Japanese sports
The major spectator sports in Japan that draw large crowds are professional baseball and soccer. Rugby and volleyball are also popular sports.

The national sport of Japan is sumo, mainly a spectator sport watched on television. In the spring and summer, the widely popular national high school baseball tournament takes place at the Koshien stadium. Japan is perhaps the only country where high school baseball creates so much attention. Players that do well at the Koshien are often scouted out for professional and non-professional baseball teams to become future stars lf the sport.

日本最吸引人的观看比赛主要是职业棒球赛和足球。橄榄球和排球比赛也很受欢迎。

日本的国技是相扑。人们主要在电视上看比赛。春夏两季在甲子园举行高校棒球比赛，人们都很喜欢观看这场比赛。高中棒球比赛在一个国家受到如此关注，恐怕也只有日本了。在甲子园发挥出色的运动员经常被挖到职业或非职业棒球队里去，成为明日之星。