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The Travel Oracle
  • Who is the Travel Oracle?
    • The places we’ve been
    • The Oracle Recommends…
    • Travel Booking Services
    • Contact us for House and Pet Sitting
  • Our World Famous Kidney Donor Athlete
    • Running Stories
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  • Who is the Travel Oracle?
    • The places we’ve been
    • The Oracle Recommends…
    • Travel Booking Services
    • Contact us for House and Pet Sitting
  • Our World Famous Kidney Donor Athlete
    • Running Stories
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  • Sumo Wrestling: The Best Way to Start Your Day

    With the Tokyo Marathon quickly approaching, we decided to slow our roll just a bit. This week join us as we unpack one of our last two days in Japan including visiting the restaurant wrecked by the Crazy 88s, and walking the Shibuya Crossing. Oh and of course, Sumo Wrestling: The Best Way to Start Your Day! Starting the Day by Running with the Sumos Traveling in the off-season has it’s benefits: But it also has some down sides, like missing out on some of the big draws of tourist season. For Tokyo, this included the blooming of the cherry blossoms and for us, watching Sumo wrestling. Not wanting to…

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