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Tokyo Sumo Morning Practice Tour at Stable
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$124.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
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!
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!
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Sumiyoshi Sumo Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Sumo stable entrance and watch the real practice closely
- Local, professional guide
- Photos with wrestlers (depends on the day)
Meeting point
Meet up at Higashi-Mukojima Station ticket gate.
Meet up in front of the ticket gate of Keikyu Umeyashiki Station.
The guide has a green board of "Japan Wonder Travel"
[ Meetup ] 8:00 at Hamacho Station(Toei Shinjuku Line) A2 Exit (ground floor)
※This is a group tour, we will leave on time, so please make sure to be there on time!
Please meetup at in front of the stable.
[Meet up time]7:15AM
Tokyo Metro Oshiage (Skytree Mae) Station, Toei-Asakusa Line Oshiage Station A1 Exit (ground floor). A1 Exit (ground floor, outside)
*The tour starts at 7:30am.
[ Meetup time ] 15 minutes before the start time @JR Ryogoku-station West gate
*It's JR station and NOT Oedo line station.
Return details
Meet up at Higashi-Mukojima Station ticket gate.
Meet up in front of the ticket gate of Keikyu Umeyashiki Station.
The guide has a green board of "Japan Wonder Travel"
[ Meetup ] 8:00 at Hamacho Station(Toei Shinjuku Line) A2 Exit (ground floor)
※This is a group tour, we will leave on time, so please make sure to be there on time!
Please meetup at in front of the stable.
[Meet up time]7:15AM
Tokyo Metro Oshiage (Skytree Mae) Station, Toei-Asakusa Line Oshiage Station A1 Exit (ground floor). A1 Exit (ground floor, outside)
*The tour starts at 7:30am.
[ Meetup time ] 15 minutes before the start time @JR Ryogoku-station West gate
*It's JR station and NOT Oedo line station.
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Ryogoku Station GalleryMeet 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.
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RyogokuWatch 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.
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Sumo MuseumIf we have time, we may stop by.
- We may stop by and see all of the shops if we have time. (pass by)
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Ryogoku KokugikanIf you want, we can walk past Kokugikan, where the Grand Sumo Tournament is held in Tokyo.
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Tokyo Sumo Morning Practice Tour at Stable
Tokyo, Kanto, Japan
$124.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
—
We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!