What is the most popular sport in Japan?

Answer 1

The most popular sports in Japan are sumo Wrestling (also considered a martial art), Martial Arts such as karate, judo, kendo, kyudo, and aikido, soccer, baseball, and Basketball.

Sumo is not so popular now, most young people don't watch it and have no idea who the current champion is. And many of the older generation have lost interest as the yokozuna (grand champion) is never Japanese anymore. (amateur's answer)

Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan.

Answer 2

the most popular sport in Japan is Baseball :)

Answer 3

Baseball is the most popular sport, NOT lawn bowls. I live in Japan and have never even heard of 'lawn bowls'.

They also like wrestling.

Answer 4

The second most popular spectator sport is marathons, then ekiden which is a long distance relay race.

Answer 5

Japan has a full range of sports, most popular would be Baseball and Soccer.

But you could find almost anything that interests you.

Hope that this helps..

Answer 6

I would say that it's either soccer or baseball.

Answer 7

In my opinion. Sumo wrestling, Baseball and Soccer is most played sports in Japan. People just love to play these sports and Sumo wrestling is like in them culture.