Sumo tournament

Unknown photographerc. 1940

California Museum
Sacramento, United States

Sumo tournaments like this one were common. Volunteers would build a dirt mound in the lot behind Tozai Dry Goods, and hundreds of spectators would crowd into Japan Alley to watch matches featuring wrestlers from all over the region.

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Title: Sumo tournament
Creator: Unknown photographer
Date Created: c. 1940
Location Created: Sacramento, CA, USA
Subject Keywords: Sumo, Sacramento, Japantown
Type: Photograph
Original Source: Victor Shibata

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