Sumo, called grain dance, originated in China of han dynasty, by two strongman bare the upper part of the body, mutual wrestling. Until the seventh century A.D.), in the funeral objects (from emperor these 13 years), China sent envoys to Japan show grain dance regards, regarded as the first introduced into Japan, sumo to Japan original sumo cause certain effect. Later became the kingdom of Japanese technology, Japan's international combatives and sports. As a professional athletics project, in Japan, called big sumo.
history
China and Japan have sumo in history. From some unearthed relics look, Chinese dynasties horn against image with Japanese popular now sumo very similar. The latest in early dynasty, China had sumo name. Tang, some in each generation, sumo activity has been rife. To the middle qing dynasty, sumo name it gradually disappear. Modern, sumo has been regarded as Japan's more, in fact, sumo original in ancient China "Angle worth" one kind. Early in the western han dynasty, JiZhou (now hebei) area popular with a kind of folk game: people wore masks with horns, dou force ratio each other. This is competitive and performing activities, be called "Angle worth", also known as the "chiyou play. Sima qian in shi-ji huangdi was recorded in this book," chiyou's head with horn, and huangdi head, to Angle, this JiZhou arrive for chiyou theatre. "Will" Angle worth "and huangdi war chiyou legend link, this is enough explains it of the long history.
