My Japan Essay

Hey guys, this is my Japan essay about Japanese Sports.

In Japan there are a variety of different sports, both to play and to watch. Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan to play. The most popular sport to watch is sumo wrestling. Golf is a sport played by the upper class like businessmen.

Baseball is the most popular spectator sport after sumo wrestling. Baseball was introduced to Japan by American Missionaries more than 100 years ago. In Japan, baseball is played to the highest standard, both professionally and in the annual national high school contest. Lots of Japanese professional baseball players today are playing in Canada and in the U.S.A like Daisuke Matsuzaka who plays on the Boston Red Sox and Suzuki Ichiro who plays on the Seattle Mariners.

Sumo wrestling is probably the most well known and popular sport in Japan. Sumo wrestling is a sport that requires the contestants to force their opponents outside a straw rope. Ten day contests are held six times a year and the winners are considered national heroes. Sumo has been a professional sport for at least 200 years. Sumo will always be considered a traditional sport in Japan.

Golf has a very high status in Japan, especially among businessman. Japan is a crowded country so space is expensive and therefore the sport becomes affordable just for the rich (like businessman). It can cost up to a years salary just to join an exclusive golf club. Most people have to be satisfied with a golf driving range. However, people will pay this price if it means playing the sport they love.

Sumo wrestling, baseball and golf are all considered well-known sports in Japan. Sumo wrestling is a traditional sport, baseball is a western sport and golf is a social sport for the wealthy. Different sports are loved by different people in Japan.

Name of source: Passport to Japan. Published: 1988. Author: Franklin Watts.