Watch professional sumo wrestlers in practice at a genuine sumo training session. Be attended by a certified tour guide-interpreter who will escort you from your hotel and explain to you the history, etiquette and culture of sumo. A once in a life time experience, it is akin to watching the behind-the-scenes of premiership soccer players.
◆ Watch a genuine sumo training session in an authentic sumo stable
◆ Be accompanied by a nationally-licensed tour guide
◆ Enjoy a stress-free trip complete with hotel pick-up and escort to the stables
Posted By : Sheruna_S
We had Koichiro as a guide
And he was top notch! Can’t say enough about him! So nice, informative, and knowledgeable. Was always looking out for us. Even took us back to our hotel since he was nearby. Excellent experience!!!!!!! Great watching the wrestlers.
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 18:15:32 
Posted By : Robyn_M
Our favorite part of our weeklong trip. Authentic experience. Glad we didn’t opt for the show version. Perfect amount of time. Took a while to get there but worth it. Great guides.
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 00:41:37
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 16:37:15
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 19:25:45
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 20:09:14
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 08:55:17
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 21:12:42
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 21:02:45
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 01:34:31
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 19:30:39
