tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post6382680457178334421..comments2023-06-12T00:27:04.786-07:00Comments on Japanese Sumo Wrestling Cards and Menko: Sumo Stickers from when I was born - 1976 Kodansha NST Sumo Stamp SetSumoMenkoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post-58604494510894713582020-04-27T20:48:01.917-07:002020-04-27T20:48:01.917-07:00Japan is my happy place for sure. Too bad you wer...Japan is my happy place for sure. Too bad you were not able to make it....maybe you can get there someday....definitely worth it for sure!SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post-79668542523232241902020-04-27T20:47:26.622-07:002020-04-27T20:47:26.622-07:00Trying to collect this whole set would be insane.....Trying to collect this whole set would be insane....or at least drive me insane. Yeah, for some reason sumo was going through a lull in the late 1970s...right when it seemed there were a ton of baseball sets being produced.SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post-59945700467909689522020-04-27T18:49:02.722-07:002020-04-27T18:49:02.722-07:00These stickers are pretty hard to find these days....These stickers are pretty hard to find these days. I have to imagine they were inspired by Panini. SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post-34852844015062546442020-04-27T08:52:14.397-07:002020-04-27T08:52:14.397-07:00Great collection. When I was in the Navy on Westpa...Great collection. When I was in the Navy on Westpac in 1980, we were supposed to travel to Japan for a 5-day stay. I was looking forward to catching a Sumo tournament, a Japanese league baseball game and possibly walk up Mt. Fuji. Alas, we never made it to Japan (or Australia) as we had to fill in for another ship at the time.Comatoadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586730611415248483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post-68726064922514214922020-04-26T19:36:54.492-07:002020-04-26T19:36:54.492-07:00Great albums (I was born in 76 too BTW!)
That is ...Great albums (I was born in 76 too BTW!)<br /><br />That is an interesting question about the NST/Kodansha connection. Kodansha is still a major publisher in Japan, I 'm guessing NST must have been a division or Trademark that they owned or something, like you say. I've got a handful of their baseball ones, but have never tried to collect them seriously.<br /><br />Its kind of odd too that Sumo cards are so scarce in the mid-late 70s when baseball card production was booming, though perhaps that actually explains it. All the manufacturers were concentrating on baseball since it was very popular at hte time as Oh was chasing Ruth/Aaron's home run records, so they turned off the sumo card stream. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518701523327984819.post-22409879587559788952020-04-26T07:13:41.871-07:002020-04-26T07:13:41.871-07:00Very cool. I like how there's glue on only ha...Very cool. I like how there's glue on only half of the stamp, so you could lift up the flap and read about the wrestler. Pretty creative. I also like the Takanohana 9-piece puzzle page. The puzzles in the early 80's Topps sticker albums were always my favorites along with the foil stickers. Awesome stuff as usual Ryan. Hope you're able to find out more information on the NST.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com