Why is Japanese sumo so popular?

Japanese sumo is the national sport of Japan and has a very long history. Sumo is not only a competitive fight, but also a ritual to worship the gods. The so-called gods here are the' eight million gods' that the Japanese have believed in since ancient times, and they are considered to exist in all things in nature. Today's sumo schedule still retains traces of ancient sacrifices to the gods.

As early as the Nara era, sumo was regarded as a national gift by the imperial court, and sumo stepped onto the altar of national technology. On special festivals, the emperor came to the palace to summon courtiers, and the court held a sumo festival as a national ceremony. This situation continued until the Heian period, but in form, farmers were forced to perform sumo for the emperor and courtiers to watch, just like the slave race in the Roman Empire.

Japan worships gods and forces, and the spirit of Bushido permeates everyone. During the Meiji Restoration, Zhou Tie Yamaoka, an attendant of Meiji Emperor, was a "sumo wrestler". Not only did he like himself, but he even taught the emperor how to compete in sumo. Conservatives at that time strongly resisted the Europeanization policy, and the status of sumo was greatly improved for many reasons.

The special venue for sumo wrestling was built in Tokyo, which is today's National Museum of Technology. Since then, sumo has become a well-known national technology, and sumo association has become a public welfare consortium with preferential tax policies.

At the beginning of Showa in the1930s, radio became more and more popular, and sumo became a national sport. At that time, a man named Futabayama became a star in a row.

Since then, sumo has become a national sport in Japan and is highly respected.