Watch Sumo Morning Practice at Stable in Tokyo

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Partially Refundable If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: Japanese, English
Entrance fee

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transfer to/from sumo stable
This product does not include any food or beverages.

Overview

Meet your guide who will escort you into an exclusive and fascinating world with a visit to a sumo training center to observe a morning practice session. Gain insight from observing this ancient Japanese martial art and get to grips with its rules and regulations.

Meeting points

Tokyo, Japan

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A specific starting point will be provided via email approx. 1 week prior to your tour date as it depends on the availability of each sumo stable. Please send us a message if you do not hear from us. The starting point will be an accessible location in the Tokyo metropolitan area (23 wards).

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

You can say that sumo must be one of the world's most unique national sports. Sumo originated in Japan as early as the 1600s and Japan remains the only country where this heavyweight sport is practiced professionally. Fighters live in communal 'stables' where every aspect of their daily lives is dictated by strict tradition. These traditions, etiquette, and customs are not taken lightly. Many sumo stables are not open to foreign visitors, and for those that are, even spectators are expected to adhere to specific rules. Visit the stables and watch the wrestlers practice the art of sumo. Make sure not to eat, talk loudly, or take photos with bright flashes or loud noises so you don't distract the wrestlers!

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 13 years
Activity requires sitting for long periods of time on the floor
Conditions depend on 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. Exact dates vary each year
Ending time of practice varies every day
Duration will be between 60 to 90 minutes (Please note that this may be shorter when we have tournament in Tokyo)
During sumo tournament season in Tokyo in January, May, September, (around 15th~25th), practice duration will be between 30 min to 40 min. Duration is not usual but price will be same.

Partially Refundable

April 22100% refund

April 28No refund

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Highly Recommended

Published on Aug, 2024

A very well organised tour. Recommend that you take a taxi from Asakusa station (about $10 Australian). Otherwise, it's a long walk and very hard to find. Also, you must have the address in Japanese. Many taxi drivers can't read English. If you have back problems, book a chair (actually a stool) in advance. Go for it, it's a memorable experience.

Highly recommend this!

Published on Jun, 2024

Fantastic experience seeing the full practice - slow build up to intense sparring! Our entire family really enjoyed it.

Sumo is a tough sport

Published on Jun, 2024

Amazing to be so close to the sumo wrestlers. Their practice was incredible. Warmup through to sparring and a little cooldown. The high impact when they sparred was awesome We enjoyed

The Sumo morning practice...

Published on May, 2024

The Sumo morning practice that we visited was very authentic and impressive. We would recommend not to skip this experience while visiting in Tokyo, for us it was one of the biggest shots of Japanese flavour

Intense training by the most flexible sumo wrestlers.

Published on Apr, 2024

An amazing opportunity to view a training session with these incredible athletes. I didn’t know anything about the sport/discipline of sumo prior to attending the training session. It’s important to note that this isn’t a tourist entertainment session, it is purely a training session for the athletes. Nobody explains what is happening and they are not concerned about your comfort levels. It is up to you to pay attention and to absorb the atmosphere. I suggest doing a little bit of research before you go so that you understand the protocols and so that you don’t cause offence without realising. Also, I strongly suggest that you practice sitting cross legged for 1.5 hours. You can’t sit with soles of feet aimed at the training ring. So it does take a bit of practice to be able to sit on a hard floor for that long. Absolutely worth it - make the effort to go. Not many people get this close up view of the training and commitment for the sumo wrestlers.