Nobunaga held a sumo basho during the summer of 1579 at Azuchi. Nobunaga was impressed by a young wrestler and rewarded him well for his efforts.
Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 325)
"On the 6th of tghe Eighth Month, Nobunaga summoned wrestlers from throughout Omi Province and watched them compete at Mount Azuchi. A man from Koka whose name was Tomo Shorin, some eighteen or nineteen years old, showed good skills and scored seven wins. The next day, too, Nobunaga put on sumo matches, and Tomo again outclassed the others. As a result, Nobunaga selected Tomo to become his stipendairy. At about that time Nobunaga had to take disciplinary measures against a gunsmith by the name of Yoshiro, whom he locked up in a cage. Now Tomo Shorin received the private residence, household goods, and other possessions of this Yoshiro. Nobunaga also gave him an estate of one hundred koku, a sword and a dagger with gold-encrusted sheaths, a lined silk garment, and a horse with complete gear--glorious recognition for Tomo."
The sumo statue is located at the south side of JR Azuchi station.
Nobunaga no tame!
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