Japan blends global sport with deep tradition. Sumo is the headline ritual: the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo hosts three of the six annual grand tournaments, in January, May and September, and its ground-floor Sumo Museum opens even between meets. For football, the National Stadium from the 2020 Olympics and Yokohama's vast Nissan Stadium, a 2002 World Cup final venue, draw big J-League and international crowds. Baseball at the Tokyo Dome adds another loud, choreographed…
🏟️Tokyo's Olympic venues, sumo arenas: Japan blends global sport with age-old traditions.
✨Tokyo hosted the 2020 Olympics (held in 2021); sumo lives at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.
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