Kakuteizuka Tomb

Japanese: 角抵塚古墳 - かくていづかこふん
Kakuteizuka Tomb

...It is a traditional contest of strength that has been passed down mainly among the Korean people living on the Korean Peninsula, and is also called "Korean wrestling." It is considered to be a traditional sport unique to the Korean people, as there is no Chinese character equivalent to write it in Hangul. Historically, it is said to be able to be traced back to around the 5th century, and as evidence, there is a mural depicting a sumo wrestler in the tomb of Goguryeo at Gakdeichong (now Ji'an, Jilin Province, China), which is considered to be the prototype of the oldest Korean-style ssireum. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Kakuteizuka Kofun" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…主として朝鮮半島に居住する朝鮮族の間で伝えられてきた伝統的な力比べをいい,〈韓国相撲〉とも呼ばれる。ハングルでの表記に相当する漢字がないことなどから,朝鮮族の固有の伝統的なスポーツであると考えられている。歴史的には,5世紀ころまでさかのぼることができるといわれ,その証拠として,当時の高句麗の墳墓である角抵塚(現,中国吉林省集安)に力士を描いた壁画があり,これが最も古い朝鮮族の流れを汲むシルムの原型であると捉えられている。…

※「角抵塚古墳」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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