Scope and Contents A talk given by Doreen Simmons to the Asiatic Society of Japan in Tokyo, with published versions of the same. Covering hair, costume, licensing, the dohyo (covered sumo area), hanging roof, Shinto connection, Imperial connection, Ryogoku (the heartland of sumo in Tokyo), the Sumo Association, the stable (training) system, sumo in the 20thC and beyond (including the position of women in the sport). 4 pdfs, as follows:1) ’Sumo: Samurai to Cyberspace – How Sumo is adapting to the changing...