Tokyo Sumo Morning Practice Tour at Stable | 2 hours

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Sumiyoshi Sumo Tour
2 Adults x $110.00
$220.00
Approx Total
$220.00
Starting point:
Sumiyoshi Sta., 2-chōme-23-12 Sumiyoshi, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0002, Japan
Oshiage Sumo Tour
2 Adults x $110.00
$220.00
Approx Total
$220.00
Starting point:
1-chōme-8-21 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045, Japan

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Photos with wrestlers (depends on the day)
  • Local, professional guide
  • Sumo stable entrance and watch the real practice closely

Overview

If you want to watch the REAL Sumo wrestlers up close, this is one of the closest you can get! Let’s watch the wrestler’s morning practice right next to the ring and feel the intense and serious atmosphere. The sound of wrestlers colliding to each other, their breath and the scent of the fragrance they wear are something that you can never feel by watching any videos. You will meet with your knowledgeable tour guide at the station and walk to the stable(10mins walk). Your guide will explain you about Sumo, its history, rules and regulations before entering the stable and then watch it together. You will see the unique traditional sports which is at the same time religious rituals, originally started to entertain the Shinto deities. If you are lucky, you will get to take photos with the wrestlers after the practice outside of the stable!

Meeting points

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End point

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Itinerary

  • Ryogoku Station Gallery

    Meet your guide at 7:45am at the nearby train station before making your way to the sumo stable. Get ready to get some amazing insight into this unique Japanese sport that originated from the religion of Shintoism. Learn from your guide about how the origin of sumo dates back at least 1500 years, and about how it preserves rituals and traditional aspects of Shinto while also being a major spectator sport in Japan. Before you take your seat on the ground in the sumo stable, learn about the six annual Grand Tournaments that all go on for 15-days. Three of them are in Tokyo, and one in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka respectively.

    15 minutes

  • Ryogoku

    Watch quietly and respectfully as the sumo wrestlers go through their daily routine. You are sure to be in awe as you see them going through their rigorous training, and you will gain a newfound insight into this ancient art. At the end of the practice, your guide will walk you back to the train station where you will part ways.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Sumo Museum

    If we have time, we may stop by.

    10 minutes

  • Ryogoku Edo Noren (Pass By)

    We may stop by and see all of the shops if we have time.

  • Ryogoku Kokugikan

    If you want, we can walk past Kokugikan, where the Grand Sumo Tournament is held in Tokyo.

    5 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 12 years old (Kids 11 and under cannot enter the stable)
  • Please be aware that depending on the schedule, the ending location may differ from the meeting place.
  • Please use the restroom before arriving at the meeting point.
  • The practice/tour may be a bit shorter or longer than expected depending on the content of the practice
  • Cellphones must be on silent
  • Photos are OK but only without the flash or shutter sounds
  • Unauthorized use of the photographs taken is strictly prohibited. Please be aware of image and privacy rights violations.
  • Videos are not allowed
  • Eating and drinking is not allowed（**Please be aware that it is hot in Tokyo in summer, and there will be no air conditioning on the tour. Since it is so hot, guests are allowed to drink water and sports drinks inside the stable during the month of Summer. We also recommend that you bring something like an ice pack or cold towel to help keep you cool.**）
  • Sunglasses and hats are not allowed in the stable
  • Once you leave the sumo stable, you cannot re-enter.
  • Please watch the practice silently and respectfully
  • Please do not step down onto the ring or the sandy ground area. The ring is a sacred place for the wrestlers.
  • Please do not stretch your legs toward the ring. It is considered impolite to show the soles of feet to the wrestlers.
  • You cannot ask wrestlers to take a photograph with you while the practice is still going on.
  • Please do your best to NOT leave the sumo stable in the middle of the practice, and try to stay and watch the practice until the very end.
  • Please be very careful not to interfere with the sumo wrestlers concentration.
  • For those interested in seeing sumo, but can't fit this tour into your schedule, have a look at our other sumo tours! Please search "Sumo Morning Practice Tour in Tokyo, Sumida city" or "Tokyo Sumo Morning Practice Tour with Audio Guide" to find them.
  • If you are not feeling well, please refrain from joining the tour.
  • After meeting up, we may take a train to the stable

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154 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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  • 4 stars
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  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 136 reviews with 5 stars

Excellent tour

Published on Dec, 2024

This was a really great experience. The guide (Yuri) who took us gave us all sorts of useful information about Sumo, the stable we visited and the competitors in training that we saw. We were close to the ring and got excellent photos. I am so glad we did this rather than a tournament (even if we could have got tickets). I really recommend this

Sumo training

Published on Dec, 2024

This was a great experience. To be able to witness the sumo players do their daily training exercises gave us a realistic sense of their routines and lives as professional sumo players. I think I might have liked this even more than going to a competition. Our guide (Take) was very nice.

Mesmerising experience

Published on Dec, 2024

It was incredible and wonderful watching the Sumo practice. We sat hypnotised for 2 hours. The wrestlers were very concentrated, and deep inside their practice. We sat near them but they were not bothered at all. Seeing them felt as a complete zen experience. The tour was just amazing and one of the best adventures we had in Japan so far!

Awesome experience

Published on Dec, 2024

The practice was amazing to watch and our tour guide Yuriko made it an even better experience. Truly immersive and highly recommend. Yuriko was knowledgeable and a great guide!

Fantastic experience

Published on Dec, 2024

We are so glad we booked this trip. The guide (Yuri) was incredibly informative, professional and friendly. We were given lots of useful verbal and printed background on Sumo as a sport, the stable and the people we saw in training. It was a thoroughly interesting morning. We were sitting close to the ring. I think got more from this than going to a tournament (even if we could have obtained tickets). I thoroughly recommend this.

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