• Ryogoku Station Gallery - Join the guide at 7:45 am at the nearby train station before heading to the sumo stable. Prepare to gain fascinating insights into this distinctive Japanese sport, which has its roots in Shintoism. The guide will share how sumo’s origins trace back at least 1500 years and how it maintains Shinto rituals and traditions while being a popular spectator sport in Japan. Before sitting on the ground in the sumo stable, learn about the six annual Grand Tournaments, each lasting 15 days. Three are held in Tokyo, with one each in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.
• Ryogoku - Observe quietly and respectfully as the sumo wrestlers engage in their daily routine. Witnessing their intense training will surely leave you in awe and provide a deeper understanding of this ancient art.

At the conclusion of the practice, the guide will accompany you back to the train station, where you will part ways.

• Photos with wrestlers (depends on the day)
• Local, professional guide
• Sumo stable entrance and watch the real practice closely

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!

• Minimum age is 12 years old (Kids 11 and under cannot enter the stable)
• Please be aware that depending on the option plan, the meeting location may differ, so please check your confirmation email.
• 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

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.