What does a Tosa represent in Japan and what is its relationship with Japanese Culture?
Fighting dogs in Japan were first seen about two hundred years ago in the hands of noble Samurai warriors. When these returned home from battle, different from the other townsfolk, who were merchants, artisans and service providers,the soldiers had to wait for another war to be declared to be gainfully employed.Many times in their waiting, they turned to fighting amongst themselves. Looking with disdain upon this practice, a very powerful Samurai Warlord encouraged his men to engage in dog fighting instead. This made the Tosa very popular and that same Samurai chief known by the name of CHOZ-O-GABE; went on to establish the rules for dog fighting.But, when TOKU OAWA, the famous “EDO ELA” defeated CHOZ-O-GABE and rose to power, he wanted to eliminate CHOZ-O-GABE’s people. Matters became worse when a change to the Samurai code was in place, making for a very difficult transition. These factors lead to the encouragement of dogfighting to appease the frustrated; soldiers and; to the develo
