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Tokyo: Sumo Morning Practice Viewing Tour
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Tokyo: Sumo Morning Practice Viewing Tour

By Japan Wonder Travel
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Overview
  • Get the rare opportunity to enter a Sumo stable
  • Watch Sumo wrestlers in training up close
  • Learn about the history and the art of Sumo wrestling from your local guide
  • Take photo with Sumo wrestlers (depends on the day)

Activity location

    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 2-chōme-59-3 Nihonbashihamachō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0007, Japan | Meet at the A2 exit on the ground floor of the Hamacho Station - Toei Shinjuku Line.
    • Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedKnowledgeable and professional licensed guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Real Sumo stable watching
  • What's includedWhat's included Photos with wrestlers (when available)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Flash photography, Food and drinks, Hats, Sunglasses, Video recording
  • Not suitable for: Children under 11 years, People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

We visit one of the real Sumo stables in Tokyo where they live and train every day! Come and observe a Sumo wrestler practice session. How do they practice, and what Sumo is all about? Actually, the Sumo stables are not very open to the public because it was only for sponsors. So this is a very special experience even for Japanese locals. You'll get the chance to talk to your English-speaking guide and wrestlers to learn more about Sumo and the tournaments they train so diligently for.
The stable is located in Ryogoku which is a famous area for Sumo stadium and Sumo town. After the tour, you can easily access the Sumo meal restaurants.

Sumo is a traditional Japanese sport, based on Shinto beliefs. Similar to wrestling, the participants try to force their opponent out of the ring or force any part of his body to touch the ground. They train diligently from early in the morning almost every day. See a training session up close and personal as these powerhouses train for the Sumo Tournament, held 6 times a year. Watch these young wrestlers who live together chase their dream of becoming wrestlers of the highest rank.

[Itinerary]
-Meet up at JR Ryogoku station's west gate
Listen to the explanation about sumo
-Head to Sumo stable (15 min)
-Watch sumo morning training until the end (60-90 min. *depends on the day)
-Finish the tour

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 2-chōme-59-3 Nihonbashihamachō, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0007, Japan | Meet at the A2 exit on the ground floor of the Hamacho Station - Toei Shinjuku Line.
    • Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Ryogoku Station, 1 Chome-4-29 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan | 15 min before the start time: Meet your guide in front of JR Ryogoku Station, West exit ticket gate (JR両国駅西口改札).
    • Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Toei Sumiyoshi Station, 2-chōme-23-12 Sumiyoshi, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0002, Japan | B2 Exit of Sumiyoshi station (ground floor) *Near Lawson Koto Sumiyoshi 2-chome store. *Please don't ask the Lawson convenience store clerks about the sumo stable or tour. The guide has a green board of "Japan Wonder Travel"
    • Koto City, Tokyo, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 1-chōme-8-21 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045, Japan | [Meet up time]7:15AM Tokyo Metro Oshiage (Skytree Mae) Station, Toei-Asakusa Line Oshiage Station A1 Exit (ground floor). *The tour starts at 7:30am. *15-20mins walk from the meeting point to the sumo stable. *Please use the restroom before joining the tour. You cannot go to the toilet during the practice. In the case that you are late and will not make it to the meeting place on time, please send us a message. We will send you the address of the sumo stable. Then please go to the sumo stable by yourself. **IMPORTANT** Please DO NOT enter the sumo stable by yourself, wait outside until your guide comes to meet you outside. Never ring the doorbell. This is to avoid disturbing the wrestlers' concentration.
    • Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan