to be up that high on the ferris wheel.
The second picture is of when I was at the baseball game. I was never a fan of baseball. I always thought baseball was kind of boring, also, I didn’t know any of the rules. When I went to the Akron Aeros baseball game when I was younger that was the most boring thing I’ve ever done.
But when I went to the Japanese baseball game it was quite different. I actually enjoy the game and had a lot of fun there and was rooting for the home team. I think I enjoyed the game so much because the Japanese audience was really into it with all the cheering and rooting.
When I went to the American baseball game there was not that much cheering or rooting. So I think that’s what got me more into the game. I think Japanese are way more into baseball than Americans are. I think there was a strong sense of Shudan Ishiki —Japanese group conscience with the group cheering and just all around interest in the game. — Blog 11 Leonard Oden