Professional sumo developed during the Muromachi period (1336-1573); as prosperity of the common people began to improve so did the popularity of sumo. By the Edo period (1603-1868), sumo would ...

Kamizumo, a popular Japanese paper sumo game that originated in the Edo period ... cardboard wrestlers competing this year, which were created over four workshop sessions lead by art collective ...

The wrestlers clap to ... time to document the rise of sumo’s most legendary figure. Raiden was born Seki Tarokichi in 1767 — about 100 years before the Edo period ended — and competed ...

As is often depicted in nishiki-e (color woodblock prints), some Edo Period (1603-1868) leading sumo wrestlers, such as the yokozuna (grand champions), were employed by daimyo and allowed to wear ...

Soon, a motley crew of sumo enthusiasts would crowd into the space to school themselves in the ancient art ... the Edo period in Japan that the modern form of the game took shape, and the ...

Today's play features 2 sumo wrestlers as protagonists! Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke talks about sumo in the Edo period and the story of "Futatsu Chocho Kuruwa Nikki." ...