Okinawa Togyu 沖縄闘牛 Bullfighting
Posted by okinawatime on 2009/03/28
Okinawa Togyu 沖縄闘牛 Bullfighting
In Okinawa, there is Togyu (闘牛) bullfighting. Unlike Spanish bullfighting, which pits the bull against an armed man, Togyu in Okinawa they let two bulls fight it out with a man “coaching” each bull. It involves two bulls starting by locking horns. They push and butt each other in a contest of strength until one retreats or turns away, the other bull then being declared the winner. The men in the ring with them are their coaches, they help them fight but also help keep them apart when the fight is over.
The third game：Explosive advancement(Red ribbon rolled in tail) vs Panda
第三試合 爆進(紅) vs 手々青年団パンダ(白)
宜野湾激戦大闘牛大会 平成20年3月16日(日) うるま市石川多目的ドーム
Fierce battle of Ginowan big bullfight rally March 16, 2008(Sunday) at Ishikawa multipurpose dome in Uruma City
The most popular Togyu (闘牛) bullfights of the year take place in May and November, during the spring and the fall.
And there are also regional contests; in fact, there is a bullfight somewhere almost every weekend. There are 12 arenas around Okinawa, these being circular rings 18-20 meters in diameter surrounded by an iron fence.
Event Schedule
Bull Fighting Photos
http://www.animalpedia.info/okinawa_bull_fighting_photos.html
http://www.sabphotography.com/bull/
Tougyu Video
http://www.tougyuu.com/
Tokunoshima Bull Fight
http://www4.synapse.ne.jp/nakusami/
http://www.tougyu.com/
http://jisho.org/kanji/details/%E9%97%98%E7%89%9B
闘牛[tou-gyu] Bull Fight
Bull (牛)[gyu] [ushi]
Fight(闘)[tou]
Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C
キーワード: 闘牛 現在の辞書: Jpn-Eng General (EDICT)
闘牛 【とうぎゅう】 (n) bullfighting; bullfight [Ex][G][GI][S][A][W]
闘牛士 【とうぎゅうし】 (n) matador; bullfighter [G][GI][S][A][W]
闘牛場 【とうぎゅうじょう】 (n) a bullring [G][GI][S][A]
