Sumo—Japanese Wrestling

Tourist Library 34

Sumo—Japanese Wrestling
by Kōzō Hikoyama (彦山光三)

Tourist Library 34
Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1940

TOURIST LIBRARY

Volumes Already Published

1. TEA CULT OF JAPAN
By Y. Hukukita, B. A.
2. JAPANESE NOH PLAYS
By Prof. T. Nogami, D. Litt.
3. SAKURA (Japanese Cherry)
By M. Miyosi, D. Sc.
4. JAPANESE GARDENS
By Prof. M. Tatui
5. HIROSIGE AND JAPANESE LANDSCAPES
By Prof. Yone Noguti, D. Litt.
6. JAPANESE DRAMA
By B. T. I.
7. JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE
By Prof. H. Kisida, D. Sc.
8. WHAT IS SINTO?
By Prof. G. Katō, D. Litt.
9. CASTLES IN JAPAN
By Prof. S. Ōrui, D. Litt. and Prof. M. Toba
10. HOT SPRINGS IN JAPAN
By Prof. K. Huzinami, M. D.
11. FLORAL ART OF JAPAN
By Issōtei Nisikawa
12. CHILDREN’S DAYS IN JAPAN
By Z. T. Iwadō, M. A.
13. KIMONO (Japanese Dress)
By Ken-iti Kawakatu
14. JAPANESE FOOD
By Prof. Kaneko Tezuka
15. JAPANESE MUSIC
By Katumi Sunaga
16. ZYUDO (ZYUZYUTU)
By Prof. Zigorō Kanō
17. FAMILY LIFE IN JAPAN
By Syunkiti Akimoto
18. SCENERY OF JAPAN
By T. Tamura, D. Sc.
19. JAPANESE EDUCATION
By Prof. K. Yosida, D. Litt. and Prof. T. Kaigo
20. FLORAL CALENDAR OF JAPAN
By T. Makino, D. Sc. and Genzirō Oka
21. JAPANESE BUDDHISM
By Prof. D. T. Suzuki, D. Litt.
22. ODORI (Japanese Dance)
By Kasyō Matida
23. KABUKI DRAMA
By Syūtarō Miyake
24. JAPANESE WOOD-BLOCK PRINTS
By Prof. S. Huzikake, D. Litt.
25. HISTORY OF JAPAN
By Prof. K. Nakamura, D. Litt.
26. JAPANESE FOLK-TOYS
By Tekiho Nisizawa
27. JAPANESE GAME OF “GO”
By Hukumensi Mihori
28. JAPANESE COIFFURE
By R. Saitō, D. Litt.
29. JAPANESE SCULPTURE
By Seiroku Noma
30. JAPANESE POSTAGE STAMPS
By Yokiti Yamamoto
31. JAPAN’S ANCIENT ARMOUR
By Hatirō Yamagami
32. ANGLING IN JAPAN
By Meizi Matuzaki
33. JAPANESE PROVERBS
By Otoo Huzii, D. Litt.
34. SUMO—Japanese Wrestling
By Kōzō Hikoyama

Volumes in preparation

AINU LIFE AND LEGENDS
By Kyōsuke Kindaiti, D. Litt.
JAPANESE BIRDS
By Prince Nobusuke Takatukasa

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Photograph of a heavy, bare-chested man standing with his feet wide apart, one arm held out to the side with the palm open and the other bent with the hand at his waist. A thick twisted rope is wound around his middle over a belt, and an apron of heavy hanging cords with white zigzag paper strips stands out from the front of it. A topknot shows on his head. Behind him at the left a second bare-chested man sits, facing the camera, behind a wide round vessel, and at the right a man in a loose patterned robe and a tall black cap crouches. Tiers of spectators fill the background under a draped canopy at the top, with a flag showing a disc ringed by rays and a sign with one large Japanese character at the upper right. — THE CEREMONY OF DEZUIRI
(See page 96)

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SUMO

Japanese Wrestling

BY
KŌZŌ HIKOYAMA

BOARD OF TOURIST INDUSTRY
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS

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It is a common desire of tourists to learn something of the customs, manners, and culture of the countries they visit, but flying visits merely for sightseeing furnish neither the time nor opportunity for more than a passing acquaintance with the life of the people. The Board of Tourist Industry recognizes this difficulty and is endeavouring to meet it by publishing this series of brochures.

The present series will, when completed, consist of more than a hundred volumes, each dealing with a different subject, but all co-ordinated. By studying the entire series the foreign student of Japan will, we hope, gain a general knowledge of the country and its people.

Board of Tourist Industry,
Japanese Government Railways.

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NOTE

The Japanese Government has adopted a new system of spelling for certain Romanized Japanese syllable sounds. Though the spelling has been modified, the pronunciation remains the same. The modified spelling is given below with the old phonetic spelling in brackets:

si (shi)
ti (chi) tu (tsu)
hu (fu)
zi (ji)
sya (sha) syu (shu) syo (sho)
tya (cha) tyu (chu) tyo (cho)
zya (ja) zyu (ju) zyo (jo)

Naturally, the change has caused the spelling of certain familiar names of places and things to be altered, for instance:

Old Spelling New Spelling
Shinto shrine Sinto shrine
Chion-in Temple Tion-in Temple
Mt. Fuji Mt. Huzi
Chanoyu Tyanoyu
Chōsen Tyōsen
Jūjutsu Zyūzyutu
Jinrikisha Zinrikisya