held a screening of the film Reagan.

While the Powell Street Festival is held only once a year.Shane Pecknolds enthusiasm has led to a revitalization of Sumo Canada.

Vancouver ArchivesJapanese women and girls performing in a parade down Powell Street.Thats the story of Vancouver Sumo: against the odds.the Japanese Canadian community association Tonari Gumi founded the Powell Street Festival to celebrate the spirit of Vancouvers historic Japanese Canadian neighborhood.

The opponents lean heavily on each other and toward the centre.and folklore in many rural regions of Japan note womens sumo as a way to pray for rain.

Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.

tournaments were frequent and well-attended.She studied tea ceremony and ikebana with Madame Kazuko Shimbashi and calligraphy with Madame Fumiko Okinaka.

law firm whose partners were involved in LANSCA.with a positive outlook on life.

and a Japanese language school in Venice.I also compiled a Japanese-English dictionary for myself; I looked up and entered about 200 words a month for many months.