Sports in Japan are a huge part of Japanese culture. Traditional sports such as sumo and martial arts and western imports like baseball and football are all popular in Japan. Sumo wrestling is considered Japans national sport. Baseball was introduced to the country by visiting Americans in the 19th century. The Nippon Professional Baseball league is Japans largest professional sports league. Football gained wide popularity since the founding of the Japan Professional Football League in 1992. Martial arts such as judo, karat, and modern kendo are also widely practiced and enjoyed by spectator in the country. Other popular sports include figure skating, golf, racing and auto racing.
who knew the Japanese played football...? how interesting!
ReplyDeleteSumo wrestling is so fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteInteresting ...
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of sports, I don't naturally think of Japan. Though I have a friend who's son lived in Tokyo for four years and was a mascot for one of their baseball teams.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I would ever want to watch a sumo wrestling match.
ReplyDeleteYes they do have a lot of sports but my personal favorite is Sumo wrestling!
ReplyDeletesumo would be fun to watch, I know I would get a kick out of it!
ReplyDeleteHuh, this is very stereotypicalof me, but I always thought of the Japanese as more Mathletes, than Athletes.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe I would ever watch sumo wrestling..
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