Sumo program magazine past issues Hatsu Haru Natsu Nagoya Kyushu Tokyo basho

Description

Past issues of sumo basho / tournament program put out at sumo venue - published by Japan Sumo Association
Please feel free to ask by message for more photos of the insides.
IF there are issues not listed that you are interested in, I can probably find them, please click contact me.
Program magazines feature all of the big star rikishi / wrestlers of the time, the Yokozuna, ozeki and all other top two division members.
Check all the images for rikishi / wrestlers young and old that you have grown to love!
Issues after 2015 tend to have lots of English (and Japanese) captions and explanations (but the great full color pictures make even the ones mostly in Japanese great collector's items.
Many issues also contain historical features, gyoji/referee introductions etc. (also in English).
Magazine sized with between 40 to 58 pgs of beautiful full color.
NOTES about condition - most are in extremely nice condition, near mint for newer ones.
Older ones look quite nice but some show aging. Some have bent back covers or corners etc.
but almost all are regardless of age look very nice inside.  Take a close look at pics for an idea of condition.
Pricing is based largely on condition, but newer and much older issues will be be higher priced.
Shipping
Note: May be a delay in shipping time if mail to your country is currently suspended during pandemic
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Economy
(difficult to estimate delivery speed in the last year)
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Standard only a bit more $ (faster than economy, but difficult to estimate)
Will be packaged very carefully