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Sumo Wrestling: 90-minute Authentic Sumo Wrestling Experience in Tokyo

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About this experience

DURATION: 2 hours (approx.)
STARTING TIME: 7.00 am
MEETING POINT: A specific starting point will be provided via email prior to your tour date as it depends on the availability of each sumo stable. The starting point will be an accessible location in the Tokyo metropolitan area (23 wards)
LANGUAGES: English, Japanese
MOBILE TICKET: Use your phone or print your ticket
OPENING SEASONS: All year round
WHO CAN COME: Sumo wrestling experience is suitable for anyone above the age of 13. Not wheelchair accessible tour

Overview

Visit a sumo wrestling center in Tokyo and experience authentic sumo wrestling while observing the morning practice. Spend approximately two hours watching the sumo wrestlers train and learn the rules and regulations of sumo. It’s a unique opportunity to witness this exclusive world, and a fascinating window into a Japanese tradition.

◾ Listen to your hosts and learn the history, customs, and fighting rituals of sumo as you watch them in action.
◾ Observe sumo wrestlers practicing their technique at a sumo stable and gain access to a part of Japanese tradition that not many visitors see

About this experience

DURATION: 2 hours (approx.)
STARTING TIME: 7.00 am

MEETING POINT: A specific starting point will be provided via email prior to your tour date as it depends on the availability of each sumo stable. The starting point will be an accessible location in the Tokyo metropolitan area (23 wards)
LANGUAGES: English, Japanese

MOBILE TICKET: Use your phone or print your ticket

OPENING SEASONS: All year round
WHO CAN COME: Sumo wrestling experience is suitable for anyone above the age of 13. Not wheelchair accessible tour

Description - What to expect

While you are visiting Tokyo you shouldn't miss an authentic interaction with real Japanese sumo wrestlers. Learn about the history, training, and rules behind typical sumo wrestling training as you watch real clashes between wrestlers.

Free Cancellation

Free cancellation is available for this Sumo wrestling experience up to 7 days before the start of the experience

What's included, what's not

✔ Sumo training demonstration
✔ Entry admission fee
✖ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✖ Additional food and drinks

Good to know - practical information

◾ The activity requires sitting for long periods of time on the floor
◾ Conditions depend on the sumo stable's schedule and can only be confirmed about one week before. Tournaments are held in other months and thus, the stable is closed. The exact dates vary each year
◾ During the sumo tournament season in Tokyo in January, May, and September, (around 15th~25th), practice duration will be between 30 min to 40 min

Health and safety

✔ Provider complies with local legislation and applicable health recommendations with regard to Covid-19 prevention measures

Description - What to expect

While you are visiting Tokyo you shouldn't miss an authentic interaction with real Japanese sumo wrestlers. Learn about the history, training, and rules behind typical sumo wrestling training as you watch real clashes between wrestlers.