Top Experiences in Kokugikan Sumo Stadium & Museum

If you want to watch the 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!

Watch Japan’s unique and traditional sport Sumo with a knowledgeable tour guide.
If you are in Tokyo in January, March or September, you should not miss it!(the tournaments take place 6 times a year; 3 times in Tokyo, once in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka respectively. Each tournament lasts for 15 days. )

Meet your English speaking guide at the JR Ryogoku station and walk to the stadium(2mins walk). Your guide will talk you through what is Sumo, its history and rules before entering the stadium and give you additional tips in between the bouts.

Feel the intense, serious atmosphere of the tournament while you are free to grab some beer, Yakitori(skewers), etc.. at the vendor inside the stadium and eat/drink at your seat. *Food and drinks are not included in this tour.

Take this enjoyable Tokyo bike tour and see the highlights of Shitamachi. Your guide will lead you at a leisurely pace as you travel from site to site, from Fukagawa-fudo Temple and Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine to Tokyo Skytree. Keep a lookout for a rare chance to sumo wrestlers outside Ryogoko Sumo Stadium and take in the natural landscapes as you ride through the traditional Kiyosumi Japanese Garden. Enjoy personalized attention on this small-group tour, limited to 12 people.

Grand Sumo Tournament tickets & tour.
Tokyo -Osaka-Nagoya (Includes admission)
*Yes - we have tickets

Sumo culture can be very confusing for visitors to Japan.
This small-group tour will reveal the secrets of sumo so that you can better appreciate the traditional Japanese sport.

Tour dates listed

MARCH 10-24, 2024, OSAKA

MAY 12-26, 2024, TOKYO

JULY 14-28, 2024, NAGOYA

SEPT. 8-22, 2024, TOKYO

NOV. 10-24, 2024 FUKUOKA

JAN. 12-26, 2025 TOKYO

MARCH 9-23, 2025 OSAKA

MAY 11-25, 2025 TOKYO

Watch wrestlers and learn about the history of sumo and its precise rituals, which you will get a chance to try for yourself.
Afterward, you'll take a walking tour of the area and visit a local restaurant, shrine, and temple.
*Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka(Tickets only, No tour guide, No transportation)
*Instructions included.
*Admission included (2nd. Level)
*UPGRADED seats available additional.

Grand Sumo Tournament tickets & tour.
Tokyo -Osaka-Nagoya (Includes admission)
*Yes - we have tickets

Sumo culture can be very confusing for visitors to Japan.
This small-group tour will reveal the secrets of sumo so that you can better appreciate the traditional Japanese sport.

Tour dates listed

JAN 14- 28, 2024, TOKYO

MARCH 10-24, 2024, OSAKA

MAY 12-26, 2024, TOKYO

JULY 14-28, 2024, NAGOYA

SEPT. 8-22, 2024, TOKYO

NOV. 10-24, 2024 FUKUOKA

JAN. 12-26, 2025 TOKYO

MARCH 9-23, 2025 OSAKA

MAY 11-25, 2025 TOKYO

Watch wrestlers and learn about the history of sumo and its precise rituals, which you will get a chance to try for yourself.
Afterward, you'll take a walking tour of the area and visit a local restaurant, shrine, and temple.
*Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka.... tickets only, No tour.
Instructions included.
*Admission included (2nd. Level)
*UPGRADED seats available additional.

Ryogkoku area well known as Sumo town has many museums of various Japanese traditional themes such as Sumo, Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e Wood block print, Japanese Sword and Edo Museum. We walk along Sumo town while the guide will talk about historical background and lead to the museums. The walking tour starts at Sumida Hokusai museum with 1800 collections of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. After strolling at Yasuda Japanese garden and Ryogoku terrace café, we visit Japanese sword museum where wide variety of sword, sword mountings, armors and others are displayed and video introduces process of making sword.

This activity requires international driving permit or other valid driving license in Japan.(such as Local license or SOFA license)

Go-karting in heart of TOKYO Metropolitan area is experience that gives you an adrenaline rush like never before.

We, at Monkey-kart are a go karting service provider in Tokyo.
Our sole aim is to provide best go karting experience with sight seeing that can satiate your hunger for adventure.

Our professional guides lead you so it makes super easy for our customers.

Start from Skytree tower area

1hour Tour/Skytree tower→Asakusa→Akihabara Best way to see and feel the city, culture and people.

Let us capture the best moment of ride and take most iconic picture for you,

our professional guides take photos for you so you can keep them as unforgettable memory. Our guides are well-trained experienced with tour guiding, photo skills and interaction.

We have an exciting collection of costumes which you can put on and get in the feel of an epic rider.

Grand Sumo Tournament tickets & tour.
Tokyo -Osaka-Nagoya (Includes admission)
*Yes - we have tickets

Sumo culture can be very confusing for visitors to Japan.
This small-group tour will reveal the secrets of sumo so that you can better appreciate the traditional Japanese sport.

Tour dates listed

MARCH 10-24, 2024, OSAKA

MAY 12-26, 2024, TOKYO

JULY 14-28, 2024, NAGOYA

SEPT. 8-22, 2024, TOKYO

NOV. 10-24, 2024 FUKUOKA

JAN. 12-26, 2025 TOKYO

MARCH 9-23, 2025 OSAKA

MAY 11-25, 2025 TOKYO

Watch wrestlers and learn about the history of sumo and its precise rituals, which you will get a chance to try for yourself.
Afterward, you'll take a walking tour of the area and visit a local restaurant, shrine, and temple.
*Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka(Tickets only, No tour guide, No transportation)
*Instructions included.
*Admission included (2nd. Level)
*UPGRADED seats available additional.

This activity requires international driving permit or other valid driving license (such as Local license or SOFA license)

If you are looking for real high adrenalin driving experience in metropolitan area of Tokyo, do not go for Go-kart ride but Can-am riker.

You will see most famous tourist destinations of Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya Crossing all in 1 hour thrill ride and you can have a passenger for enjoy the moment with you.

Driver only needs driver license for car. Motor cycle license is not necessary.

In the modern city of Tokyo, it is easy to forget that things were once very different. Join our tour guides on a tour of Tokyo’s history and culture. Learn what it was like before the city became one of the biggest in the world. Your guide can take you to fascinating sights like:

Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum: Be transported back in time in this collection of Edo period buildings that are in a beautiful outdoor museum.
National Showa Memorial Museum: A look into the life of those in during and post-war Tokyo.

Ryogoku Area: Learn about the capital of Sumo in Japan. Try Chanko Nabe, the Sumo wrestler hotpot!

If you want to enrich your experience in Tokyo with some history, be sure to join us on this tour! Once you place your reservation, a guide will be in touch with you directly. Choose the top sights you would like to see and your guide will plan your private itinerary! If you need more time, please contact us for hourly extension fees.

We hope to guide you soon!

Watch the Sumo morning training at a Sumo table in Tokyo
Dive into the captivating world of Sumo, a distinctly Japanese sport with a rich history spanning over a millennium. Today, Sumo wrestlers maintain their ancient traditions, residing in dedicated sumo stables, and engaging in rigorous daily practice sessions.

Local guides will explain the history, roots, customs, and even the appeal of sumo
Sumo has a long history, and there are many fascinating aspects that cannot be understood only by watching sumo. Since private conversation is strictly prohibited during the practice tour, we will also provide supplementary materials for the tour.

We'll then take a leisurely stroll through Ryogoku, the revered heartland of Sumo, uncovering its rich tapestry of sumo-related landmarks.

Magical Trip is a local tour operator with the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence that offers various types of small-group tours throughout Japan!

First of all, this tour is for people who would like to enjoy Sumo tournament fully and includes S-ranked 2nd-floor Sumo ticket, offering an exceptionally exclusive experience, typically reserved only for citizens of Japan. Through this tour, we walk around a city of Ryogoku, a sacred place for sumo, and will take you to several places where our guide give you cultural and historical tips to enjoy the Sumo tournament at last.

We will start explaining with the basic rules of sumo and the relationship between Ryogoku and sumo. Afterwards, we will share more and more by walking through the town.

Being surrounded by skyscrapers with the neon of Shinjuku, seeing thousands of people crossing the intersection of Shibuya, and salary-men (Japanese businessmen) going for a couple of beers after hours in Ginza, these scenes might make you feel like a Deja Vu of some scenes from "Blade Runner" or "Lost in Translation".
Just next to this, in the middle of the city, you can then suddenly be in a quiet Japanese garden dating back to the 17 century, out of the noisy crowd, and relax with a cup of the traditional matcha green tea.
We offer round trip transportation from your accommodation for a full day excursion that showcases the diversity of Tokyo to show you at ease the contrast of this immense capital from traditional to futuristic high-tech aspect with a private car and a private licensed guide.
Please tell us about your requests upon booking or ask your guide to give you recommendations.

This small group tour with commentaries by a sumo expert guide gives you a chance to get to know all about sumo including its history / culture, and sumo wrestlers' daily life. While you may or may not have a chance to see real sumo bouts during your stay in Japan, this tour will prime you with all the background knowledge to increase your joy of watching sumo, be it in Japan or back home.
The tour consists of two components.

1) Walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town.
Visit sumo-related landmarks; learn how sumo started and developed over 1600 years. Look at sumo stables from outside where sumo wrestlers live and train. Learn from your knowledgeable guide how their life and career look like. Get answers to any sumo-related questions.

2) Lunch at a chanko-nabe restaurant
Have lunch at one of the best chanko-nabe restaurants in Ryogoku.
This nutrient hot-pot dish is in the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers’ diet to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies.

The grand sumo tournament tour in Tokyo is a small group tour with real-time commentaries by a sumo expert guide.
This is not just about watching the sumo tournament but includes:
1. Walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town (Optional)
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. Use of an earphone guide system during the tour to hear the guide clearly even from a distance.
3. Real-time commentaries by the guide throughout the tour and tournament.
4. Dinner at a chanko-nabe restaurant (Optional) This nutrient dish is in the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers’ diet to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies.

We are going to use Chair B seats; see the seating map posted in the photo section on this page.

●Not just tourist spots! The charm of Tokyo's back alleys!
The starting point for the tour is Hikifune, in downtown Tokyo. It is conveniently located near Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree.

From March to April, cherry blossoms are in full bloom around the course. There are many points on the tour where you can run under the cherry blossoms.

In addition, between each stop, we purposely run along back alleys rather than the main streets. Tokyo's roads are said to be more complex and difficult to understand than those in other cities, but with the help of a guide who knows the area well, you can get lost in the ``labyrinth'' that is unique to the downtown area.

●Cycling to feel the streets of Edo
There are many ways to explore Edo and the city, but there are not many tours that use bicycles.

You can enjoy the course slowly while imagining the townscapes of the Edo period, or you can enjoy the speed of a light bicycle while feeling the breeze, and the tour will take you around Tokyo at your own pace.

Two-seater tandem bicycles are also available upon request. Please apply in advance.

[Rare Experience! Wednesdays Only] Dive Behind-the-Scenes of a Traditional Japanese Bathhouse and experience throwing firewood into a stove like Chihiro from Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away"!
On this intimate and never-before-seen tour, you will explore an old, cherished public bathhouse located near Ryogoku station. Here, locals from all walks of life gather together to chat and share a moment of relaxation.

Join our tour to experience a glimpse of Tokyo’s past and enjoy Japan like a true local!

- Highlights -
1. Firewood Burning - Go behind the scenes to discover the craftsmanship of kindling fire

2. "Shidashi" Bento Box - Get a taste of a delicious bento box commonly eaten at sumo matches

3. Private Group Bathing - Bathe in the warm and soft water and enjoy the first bath or “Ichiban-buro” which is said to bring good health and fortune

Sumo tickets for premium seat!

Watch sumo matches while relaxing on a sofa seat or Japanese style seats, sitting on the floor with zabuton cushion.

Enjoy a unique experience that's simply not possible by just watching on TV! Come face to face with Japanese culture that has been kept alive through many years, such as the presence of a referee which began in the Sengoku period (about 1467-1603), and the use of vivid 'kesho-mawashi' ceremonial aprons and the ring entering procession which have continued from the Edo period (1603-1868), on this tour guided by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter knowledgeable about sumo wrestling. Watch sumo, Japan's national sport, from comfortable reserved B-class seating (chair seating). All tour participants will receive "The Sumo," a booklet about sumo (in English); and Banzuke-hyo, a table of rankings, as a gift! It has easy-to-understand explanations about the origins of sumo wrestling, match rules, reading the banzuke list, enjoying the ceremony, and more, so feel free to use it during the sumo viewing.
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Discover an important part of Japanese culture during this 2-hour private walking tour with a sumo wrestler through Tokyo’s Ryogoku districts. Learn about how the sport works and see some of Tokyo's most significant sumo sites with a friendly former wrestler and a master guide. Visit a famous sumo wrestling stadium, shop for supplies at an outfitter store, and have more unique experiences in the neighborhood! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to uncover an essential part of Japanese life. This tour is limited to 6 people for a private experience.
May take a taxi from Ryogoku to Asakusa, and the fare is included.

Meet your guide who will escort you into an exclusive and fascinating world with a visit to a sumo training center to observe a morning practice session. Gain insight from observing this ancient Japanese martial art and get to grips with its rules and regulations.

See the real Japan and experience its culture beyond the typical tourist sites. You'll walk through busy streets, ride the bullet train, and enjoy local foods. Each tour is customized to fit the preferences of the group.

See the real Japan and experience its culture beyond the typical tourist sites. You'll walk through busy streets, ride the bullet train, and enjoy local foods. Each tour is customized to fit the preferences of the group.

The Sumo Tournament Experience in Tokyo with Japan Awaits is an experience at the famous Grand Sumo Tournament that occurs only three times a year in Tokyo (January, May, and September). The experience allows guests to learn about sumo traditions and culture with an English-speaking tour guide (expert in sumo wrestling) while watching one of the most exciting sports in Japan. This is a join-in group experience with about 15 - 24 guests (minimum of 15 people is required to operate this tour; if we do not have enough bookings, the tour will be canceled and the guest will receive a full refund).

Enjoy one-way cycling tour to visit essential sightseeing spots in the central Tokyo with our folding bikes!

With about 15km distance, it might be a bit tough for you, however, we promise that you can have unforgettable experience by this tour.

We start at near Asakusa, one of the oldest town in Tokyo, then, cycle on the high streets.

We visit the Ginza, the imperial palace, Tokyo tower, Takeshita shopping mall in Harajuku, Meiji shrine and so on.

Finally, we arrive at the Shibuya zebra crossing. We can cross it by your bike, of course.

You can take trains and subways to another place from Shibuya.

FOR MAY 2024 TOKYO GRAND TOURNAMENT
*Minimum 2 people per booking

Join this unique journey with a Sumo expert guide who will accompany you every step of the way, unraveling the secrets and traditions of this ancient sport.

Gain exclusive insights into the world of sumo as you explore the remarkable Sumo history and its evolution.

This personalized experience guarantees an in-depth understanding of the sport's nuances and techniques, offering an unmatched level of immersion.

Don't miss the opportunity to elevate your trip to Tokyo with this unique Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament Watching Experience.