Itinerary
About the program
In this tour, guests are given the once-in-a-life opportunity to watch professional sumo wrestlers train in a genuine sumo stable. As part of the tour experience you will be accompanied by a professional guide, who will detail for you the many aspects behind traditional sumo. You will also witness sumo training techniques and rituals, as well as a few practice matches.
Depending on the session/stable, the training session is expected to proceed as follows:
1. Basic Sumo Exercises: Exercises to strengthen legs, hips, and upper body, as well as muscle building regimes.
2. Practice Matches: Serious bouts performanced between two sumo wrestlers at a time. A must-see part of the training!
3. After the session: You may have the chance to take photos with the wrestlers (schedule depending).
*ATTENTON!
This program is not available on the following dates:
2023 year
July 9 - August 2
September 10 - October 4
November 12 - December 6
2024 year
January 14 - February 7
March 10 - April 3
May 12 - June 5
July 14 - August 7
September 8 - October 2
November 10 - December 4
See Availability.
Traveler pickup is offered
*The meeting time with the guide depends on the location of the client's hotel. Please confirm the meeting time.
*Please note that we can only do our pick-up service at hotels within a 10-minute walk of stations on the JR Yamanote Line. Please contact us if you are unsure if your hotel falls into this category. For hotels not within this area, we can arrange an alternative pick up destination.
※ Those who wish to use a taxi service instead of public transportation must pay an additional cost.
07:30 AM
3 hours(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Posted By : MariePaule_B
Great experience to be able to see an authentic morning training, one of the high lights of our stay in Tokyo, thanks!
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Posted On : 2024-04-30
Posted By : Nikhil_A
Our guide Mr. Shoji picked us up from our Hotel and took us on a train to the Sumo Stable. Mr Shoji went out of his way to help us keep our luggage at the Nippori station even though I made a last-minute request. He explained all the rules of Sumo clearly on the train, as it is pretty far from the core of Tokyo, and we had enough time.
Watching them was definitely one of the best experiences we have had. It was an honor to see Sumo wrestlers in training. We definitely now have an appreciation for it and understand the intricacies of the sport even more. We understood all the rules and why of the sport. Its about 20 mins walk from the station. Make sure you carry a hat or a cap as it can get hotter in Tokyo.
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Posted On : 2024-04-21
Posted By : Laura_K
Mr. Hiro Abe was a wonderful, kind guide who gave us a pleasant travel experience and provided a lot of excellent information about Sumo and history and tips annd recommendations about the area. The stable was very accommodating to tourists for viewing.
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Posted On : 2024-04-19
Posted By : Millar_H
The stable is home to many wrestlers who put on a fine demonstration of their skills. But the facility is very remote and tough to navigate to without good Japanese language skills. Cab fare was 8,000 yen. Also, the facility where you view the wrestlers is not designed to accommodate visitors. Viewing is done from mats on the floor and there are no chairs for someone who might be old or partially disabled.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16
Posted By : Claire_H
Amazing experience seeing the wrestlers train. Our guide was fantastic, and we visited a beautiful temple on the way back to the station after the stable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-12
Posted By : James_P
Our guide Yuka was great and very knowledgeable about all things Sumo. She was a perfect tour guide - met us at our hotel and brought us to the Sumo ‘stable’ to watch the practice session. Super interesting!
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Posted On : 2024-04-12
Posted By : Ruth_W
Enjoyed the training session very much, our guide was very kind and though we arrived a bit late it all worked out except it was very crowded so one of our party did not have a place to sit. Later 3 more people came in and sat but our friend was not seated. Unfortunately it was quite far from our hotel.
The Sumo Wrestlers were very friendly and allowed pictures.
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Posted On : 2024-04-12
Posted By : Nicole_R
We walked down to our lobby and SK-sama was already waiting for us. He had sent our hotel some information beforehand, so we had read up about what to expect and some rules for the training stable. It was our first full day in Tokyo, so it was very helpful that SK-sama showed us to the subway and how to get a ticket at the station for local trains. The sumo training stable itself was great and very interesting, we were able to ask SK-sama questions as we were watching and he was ready with a binder of answers! The sumo wrestlers were very impressive and friendly when we asked for pictures afterwards. Overall our favorite part though was getting to know SK-sama. He was full of information about Tokyo and gave us recommendations for the rest of our stay in Japan. He really went above and beyond to make us feel welcomed and we were sad to say goodbye! He was our first friend in Japan :)
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Posted On : 2024-04-07
Posted By : Yunlong_Z
Awesome experience, our guide was great and very accommodating. The rikishis were super friendly after the practice and offered to take photos with guests.
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Posted On : 2024-02-26
Posted By : Lisa_T
What an amazing cultural event!! Sumo wrestling is a revered sport in Japan and so very little understood by Westerners. Our guide Keio, while on the subway delivered her "lesson" (as she called it) on all the basic but essential facts on the sport/art of Sumo wrestling. This instruction was enlightening and extremely helpful to our gaining an understanding of what we would see as well as viewing etiquette expectations to which we were to adhere. The event itself was fascinating!! We were fortunate to view two renowned wrestlers in a training session but each participant was fascinating to observe. Given a perfunctory knowledge on what we would be viewing was essential and much appreciated. We were especially fortunate to have such a wonderful guide Keio. She not only artfully prepared us for the training session but also provided immense support in assisting us on our return trip to the hotel which is typically up to the client to arrange. We highly recommend participation in this event! We departed from Japan for home that evening feeling that we had been gifted with an amazing parting impression of Japan!
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Posted On : 2024-02-21
