Sumo Stable Training Tour with Sumo-Style Lunch
Tokyo, Japan
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 4-5 hours
Get a glimpse into the world of sumo on a 3-hour tour of the sumo training stables. A local and knowledgeable guide takes you around the site while the wrestlers are training for a chance to observe these mighty men in action. You’ll learn about this fascinating society where sumo wrestlers live and train. Then slurp up a hearty hot pot lunch — sumo-style! Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 8 people.
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Get a glimpse into the world of sumo on a 3-hour tour of the sumo training stables. A local and knowledgeable guide takes you around the site while the wrestlers are training for a chance to observe these mighty men in action. You’ll learn about this fascinating society where sumo wrestlers live and train. Then slurp up a hearty hot pot lunch — sumo-style! Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 8 people.
Meet your guide at Ryogoku Station in the morning and walk to the nearby sumo training stables. The Ryogoku district is the center of the sumo world, and these massive wrestlers have challenged one another in the sport for centuries — first at shrines and temples, and later inside halls and stadiums.
Throughout your 3-hour tour of the stables, where the wrestlers live and train, your informative guide shows your small group around the area and offers insight into the daily life. You’ll tour just one of dozens of sumo stables located in the Ryogoku district, where these powerful men are put through their paces as they prepare to compete in the next tournament.
Learn about the lifestyle and cultural traditions of these sumo athletes, from the Edo period to present day. If you’re lucky, you may see some of them in training, but sightings are not guaranteed.
If you want to watch sumo wrestlers at a tournament, your guide will explain the ticketing system and help you to buy tickets (own expense). Please note that this tour takes place in the tournament off season so check the dates of the sumo tournaments before purchasing your tickets.
tickets are generally purchased for a match scheduled the day after your tour.
tickets are generally purchased for a match scheduled the day after your tour.
Complete your tour with a traditional sumo-style lunch: a chanko hot pot. This mainstay for sumo wrestlers is filled with fish, vegetables, meat and tofu, and is generally accompanied with rice and beer.
After eating like a sumo wrestler, walk back to the station for your onward journey.
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