Tokyo Sumo Real Morning Practice Tour: Experience tradition at a prestigious sumo stable
4.4
8 Ratings
Sumida City
Experience the tradition and power of sumo wrestling at a prestigious Tokyo sumo stable. Watch active sumo wrestlers practice seriously and take a commemorative photo with them. Explore nearby Asakusa for a fulfilling day of sightseeing.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Takasagobeya - Sumo is a popular Japanese martial art and martial art with a long tradition since ancient times.
On this tour, you can watch sumo wrestlers practice seriously and take commemorative photos with them.
During a match, you will be able to watch from a distance, but you can get a valuable experience of being able to see the powerful wrestlers up close, which is unique to training.
A guide will take you from the meeting place to the sumo room
What's Included
- All applicable fees and taxes included
Additional Information
You have the opportunity to witness diligent training sessions of professional sumo wrestlers. Access to such locations is generally restricted, making it a unique and special occasion.
In the heart of Tokyo at Takasago Stable, a sumo stable with a distinguished history and numerous champion wrestlers, you can immerse yourself in a part of Japanese tradition and history that has stayed intact since the days of the Edo period.
Following the intense training viewing, you’ll have the chance to snap a keepsake photograph with the sumo wrestlers, ensuring you have a memento that will endure through the years.
The tour concludes in the morning, and we suggest spending the afternoon exploring the neighboring Asakusa area. This will no doubt round out an enriching day of exploring Tokyo’s vibrant traditional culture and historical delights.
Location
Honjo-Azumabashi Station
The meeting point is at Exit A0 of Honjo-Azumabashi Station on the Toei Asakusa Line, after taking the elevator to the ground level.A staff member will be waiting for you. Please be there 15 minutes before the selected start time. (7:45am)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(8 Ratings)
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Rusty_j
Apr 20, 2024
Highlight of our Tokyo trip - An incredible experience. I would think this is even better than going to a large, formal competition in some ways, as you’re up close with the sumo’s and when they fight, it’s pretty serious! Highly recommend, was the highlight of the trip, especially for my teenagers.
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Faikerdem_d
Apr 13, 2024
Liked it! - Overall, it was very interesting to see the Sumo wrestlers doing their training. 30 mins(may be a bit longer) consist of streching, preparing their bodies for wrestling. Then their younger ones started to challange each other and it was good to watch. Then more powerful ones started to wrestle against each other and it was really interesting. Our guide was so polite and helpful. She was on time at the right place. They distributed a description of history and training details, which was sufficient to learn and understand during training.
Summary: well worth to go and watch. Enjoyed it!
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Poggle15
Mar 14, 2024
Fun! - I loved this experience! The tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable! She was very kind and had a book full of information about sumo. She also answered dozens of our questions with detailed informative answers. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who would want to see a sumo practice and/or learn more about sumo!
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Thomas_b
Feb 11, 2024
Sumo training - Excellent tour and highlight of our stay in Tokyo. Naomi was warm and friendly and was happy to answer the 20+ questions our group had both before and after the training. Thank you Naomi!
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Andy_r
Jan 6, 2024
An up clise look. - An up close look at these amazing athletes. The tour was well organized and the hosts were very helpful and informative.
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Dennis_a
Dec 28, 2023
Sumo Up Close - If you like and respect athletics this is a great event. The tradition and hard work these wrestlers embody is on full display. You don’t need to have a background on sumo to appreciate what you will see. The guides provide enough context for anyone to pickup an understanding of the sport.
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Karla_p
Feb 21, 2024
The sumo training was... - The sumo training was great! but the host who was supposed to meet us as some point, left the whole group, it wasn´t there, so we had to call. Thanks to some japanese people who were on the group, knew the language we were able to get there.
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Ella_i
Feb 8, 2024
Disappointing - Disappointed with the tour in general. Meeting place instructions were perfect followed by a 10 minute walk to the stable. Once there, we were directed to a sitting area and that was it… sitting and watching practice for 1-1/2 hours. But we decided to leave before that time as our tour guide said that’s all that was scheduled. Not what I was looking for.
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