90. Hakkiyoi hatake basho [Sumo vegetable garden]

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Author
Written and illustrated by Kagakui Hiroshi
Publisher
Kodansha
Year
2008
NDL call number
Y17-N08-J920
Commentary
This work features the concluding festivities of the vegetable sumo wrestlers' farm grand sumo tournament. Each vegetable wrestler has their own unique "heya [stable]" and professional sumo name, such as "Jagatake [Potato Mountain]" of the Curry Beya, and "Ninjin Waka [Carrot Junior]" of the Salad Beya. It can be fun to imitate the tone and speech patterns of a sumo referee when reading the text explaining the match conditions.