Sumo guided tour with Grand Sumo Tournament and optional lunch
Sightseeing & traditions

Sumo guided tour with Grand Sumo Tournament and optional lunch

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£149.00
Free cancellation
Language: English, Japanese
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 8 hours 15 minutes
Do this because
  • Experience live sumo matches at the Kokugikan arena
  • Discover the ranks of wrestlers, how they train, and where they live
  • Visit sumo-related landmarks in Tokyo and deepen your knowledge about sumo
  • Explore the world of sumo with a local guide who will answer all your questions
  • Try the chanko-nabe lunch option, a dish eaten by sumo wrestlers
What to expect

This is a small group tour with real-time commentaries by a sumo expert guide. What decisively differentiates this tour is:

Firstly, each traveler will receive a package which includes:

1) A pamphlet showing photos and profiles of each wrestler with English translation. The guide will walk you through it as you watch each fight.

2) A cheer-up towel for a particular wrestler. The guide will show you how to use it when the wrestler is going to fight; cheering up a particular wrestler will significantly increase the joy of watching.

3) A sumo booklet which tells pretty much all about sumo.

Secondly, what also sets our tour apart is use of an earphone guide system. Your guide will provide real-time commentaries through your headset throughout the tour.

You will watch the bouts by top-division wrestlers for 3 hours from 15 o’clock. While some might think “the longer the viewing hours, the better,” our experience tells otherwise; in the past, those who started to watch much earlier got bored over time and left the arena before the top division match started! Hence, let’s start watching the bouts at 15 o’clock with all our might.

Apart from viewing the tournament itself, this tour includes an optional 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.

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What's included
  • check Information package
  • check Headsets to hear the guide (for groups of more than 3 people)
  • check Tickets for the tournament
  • check Guided tour
What's not included
  • x_not_included Hotel pickup and drop-off
Where

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting point:
The meeting point is either: 1) Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku Sta. (E12) A3 Exit on the ground. Please note that there are two Ryogoku stations: Toei and JR. The right one is Toei, not JR. Your guide will be holding a signboard reading Arumachi. 2) The left side of the Kokugikan arena's front gate. Please note that the meeting place is for only Chair B or C seats without the morning tour. The meeting point for all other options is 1). The local provider will confirm the meeting time and place right after your booking.
What to remember

Know in advance:

  • This tour requires a minimum age of 4
  • The seating plan is available in the photo gallery for reference
  • Box seats are located on the first floor of the arena and closer to the ring than chair seats which are all on the second floor
  • Each box seat is in a square shape, with each side being 130cm, and can accommodate 4 people at maximum. You'll sit on your own cushion on the floor
  • No matter which box seat option you choose, you can use the entire box (square) for your own group. The fewer the number of your group, the more space one can use in the box
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Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the experience begins.

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