Grand Sumo Tournament Tour in Tokyo | 6 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Japanese, English
  • Cheer-up goods to root for a particular wrestler
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Information package of tournament information, sumo ranking, and profiles of prominent wrestlers
  • For a group of 3 or more, headsets for each to hear the guide's voice clearly even from distance
  • Guiding in English by a sumo expert guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Drinks for the chanko-nabe dinner option; to be ordered separately.

Overview

The grand sumo tournament tour in Tokyo is a small group tour of maximum 10 travelers with real-time commentaries by a sumo expert guide. The tour consists of two parts: visit to sumo-related historical landmarks and viewing bouts in the sumo arena with real-time commentaries－both are accompanied by a sumo expert guide. Here are some details. 1. Walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town Visit sumo-related historical landmarks and look at sumo stables from outside where sumo wrestlers live and train. Increase joy of watching the tournament by learning a lot about sumo from your knowledgeable guide as you visit many sumo related must-see spots before you actually view the bouts in the arena. 2. While the tour entails the two essential and integral parts, we have prepared a 15:00 to 18:00 o’clock option where one can just join the sumo viewing part. You can also choose a chanko dinner option. The nutrient dish is commonly eaten by sumo wrestlers to build their muscle and bodies.

Itinerary

  • Ryogoku

    13:00 - 15:00 This part (optional) is to deepen knowledge about sumo history and culture to enhance joy of watching sumo later in the arena. Toward that end, you will visit historical sumo landmarks and sumo stables. Major must-see landmarks the guide will take you to are: 1) Hakkaku-beya Sumo Stable (15min) 2) Nomi no Sukune Shrine (15min) 3) Ryogoku Kokugikan (30min) 4) Ryōgoku Edo NOREN (30min) 5) Ekō-in (15min) 6) Kasugano-beya Sumo Stable (15min)

    2 hours

  • Ryogoku Kokugikan

    15:00 - 18:00 Viewing bouts at the arena 1.The guide will walk you through inside the arena to see 1) Murals (10m) 2) Championship prizes (10m) 3) Sumo museum (15min) 4) Paintings / photos of successive Yokozunas (15min) 2.You will receive (see the photo section): - A special pamphlet showing photos and profiles of wrestlers with English translation. The guide will walk you through it as you watch fights so that you can watch them with background information. - A cheer-up towel for a particular wrestler. The guide will teach you how to use it when the wrestler is going to fight. Join the enthusiam of the arena by cheering-up the wrestler.

    3 hours

  • Ryogoku

    18:00 - Chanko-nabe dinner (Optional) The guide will take you to one of the best chanko-nabe restaurants near the arena. Enjoy the nutrient hot-pot dish eaten by sumo wrestlers to build their bodies and muscles. ; drinks are not included.

    1 hour

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 1. This tour comes in several options depending on the combination of the following:
  • 1) Landmark/history tour 13:00 - 15:00
  • Sumo-related historical landmark guided tour. This is a walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town, to increase the joy of watching the tournament by learning a lot about sumo from your knowledgeable guide as you visit many sumo-related must-see spots before you actually view the bouts in the arena.
  • 2) Viewing bouts in the arena 15:00 - 18:00 Enjoy the bouts as you listen to the real-time commentaries from your expert guide, and get excited as you join the excited spectators!
  • 3) Chanko dinner option
  • This nutrient dish is the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers’ diets to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies.
  • 4) Chair option
  • We will use chair seats on the balcony in the arena; if you opt to stay on the first floor, you would need to sit on a flat floor.
  • This means you can sit comfortably in a chair all the time, unlike box seats on the first floor where four spectators are seated on a 1.3m x 1.3m flat square floor with cushions.
  • You will be seated in chair B or C; the seating map in the photo section shows their detailed locations.
  • Chair B seats have a couple of advantages over chair C seats: they are closer to the ring, larger, and softer.
  • 2. While infants (0 - 3 year old) are free of charge, please let us know how many of them will come if you take any to the tour.

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February 06100% refund
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Outstanding sumo wrestling tour

Published on Sep, 2024

Akimi Matsuki was a wonderful tour guide—she gave us a lot of history and context of sumo wrestling and explained the rules of the match very clearly. What a memorable afternoon! Would highly recommend.

It would make a fan out of you.

Published on Sep, 2024

The tournament is an unforgettable experience, the energy, the excitement, and atmosphere, there is so much more to it than just the strength and agility of the athletes, you get to experience the artistry, tradition and culture of this amazing country.Miss Yoko, our guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything very clearly, you could tell she is a fan of the sport and her energy was contagious. I highly recommend it. Get there early and walk around the neighborhood. Great food and nice surprising temples nearby. El torneo es una experiencia inolvidable, la energía, la emoción y el ambiente, hay mucho más que solo la fuerza y la agilidad de los atletas, puedes experimentar el arte, la tradición y la cultura de este increíble país. La señorita Yoko, nuestra guía estaba muy bien informada y explicó todo muy claramente, se podía decir que es una fanática del deporte y su energía era contagiosa. Lo recomiendo mucho. Llega temprano y camina por el vecindario. Buena comida y templos sorprendentes cerca.

Great sumo experience

Published on Sep, 2024

The Arumachi Grand Sumo tour was excellent. Our guide Taka was knowledgeable and full of interesting info. He helped us understand the history and culture around sumo as well as the process of the match and the rankings of the wrestlers.

We loved Sumo

Published on Sep, 2024

Our guide was really knowledgeable & friendly. She hade sure we had a great understanding of the history & the match. Loved the dinner afterward too. It was a fun experience.

Excellent cultural experience!

Published on Sep, 2024

Very much recommend the grand sumo tour! The tournament was so interesting and fun. We weren't able to get tickets to it otherwise, very glad we attended via the tour. Was the last day of our trip and we couldn't have wrapped it up in a better way. Ken-san was a great guide! The weather was very hot and humid, so we were a little apprehensive about doing the walking tour before the tournament, but he kept the walking light with plenty of shade. Good to get his local perspective on Japanese sports.

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