Tyler uses this atmosphere to describe his troubled relationship. The album has this wonderful summer vibe that truly makes it feel as if we have entered a tropical climate. This is similar to what is seen in Igor, but he focuses less on the breakup itself as the distorted character Igor and more In this project, Tyler brings amazing production with the same sense of polish seen in Igor. In this project, Tyler brings amazing production with the same sense of polish seen in Igor. And while I think that he managed to use different sounds and styles on this record, they all fit well together and make for a listening experience with plenty of variety without feeling scattered. The features are great too, lil Wayne and NBA Youngboy fit really well on their respective tracks. I think this is Tyler's best album, simply because it seems to be his most ambitious one yet, while also being as polished as Flowerboy and Igor. It feels like Tyler has learned a lot since Cherrybomb where the attempt to tie so many styles and sounds together ultimately made the record quite messy, I think with Igor and Flowerboy being so cohesive and being slightly less ambitious in the variety of styles they tried to adopt in comparison to Cherrybomb it is clear Tyler learned a lot musically which left him much better equipped It feels like Tyler has learned a lot since Cherrybomb where the attempt to tie so many styles and sounds together ultimately made the record quite messy, I think with Igor and Flowerboy being so cohesive and being slightly less ambitious in the variety of styles they tried to adopt in comparison to Cherrybomb it is clear Tyler learned a lot musically which left him much better equipped to make CMIYGL. This is his most accomplished work to date. If anyone is trying to get into Tyler's music, this is a great place to start since despite adding new sounds to his inventory, he holds his roots almost as if he has learned something from every album he put out. The features here just takes this album to a much higher standard as Tyler makes the chemistry work almost flawlessly between every single one of them. rap album and he pulled it off without making it look like fan service because he truly seems to be enjoying himself. This what all his fans wanted when they said they wanted to hear him make a. On this album, Tyler isn't holding back his skillset as a rapper, singer and producer as well. His music has matured so much that he won a Grammy for his last album and this album sees him celebrating his success and life with a sound leaning more towards rapping compared to his previous funk effort. This is clearly Tyler, The Creator at his best. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Everything else didn't make a huge impact. Highlights so far include SIR BAUDELAIRE, MASSA, RISE, JUGGERNAUT and WILSHIRE. I'm going to keep listening and hope that I fall more in love with the record. His music is so unique and well thought out it's a shame that he can't quite full commit to keeping himself out of a box. Tyler's more poignant lyrics from his previous two records can also be found, however this album feels way more self-indulgent and falls back on bragging and an array of other consumerist based/trivial topics often found in the tired genre, leading to a number of cringe-y lines that really take away from the music and the whole experience. There is also WAY too much DJ Drama on this record. There are moments I really love, but they can be short and then replaced by drawn out monotone beats. It is undeniably Tyler, and really caters to all fans of his diverse career - but focus seems to be lacking. Musically the album is all over the place. There are My opinion on the album is changing over time, and tracks are growing on me - however I can't help but feel that this is a slight misstep in Tyler's progression and I am slightly underwhelmed. My opinion on the album is changing over time, and tracks are growing on me - however I can't help but feel that this is a slight misstep in Tyler's progression and I am slightly underwhelmed.
0 Comments
Yog koj yog ib tus dia muam caum lossis ib tus rhawv kev dia muam caum – thov koj teb ob nqe lus nug nram qab no:ġ. Qhov kev sib raug zoo no puas yog rau kuv? Nws yuav siv rau yam dabtsi los tau huv tibsi. Nws yuav siv coj mus pab nws tes haujlwm los tau, pab them nws tej kev nkawm dia muam caum los tau, lossis siv rau nws kev noj nyob thiab qhe tsev los tau. Cov nyiaj pab cuam no “tsis muaj txoj cai los tsuj kev siv” txais tau hais tias, tus ua tau cov nyiaj pab cuam no nws yuav siv cov nyiaj no li cas los tau. Txhua lub xyoo peb muab $25,000 nyiaj pab cuam rau rau tus tibneej uas muaj txujci dia muam caum uas nyob rau hauv lub xeev Minnesota. Txhua tus uas muaj txujci dia muam caum uas nyob rau xeev Minnesota muaj cai thov. Yog koj dia muam caum, peb xav paub txog koj! Txaum koj yog ib tus powwow dia muam caum, flamenco dia muam caum lossis break dia muam caum. Peb muaj pajtshab $25,000 muab rau cov neeg uas muaj txujci dia muam cuam uas nyob thoob plaws xeev Minnesota. Peb kev pab cuam yog los ntawm lub koom haum The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in Minneapolis. McKnight Kev Sib Raug Zoo Rau Cov Dia Muam Caum thiab Cov Neej Ua Rhawv Kev Dia Muam Caum Los Qhia Rau Lwm Tus Thov cov nyiaj pab cuam rau koj tes haujlwm uas yog tus muaj txujci dia muam caum thiab tus uas rhawv kev dia muam caum los qhia rau lwm tus. McKnight Kev Sib Raug Zoo Rau Cov Neeg Uas Muaj Txujci Dia Muam Caum thiab Cov Neeg Uas Rhawv Kev Dia Muam Caum Los Qhia Rau Lwm Tus You can join the discussion on the Steam Deck's strong Xbox 360 emulation performance on the OC3D Forums. Modern Vintage Gamer sums up his Steam Deck Xenia experience as "just amazing to see", and plans to cover future improvements to Xenia and other emulators in the future. 'The ship will wander off station' subtitle at the top of the screen should disappear. Remember, Valve's Steam Deck is a low power portable gaming device, not a competitor to high wattage current-generation consoles. 584109C2 - Perfect Dark Issue 316 xenia-project/game-compatibility GitHub Public Open BotanKun11 opened this issue on 31 comments BotanKun11 commented edited by Margen67 Head to the Bridge. It was released as a launch title for the Xbox 360. Perfect Dark is a first-person, blockbuster spy thriller being developed as the first project by The Initiative, a relatively new part of Xbox Game Studios that was first founded in 2018 with. These specifications give Valve's Steam Deck the same hardware backbone as Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S consoles and Sony's PlayStation 5, albeit in a more limited form. Perfect Dark Zero is a first-person shooter developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Still, if you overlook the graphical glitches, you can play a remastered Perfect Dark XBLA with mouse/keyboard support. Valve's Steam Deck system is a highly capable gaming handheld, offering users four Zen 2 CPU cores, an RDNA 2 graphics component, and 16GB of combined memory. However there is a problem with Xenia and NVIDIA GPUs, so that kinda dampens my enthusiasm for playing that version of the game. This is a big deal for anyone who wants to emulate Xbox games, but this is especially true for those using more performance limited gaming hardware. He reported that the latest Canary builds of Xenia could deliver "massive" performance uplifts of between "50-90%" when the emulator is used to run Xbox 360 games. Even more impressive is the fact that Valve's Steam Deck appeared to be able to play Red Dead Redemption at 60 FPS.īurnout, Fable 2, Forza Horizon 2, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD, Red Dead Redemption, and Condemned: Criminal Origins were all showcased playing on Valve's Steam Deck by Modern Vintage Gamer. Using the latest Canary build of Xenia and an install of Windows, Modern Vintage Gamer, a popular gaming YouTuber, utilised Valve's Steam Deck to play Xbox 360 games on the system, getting many to run with playable framerates. Valve's Steam Deck has already gained a reputation for being an emulation powerhouse, a portable gaming platform that is affordable and capable of emulating many gaming systems, even relatively modern systems like Microsoft's Xbox 360. Valve's Steam Deck is an emulation powerhouse I again attempted to open QuickTime 7.7.9 and received QuickTime failed to initialize Error 2096 again. I checked for updates which returned 7.7.9 and I installed the update which again appeared to install QuickTime Player 7.7.9. Since 7.7.9 had failed to install twice and probably not during the update back in January I ran the installer for 7.7.6 and QuickTime 7.7.6 worked.ĩ. I began searching Apple and somehow stumbled on to a page that had Installers for QuickTime 7.7.9 and 7.7.6. I went back to the Control Panel, Programs and Features, and clicked on the QuickTime icon this time clicking on the uninstall option.Ĩ. Installation success or error status: 1602.ħ. Checking Windows 7 Action Center there was the Warning Message of QuickTime 7 Unsuccessful application installation. There was also something about verifying that the application had been installed properly. I again tried to open QuickTime 7.7.9 and got the message QuickTime failed to initialize Error 2096. I uninstalled QuickTime, restarted my computer, went the QuickTime Player free installation page and installed QuickTime Player 7.7.9.Ħ. I checked Windows 7 Action Center to see if there where any message and did not find anythingĥ. I tried to open QuickTime again and received the same message of QuickTime failed to initialize Error 2096. I selected Repair and the Apple Installer opened installing another copy of QuickTime 7.7.9.Ĥ. Three options became available Uninstall, Change, or Repair.ģ. I went into the Windows 7 Control Panel Programs and Features scrolled down and clicked on the icon for QuickTime. There was also something about verifying that the application had been installed properly.Ģ. I tried to access my installed copy of QuickTime Player and received the message: QuickTime failed to initialize Error 2096. I checked for updates and ran the update for 7.7.9 and once again get: QuickTime failed to initialize Error 2096.Īny ideas why 7.7.9 is not working for me other than the computer gremlins are messing with my mind. I am able to access the QuickTime Player. I somehow found and ran the installer for QuickTime Player 7.7.6(1680.95.31). I tried to run the QuickTime Player again which returned the same message. I uninstalled QuickTime player, restarted the computer, downloaded and installed QuickTime Player from Apple's web site. I restarted the computer and tried to run QuickTime player again with the same result. The installer opened ran the repair and closed. I opened the Control Panel/Programs and Features/QuickTime 7 and selected repair. QuickTime has a legacy of supporting and developing the latest digital media standards ensuring that you can create and play back the widest range of standard formats in the industry with QuickTime.I tried to open QuickTime Player 7.7.9 in Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1 with the latest updates for February 2016 and a pop-up message opened with the message of: QuickTime failed to initialize Error 2096. QuickTime also features built-in support for digital video, including the DV camcorder formats, as well as support for AVI, AVR, MPEG-1, H.263, and OpenDML. Plus, it supports every major file format for images, including JPEG, BMP, PICT, PNG and GIF. It also supports key standards for web streaming, including HTTP, RTP and RTSP. QuickTime is Apple's cutting-edge digital media software for both Mac and Windows-based computers delivers unparalleled quality for creating, playing and streaming audio and video content over the Internet.īesides playing MPEG-4 and MP3 content, it supports timecode tracks as well as MIDI standards such as the Roland Sound Canvas and GS format extensions. QuickTime Pro 7.7.5 Final Incl Keys - SceneDL Remember to moisturise your hair while it is in a protective style. Discover your curl type & get styling tips Curl type 2A Curl type 2B Curl type 2C Curl type 3A Curl type 3B Curl type 3C Curl type 4A Curl type 4B. Keep hair manipulation low by opting for protective styles (braids, twists, buns and up-do's) and keeping your hands out of your hair when you can, unless you need to take care of it. Apply natural gels to combat frizz and keep hair strands together. Apply oils and butters to add an extra layer of moisture and protection, and to add radiance to combat any dullness. Ensure a regular routine of hydration that keeps strands soft and supple and free from breakage due to dryness. Focus the application on your ends as they are the most fragile and oldest part of the hair. If your hair is not straight, it is curly, albeit curly hair is expressed in. Moisturising: Apply more hydrating haircare products to moisturise and nourish the strands. There are two main hair textures that you can have on your head: straight or curly. This hair type is prone to single strand knots due to manipulation, dryness, and excessive shrinkage which can be combatted by working on hair in (twisted) sections during the entire wash day process. Detangle from the tips of your hair and work your way up to the roots, and work in sections. Remember to detangle while stretching out the hair by gently pulling down, to feel for tangles and allow them to be released. The number refers to the four main curl families, where the ABC’s of curls point to how tightly wound your curls are. Styling & Manipulating: Opt for finger combing if you prefer, but a wide tooth comb works great too. To start, there are four types of curl types ranging from Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, and Type 4. You can have all the benefits Disney offers PLUS all the services we offer. We Are Fee-Free - We book directly through Disney and we never charge a service fee so you never pay any extra to use our services when you book your trip through us. 3634 likes, 86 comments - Cirque du Soleil (cirquedusoleil) on Instagram: Announcing Drawn to Life, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between two iconic. Saving Money – Of course we watch for discounts and promotion and automatically apply the best available offer to your reservation but we also help you avoid up-sells and options you won’t use. This new show follows the story of Julie, a courageous and determined girl who discovers an unexpected gift left by her. The performance will transport you into the world of Disney animation through Cirque du Soleil’s signature acrobatic style. “Best Days” Vacation Planning – We’ll help you pick the best park for each day based on hours and expected crowd levels then we help with dining reservations and understanding which Disney Genie+ and individual Lightning Lane selections might be right for you. Use this entry ticket to visit Cirque du Soleil’s 'Drawn to Life' in Orlando. Your travel agent – You have one agent from start-to-finish who knows your name and your priorities and who wants to do everything possible to help you have a wonderful experience. Here’s How We Help You Have A Great Vacation: The show is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Children under 3 are free when sitting in an adult’s lap. Cirque du Soleil at Disney Springs: All About Drawn to Life ApA touch of humor and sentimentality complemented the classic Disney animation, live musicians, and extraordinary acrobatics as we sat in awe watching Cirque du Soleil at Disney Springs, at Walt Disney World. Child ticket prices are based on ages 3 to 9. We can even help book your Cirque du Soleil tickets. While Drawn to Life is marketed for audiences of all ages and all are welcome, parents of small children may wonder if it is age appropriate. That's why we're called Build A Better Mouse Trip. Long lines become shorter lines and you will have great memories of shared experiences instead of missed opportunities. Set your imagination in motion and get ready for an enlivening collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering. Neither Groupon nor Vivid Seats owns the tickets to this event or sets ticket prices. We know that giving you good, up-to-date information and a few simple tools will make a huge difference in your Disney vacation. We want to help you have the most wonderful, most memorable Disney vacation possible. Disney Vacation Planning Doesn't Need To Be A 3-Ring Circus! Irving travelled in Germany in 1821 and had become familiar with Dutch and German folklore. They were revenants who had to wander the earth until they atoned for their sins, sometimes by doing a good deed for a stranger, but instead of showing their gratitude by shaking hands, the stranger and the horseman held a tree branch between them and the branch would wither and die rather than the stranger. Rather than by decapitation, the headless horsemen killed their victims simply by touching them. In Germany the stories come mostly from the Rhineland. The battle denied him any chance to be a chieftain, and both he and his horse are headless in accounts of his haunting of the area. The most prominent Scots tale of the headless horseman concerns a man named Ewen decapitated in a clan battle at Glen Cainnir on the Isle of Mull. A similar figure, the gan ceann ("without a head"), can be frightened away by wearing a gold object or putting one in his path. In another version, he is the headless driver of a black carriage, the Cóiste Bodhar. The dullahan calls out a name, at which point the named person immediately dies. When the dullahan stops riding, a death occurs. He wields a whip made from a human corpse's spine. The dullahan or dulachán ("dark man") is a headless, demonic fairy, usually riding a horse and carrying his head under his arm. " The Headless Horseman" or " A Strange Tale of Texas" was set in Texas and based on a south Texas folk tale. The Headless Horseman is also a novel by Mayne Reid, first published in monthly serialized form during 18, and subsequently published as a book in 1866, based on the author's adventures in the United States. Modern versions of the story refer his rides to Halloween, around which time the battle took place. Eventually, they buried him in the cemetery of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, from which he rises as a malevolent ghost, furiously seeking his lost head and wielding a Jack-o'-Lantern as a temporary replacement and/or weapon. He was decapitated by an American cannonball, and the shattered remains of his head were left on the battlefield while his comrades hastily carried his body away. Traditional folklore holds that the Horseman was a Hessian trooper who was killed during the Battle of White Plains on 28 October 1776. The legend of the Headless Horseman (also known as "the Headless Hessian of the Hollow") begins in Sleepy Hollow, New York, during the American Revolutionary War. The story, from Irving's collection of short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., has worked itself into known American folklore/legend through literature and film, including the 1999 Tim Burton film Sleepy Hollow. The Headless Horseman is a fictional character from the 1820 short story " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by American author Washington Irving. Thoughts on our Hollow Knight Greenpath guide? Drop them in the comments below.The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, painting by John Quidor (1858) This means we can make our way to the new named area of Fungal Wastes & Mantis Village. As for where to head next, having Mothwing Cloak really opens up exploration. Check it out for more guides about this game. This guide is part of our Hollow Knight walkthrough and guide hub. Dash your way out and return to the Stagway station/bench area we grabbed earlier. This takes us into an area we need to use dash (think of it like a tutorial). To do this, head through the open gate on the left one. Once this is done, we can leave the boss arena. After we collect the cloak, we will learn a bit more about the story. This cloak allows the wearer to dash! I’m guessing it will come in handy. Inspect this item and you will receive the Mothwing Cloak. When you down Hornet, a shimmering item appears on the dead body in the boss arena. Defeat Hornet to get the ability called the Mothwing Cloak. In total, I can see four moves: dash, jump attack, spear throw, and yarn explosion (jumps in the air and yarn spins around her). Keep as much distance as you can from Hornet and strike when she is recovering. If needed, pick up the Stalwart Shell Charm from Sly back in Dirtmouth, as this will give you more recovery time when hit.Īpproach this fight with the mindset of attacking and then escaping. Hornet will be your first real test as she is quick and can cover distances fairly quick. The coolest thing about iSCSI-based home NAS is that it can be shared via Internet. Home NAS solution available around the globe Note, I can share devices only in DAEMON Tools iSCSI Target for Windows. How to make it available for other computers? It is pretty simple with my best home NAS based on iSCSI Target software. I can share devices! At home, I have only one physical optical drive. Moreover, I can share not only data, VHD and images. The best home NAS solution needs shared devices Now my family can connect to the shared VHD and enjoy the photos from their own laptops. Then I share the disk using my iSCSI Target software. How can I share photos with family? It's easy! I create VHD to store the images. Using DAEMON Tools for Mac, each laptop can connect to the home NAS and work with the virtual disk dedicated to it. Then I share these disks and choose individual passwords for them. I install iSCSI Target software on the computer with a bigger hard disk and create two VHDs for both laptop users. Where to store it? Home NAS is a perfect solution. That's why it is important to have backups of all important information. You never know what may happen with your computer. Using home NAS solution as a backup storage That's it! The image with videos, which is stored on the server, now is available just like an ordinary disc on the laptop.Ģ.I choose the image I need and click Connect button. Now I can view all the content, available on my home NAS.On iSCSI Targets tab, I add a new server, having defined its port and IP address.Cross-platform DAEMON Tools iSCSI Target and DAEMON Tools for Mac form the best home NAS solution. Then I activate the iSCSI Initiator feature. I download and install DAEMON Tools for Mac. I described this process in my previous article, and now I want to show you how to get access to the home NAS from Mac computer. I have various videos there, so everyone can connect and manage the storage. My Windows-based computer has a huge hard disk drive, so I am going to use it as iSCSI Target. How can I store them all so everyone is free to watch films anytime? I need a consolidated storage shared between three machines. My family likes watching movies, and we have many discs and downloaded videos. It consists of two laptops with Mac OS and one PC with Windows. Consolidated storage based on iSCSI Target software How can you use DAEMON Tools iSCSI Target on your Mac? How to organize the best home NAS? Let's check on the examples. You can try iSCSI Initiator in DAEMON Tools, but to evaluate all benefits of this technology, you also need iSCSI Target software. iSCSI Initiator represents a client machine, which connects to home NAS, while iSCSI Target software allows sharing data. DAEMON Tools provides clients with both Initiator and Target, so these two applications create the best home NAS solution. To evaluate the advantages of this standard, you need two programs - iSCSI Initiator and iSCSI Target software. ISCSI is a special IP-based standard for linking network attached storages. I want to tell how iSCSI Target software can work for you at home and help you organize the best home NAS. This convenient technology is used in many offices, but today I'd like to discuss another situation. Commonly, iSCSI Target software is considered to be a program for small or big business. I know, I shouldn’t call it that, since that’s it’s old name, but I’m still frustrated. Why can’t this game have that simple feature. You can even install mods and maps from other people. Minecraft has been around for what, 10 years after the FIRST Trainz game was released, and the mobile version of THAT has way more functionality than this. I know that you can’t always trust those websites, it’s just so annoying. The problem I have is that the game has no content manager, or way to download third party content from websites. One for example, is the download station. But there are a few things that I would improve. It’s a good continuation of the popular Trainz Simulator game series for PC and Mac. I can create different types of trains, to suit my fancy. So, I play Train Driver on my I pad, some times for hours, which is good enough for me. To date I have numerous rail cars and track, plus a couple of engines but no place to try and set any of it up due to lack of space, (am retired now with plenty of time to take up railroading but no room to set it up). Not too big to take up a lot of room nor too little to be able to play with. When I got a bit older I begin noticing the HO scale trains. It had an oval track that would just fit on a 4x8 sheet of ply wood. He granted my wish and Boy was I a happy kid. I asked Santa, one year, for an electric train, for Christmas. Steam engines were the name of the game back in 1947. Had lots of steam engines go rumbling thru our town as diesel locomotives weren’t developed at that time and put to use. I once lived near a set of railroad tracks in a small town named Bradford, in Ohio. Have enjoyed playing with trains since I was a young boy. If this 1 issue can be resolved (permanently, preferably), I beg of you, please do so, as soon as possible? Thank you. This issue has been plague me for years and I am getting and I am getting tired of it. Today I had to do it again on deleting the app and re-downloading it and all except now no matter how many times I try to re-download any of those sessions, or how long I wait for, they are not re-downloading. However 1 absolute major issue I am suffering through I that on some what of a (one could say) semi-annual basis, this app freezes on me indefinitely when ever a session I created is being loaded for me to play or when the downloading of a new session and/or route is completed be yet to be installed, often leaving me no choice but to delete the app, and then re-download it, and while there are some routes that probably will not edit again, the “City and Country-USA” one I have redo my hard work on all over again. I really love this game because not only am I able to drive trains, but I am able to edit routes like “City and Country USA” in my own image, as well as get new stuff from the new routes, and or sessions I downloaded, and being able to create my own sessions. Prepare yourself for the most realistic Train Simulator on any mobile device! You can build a fun layout in minutes, faithfully recreate a railroad from days gone by or develop a fully-fledged prototypical route the choice is yours. Trainz Simulator 2 for iPad includes everything you need to build and operate your own dream railroad. Accessibility take Trainz with you anytime, anywhere.īased on the successful PC & Mac franchise, Trainz Simulator 2 allows you to Build and operate the railroad of your dreams. Touch input makes driving Trains, laying tracks, creating layouts and completing scheduled tasks a breeze. Build and customize your own living railroad using our advanced route creation tool called “Surveyor”. Has a lot of cool locomotives and steam trains, and I love the fact I can make my own routes I would very highly recommend Trainz Simulator 2! The Al traffic is amazing and it is Avery fun scenario. It is very engaging and very fun!! Up The Mountains Part 1 is one of the scenarios that is available for purchase (only 99 cents!), and it is an amazing scenario. This app is absolutely amazing! Although it is not as detailed as computer versions are, it is amazing what they have done considering this for iPads/iPhones. He's a train and iPad lover - so this is perfect! Routes Locos & rolling stock will keep the most demanding rail enthusiasts busy for hours! Trainz 2 is an amazing mobile rail simulation. Enjoy the varied scenery, weather and other adjustments for some great gameplay. Trainz Simulator 2 is for the young, the young at heart or anyone who loves the power of a loco at full throttle! For the latest and greatest experience upgrade to Trainz Simulator 3 - available now.Įxperience being a train driver on a variety of routes throughout the world, choose from a wide range of steam, diesel or electric trains, and create your own rail line with the intuitive world building tools. Others use sumo matches as a way to entertain contacts and business clients.Īll these drawcards are off the table during the pandemic, though, as drinking, loud talking, and contact with wrestlers are now prohibited, which means a day out at the sumo has become a more staid affair. Some people attend sumo specifically to interact with the famous wrestlers, while others like the experience of drinking while watching the bouts. The reason for the low number of attendees at sumo matches isn’t just due to people wanting to avoid crowds. ▼ Signs on every second seat indicate they’re required to remain vacant, to keep spectators apart. Of course, the number of spectators choosing to stay home has increased during the pandemic, but the empty seats around her really made Ikuna realise the true extent of those numbers. ▼ Spectators can sit at empty seats near the ring before going to their allocated seat once the big matches start in the afternoon. While the reduced seating capacity initially made her think tickets would be hard to secure, it was actually the opposite, because unlike previous years, Ikuna had no problem securing a good seat with a great view. ▼ …And the usually crowded stores and hallways were eerily empty ▼ Once inside, all visitors had their temperature checked… ▼ Hand sanitisation stations with automatic sensors were in place for visitors to use before entering the building. The entrance looked very different to the one she was used to seeing pre-pandemic, with covered walkways now set up to keep crowds separated. ▼ After a short two-minute walk she found herself outside the Kokugikan (National Hall), the venue for the current 14-28 March tournament. ▼ Ikuna boarded a train at Shinjuku and alighted at Ryogoku, the closest station to the sumo stadium. So what exactly are those countermeasures, and are they enough to make spectators feel safe during the pandemic? Our Japanese-language reporter Ikuna Kamezawa was keen to find the answers to these questions, so when tickets were released for this month’s Osaka tournament, which has been moved to Tokyo once again by the Japan Sumo Association, she booked herself a seat on opening day and headed out to investigate. The events in Tokyo went ahead with spectators reduced to 2,500 people, or around a quarter of the venue’s capacity, before being gradually increased to 5,000, with countermeasures in place to safeguard visitors from coronavirus transmission. After that, fans in Aichi and Fukuoka missed out on attending their local tournaments in July and November respectively, as these were moved to Tokyo to keep wrestlers from travelling outside of the capital during the pandemic. While the Osaka tournament in March 2020 went ahead without spectators for the first time in history, the Tokyo tournament in May was called off completely due to the state of emergency. Last year was a tough one for Japanese sumo, with the coronavirus pandemic throwing a spanner in the works for the sport’s annual indoor tournaments, which are traditionally held six times every year–three times at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan and once each in Osaka, Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures. We take you through a day at the sumo, with all-new procedures, restrictions and perks for spectators. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |