| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This paper explains how the sport of Sumo became Japan’s national sport during wartime. This paper also elaborates on the political aspects of Sumo and its involvement in the war. Through analyzing the institutional change in the Sumo realm and looking at the Sumo wrestler’s public service projects, this paper argues that as Sumo became a national sport, the sense of Japanese nationalism also emerged with it.
At the time, it was rare for a non-military organization to put an effort into visiting the imperial army. The author believes that this motivation came from a sense of responsibility and the belief in Sumo as a national sport that will not to lose to other sports and arts.
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