Grand Sumo Tournament Tour with a Commentary in Tokyo

The grand sumo tournament tour in Tokyo is a small group tour of maximum 10 travelers with real-time commentaries by a sumo expert guide.
The tour consists of two parts: visit to sumo-related historical landmarks and viewing bouts in the sumo arena with real-time commentaries－both are accompanied by a sumo expert guide.
Here are some details.
1. Walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town
Visit sumo-related historical landmarks and look at sumo stables from outside where sumo wrestlers live and train. Increase joy of watching the tournament by learning a lot about sumo from your knowledgeable guide as you visit many sumo related must-see spots before you actually view the bouts in the arena.
2. While the tour entails the two essential and integral parts, we have prepared a 15:00 to 18:00 o’clock option where one can just join the sumo viewing part.

You can also choose a chanko dinner option.
The nutrient dish is commonly eaten by sumo wrestlers to build their muscle and bodies.

13:00 – 15:00
This part (optional) is to deepen knowledge about sumo history and culture to enhance joy of watching sumo later in the arena. Toward that end, you will visit historical sumo landmarks and sumo stables.
Major must-see landmarks the guide will take you to are:
1) Hakkaku-beya Sumo Stable (15min)
2) Nomi no Sukune Shrine (15min)
3) Ryogoku Kokugikan (30min)
4) Ryōgoku Edo NOREN (30min)
5) Ekō-in (15min)
6) Kasugano-beya Sumo Stable (15min)

15:00 – 18:00
Viewing bouts at the arena
1.The guide will walk you through inside the arena to see
1) Murals (10m)
2) Championship prizes (10m)
3) Sumo museum (15min)
4) Paintings / photos of successive Yokozunas (15min)
2.You will receive (see the photo section):
– A special pamphlet showing photos and profiles of wrestlers with English translation. The guide will walk you through it as you watch fights so that you can watch them with background information.
– A cheer-up towel for a particular wrestler. The guide will teach you how to use it when the wrestler is going to fight. Join the enthusiam of the arena by cheering-up the wrestler.

18:00 –
Chanko-nabe dinner (Optional)
The guide will take you to one of the best chanko-nabe restaurants near the arena. Enjoy the nutrient hot-pot dish eaten by sumo wrestlers to build their bodies and muscles. ; drinks are not included.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• 1. This tour comes in several options depending on the combination of the following:
• 1) Landmark/history tour 13:00 – 15:00
• Sumo-related historical landmark guided tour. This is a walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town, to increase the joy of watching the tournament by learning a lot about sumo from your knowledgeable guide as you visit many sumo-related must-see spots before you actually view the bouts in the arena.
• 2) Viewing bouts in the arena 15:00 – 18:00 Enjoy the bouts as you listen to the real-time commentaries from your expert guide, and get excited as you join the excited spectators!
• 3) Chanko dinner option
• This nutrient dish is the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers’ diets to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies.
• 4) Chair option
• We will use chair seats on the balcony in the arena; if you opt to stay on the first floor, you would need to sit on a flat floor.
• This means you can sit comfortably in a chair all the time, unlike box seats on the first floor where four spectators are seated on a 1.3m x 1.3m flat square floor with cushions.
• You will be seated in chair B or C; the seating map in the photo section shows their detailed locations.
• Chair B seats have a couple of advantages over chair C seats: they are closer to the ring, larger, and softer.
• 2. While infants (0 – 3 year old) are free of charge, please let us know how many of them will come if you take any to the tour.

• 3PM (Chair B) – without dinner
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• 1PM (Chair C) – without dinner
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  Landmark tour in the sumo town
  Starting point:
  Ryogoku Sta., 1-chōme-4-29 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan
• 3PM (Chair C) – without dinner
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  Starting point:
  Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena, 1-chōme-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan
• 1PM (Chair B) – NO dinner
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  Starting point:
  Ryogoku Sta., 1-chōme-4-29 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan
• 1PM (Chair B) – without dinner
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  Starting point:
  Ryogoku Sta., 1-chōme-4-29 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan
• 3PM (Chair B) – NO dinner
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  Starting point:
  Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Arena, 1-chōme-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan

• Cheer-up goods to root for a particular wrestler
• Information package of tournament information, sumo ranking, and profiles of prominent wrestlers
• For a group of 3 or more, headsets for each to hear the guide’s voice clearly even from distance
• Guiding in English by a sumo expert guide

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• Drinks for the chanko-nabe dinner option; to be ordered separately.

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Please find the seating information below. You will be seated on chair B seats.
https://sumo.pia.jp/en/seat/kokugikan-2f.jsp

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• This Tour is Provided by Arumachi.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Tokyo.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 62 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 9 Travelers is accepted for booking.