A2+Traditional+and+Modern+Sports+of+Japan

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= Welcome to modern and traditional sports of Japan. = = The sports we have chosen are Sumo Wrestling,Soccer and Baseball. =

__//**Soccer**//__ //**__サシカー__**//
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Japan.Most people start to play when there young and then carry it with them as they go on in life.One of if not the most popular league in Japan is the J.League.The J.League was established in 1988.Starting off with only a few clubs in the league they slowly started to get more and more clubs. In 1994 there was 12 clubs and currently there is 35+.The league just had its final game on December 5th it was a close one but the Kashima Antlers took first place for the third year in a row.

**//__Japanese Baseball__　 やきゅう//**
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan.The high school league is very popular. There is 2 annual baseball tournaments played in high schools nation wide.Culminating at a final showdown at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan. Qualifying tournaments are often televised locally and each game of the final stage at Kōshien is televised nationally.The tournaments have become a national tradition, and large numbers of excited students and parents travel from hometowns to cheer for their local team. It is a common sight to see players walking off the field in tears after being eliminated from the tournament by a loss.



//**すも**//
Sumo Wrestling is a contact sport where the wrestlers (Rikishi) attempt to push there opponent out of a 4.5 diameter ring. Sumo was orginated in Japan where it is practiced professionally. Professional sumo is organized by the japan sumo association. There are 6 levels in a sumo rankings and those are Makuuchi, Juryo, Makushita, Sandanme, Jonidian and Jonokuchi.Wrestlers start there careers in the Jonojuchi ranking and work there way up. There are 6 main tournaments. Sumo wrestlers are forbidden to drive there cars incase they get in a accident and get injured.





By Jamie O'Hara & Dilraj Brar Here are a few videos we thought you might like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4EWtosx2ww&feature=related-Sumo Wrestling Training http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5458grJ-GKk-A little introduction about the most popular soccer league in japan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-USfvC5vRaI-The final 2 minutes of the game between japan and korea in the 2009 finals