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Sumo Practice Viewing Guided Tour and Photo with Sumo Wrestlers

By JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
8.0 out of 10
Very good
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$208 per adult
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Overview

This rare tour takes customers to a sumo stable where sumo wrestlers live and train every day. Get an up-close look at the morning practice, where sumo wrestlers fiercely collide with each other. The tour will visit a sumo stable where active Makuuchi Division wrestlers belong. The tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter who will provide basic information about sumo and introduce the wrestlers of Tatsunami-beya, the sumo stable that the tour will be visiting. Whispering and talking are strictly prohibited while watching the practice, but an audio guide service is available. After watching, customers can look forward to taking photos with the wrestlers and even seeing some personal belongings. Includes JTB Sunrise Tours original merchandise exclusive to this tour! Customers will be able to take home a souvenir from the tour.

Activity location

  • Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
    • 5 16
    • 111-0023, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
    • 5 16
    • 111-0023, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

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Sumo Practice Viewing Guided Tour and Photo with Sumo Wrestlers
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$208.03 x 1 AdultNZ$208.03

Total
Price is NZ$208.03
Until Mon, 13 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter
  • What's includedWhat's included
    JTB Sunrise Tours original merchandise
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio guide service
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Sumo stable practice viewing
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Commemorative photo with sumo wrestlers
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Fees other than those listed in Includes

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The training hall is a sacred place where sumo wrestlers train hard every day in order to obtain the highest rank of yokozuna. Please be sure to understand and follow the precautions when watching to avoid distracting the wrestlers and preventing injury.The training hall is a sacred place where sumo wrestlers train hard every day in order to obtain the highest rank of yokozuna. Please be sure to understand and follow the precautions when watching to avoid distracting the wrestlers and preventing injury.
  • Please stay quiet as whispering and talking are strictly prohibited / Do not stand up or move around / It is strictly forbidden to step on the ring or touch the wrestlers without permission / When seated, do not stretch your legs out towards the sumo wrestling ring since it is considered impolite to show the soles of the feet to sumo wrestlers / Excessive perfume or fabric softener scents are strictly prohibited / Eating and drinking are not allowed / Please keep your mobile phone on silent mode or turned off, and do not use flash photography or record videos / Please refrain from leaving midway / During the visit, please take off your shoes / Please keep shoes neatly in place / Toilet facilities may be used, but please keep them clean /
  • The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter will provide explanations before viewing. Those who are not in agreement may not be allowed to watch the practice.
  • Children 0-3 years old may not join this tour
  • Please refrain from bringing food and drinks into the sumo stable
  • Excessive perfume or fabric softener scents are strictly prohibited. Please be forewarned that those who do not follow the rules will not be allowed to watch the practice
  • Please remove sunglasses and hats inside as it is considered rude
  • Tatsunami Stable entrance is located approximately 20 minutes on foot from Asakusa Station (Toei Line, Tokyo Metro Line, Tobu Railway.) It can also be accessed by taking the Toei Bus East 42-Ko route bus or the Taito Ward Kita-Megurin loop bus
  • The tour staff will be waiting for customers at the meeting location wearing a blue happi (traditional Japanese tube-sleeved coat). The happi has a Sunrise Tours logo on the back
  • Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour
  • Please note that the Yokozuna does not appear at every practice session.

Activity itinerary

Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable (Pass by)
Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included

Location

Activity location

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    Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
    • 5 16
    • 111-0023, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Tatsunami-beya Sumo Stable
    • 5 16
    • 111-0023, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

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