Title
Sumo Tournament
Subject
San Jose, Japantown, Sumo Tournament, 1920s, 6th Street, Jackson Street
Description
A Sumo wrestling match held in the empty lot on 6th Street and Jackson across the street from the Japanese Bath house. In the early days of Japantown Sumo wrestling matches were a popular form of entertainment and were generally held on special holidays. The ring for the sumo matches was built up after the Asahi Baseball team moved to a new stadium in 1926. The Sumo ring was lost during the internment and the sport of sumo wrestling faded in popularity in the postwar period as the last state championship was held in 1952.
Source
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
http://www.jamsj.org/
http://www.jamsj.org/
Date
1920s
Rights
Japanese American Museum of San Jose