London Invaded by a Planeload of Sumo Wrestlers

Last week, London, England, hosted the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall. It is rare to see sumo wrestling outside of Japan, and this was only the second time the tournament has ever been held in London, the other time being in 1991. Forty sumo wrestlers, known as rikishi, traveled from Japan on the same plane. The flight is somewhere between 12 and 15 hours, so that had to be an ordeal. After five days of wrestling before sold-out crowds, the tournament was won by Yokozuna Hoshoryu, to the delight of fans. 

But the rikishi didn't spend all their time in London wrestling. The massive athletes took in all the London sights that any tourist would, as you can see in the gallery of images above. Click to the right to see the rikishi at Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Abbey Road, and more, all while drawing plenty of attention from Londoners. -via Kottke