sumo

Summary

sumo is a type of sport^[1]. sumo ranks in the top 6% of type_of_sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,418 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sumo is in the country of Japan^[3].
• sumo's instance of is recorded as type of sport^[4].
• sumo is a type of combat sport^[5].
• sumo is a type of budō^[6].
• sumo is a type of martial arts^[7].
• sumo is a type of Shinto ritual^[8].
• sumo's Commons category is recorded as Sumo^[9].
• sumo's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[10].
• 642 marks the founding of sumo^[11].
• sumo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sumo^[12].
• sumo's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as sport=sumo^[13].
• sumo's topic has template is recorded as Template:sumo^[14].
• sumo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '相撲'}^[15].
• sumo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '角力'}^[16].
• sumo's uses is recorded as mawashi^[17].
• sumo's practiced by is recorded as rikishi^[18].
• sumo's regulated by is recorded as Japan Sumo Association^[19].
• sumo's regulated by is recorded as Japan Sumo Federation^[20].
• sumo's regulated by is recorded as International Sumo Federation^[21].
• sumo's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

sumo's instance of is recorded as type of sport^[4]. Recorded subclass of include combat sport^[5], budō^[6], martial arts^[7], and Shinto ritual^[8].

Origins

642 marks the founding of sumo^[11].

Why It Matters

sumo ranks in the top 6% of type_of_sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,418 views/month).^[2] sumo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] sumo is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]