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What is the national game of Japan ?
What is the national game of Japan ?
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Answer: Sumo wrestling
- Sports in Japan are an important component of Japanese culture.
- For participants and spectators, both traditional sports such as sumo and martial arts and Western imports like baseball and association football are popular.
- Sumo wrestling is considered the national sport of Japan.
Sumo Wrestling
- Sumo originated in Japan
- This game was first played in mid of 16th century.
- Japan is the only country where Sumo wrestling is practiced professionally.
- It is a full contact sport where wrestler (Rikishi) tries to shove, throw his opponent out of a circular ring or force his opponent to ground with any body part apart from sole.
- There are 6 divisions in Sumo wrestling: makuuchi, jūryō, makushita, sandanme, jonidan, jonokuchi.
Sports in Japan
- Baseball is a very popular sport in Japan. It was introduced by visiting Americans in the 19th century.
- The largest professional sports competition Japan in terms of spectators and television ratings is Nippon Professional Baseball league.
- Other popular sports are Table tennis, Golf, Auto Racing, Rugby etc.
- Apart from Sumo wrestling, other contact sports or combat sports that are popular in Japan are Judo, Modern Kendo, Karate.
- Japan has been consistently among the top performers at the Olympics.
- Tokyo is the host of 2020 Olympics, however it got postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Summer Olympics 2020 – Japan
- Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will be held from 23rd July 2021 to 8th August 2021.
- 205 countries are expected to take part in this Olympics.
- More than 11,000 athletes will be participating in this Olympics.
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have 33 sports, 50 disciplines, 339 events.
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics will see the introduction of new sports like surfing, sports climbing, karate, skateboarding.
- Tokyo 2020 will have new competitions like Madison Cycling, 3*3 Basketball, Freestyle BMX.
- Tokyo is the first Asian city to hold the Summer Olympics twice. Tokyo had earlier hosted 1964 Olympics.
Answer: Sumo wrestling
- Sports in Japan are an important component of Japanese culture.
- For participants and spectators, both traditional sports such as sumo and martial arts and Western imports like baseball and association football are popular.
- Sumo wrestling is considered the national sport of Japan.
Sumo Wrestling
- Sumo originated in Japan
- This game was first played in mid of 16th century.
- Japan is the only country where Sumo wrestling is practiced professionally.
- It is a full contact sport where wrestler (Rikishi) tries to shove, throw his opponent out of a circular ring or force his opponent to ground with any body part apart from sole.
- There are 6 divisions in Sumo wrestling: makuuchi, jūryō, makushita, sandanme, jonidan, jonokuchi.
Sports in Japan
- Baseball is a very popular sport in Japan. It was introduced by visiting Americans in the 19th century.
- The largest professional sports competition Japan in terms of spectators and television ratings is Nippon Professional Baseball league.
- Other popular sports are Table tennis, Golf, Auto Racing, Rugby etc.
- Apart from Sumo wrestling, other contact sports or combat sports that are popular in Japan are Judo, Modern Kendo, Karate.
- Japan has been consistently among the top performers at the Olympics.
- Tokyo is the host of 2020 Olympics, however it got postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Summer Olympics 2020 – Japan
- Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will be held from 23rd July 2021 to 8th August 2021.
- 205 countries are expected to take part in this Olympics.
- More than 11,000 athletes will be participating in this Olympics.
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have 33 sports, 50 disciplines, 339 events.
- Tokyo 2020 Olympics will see the introduction of new sports like surfing, sports climbing, karate, skateboarding.
- Tokyo 2020 will have new competitions like Madison Cycling, 3*3 Basketball, Freestyle BMX.
- Tokyo is the first Asian city to hold the Summer Olympics twice. Tokyo had earlier hosted 1964 Olympics.
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