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Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity.
Watch an authentic sumo morning practice at a real sumo stable in Tokyo and experience one of Japan’s oldest traditions up close. Learn how sumo wrestlers train and preserve rituals passed down for over a thousand years.
A local guide explains the history and customs of sumo, with supplementary materials provided since conversation is not allowed during practice. Afterward, enjoy a stroll through Ryogoku, the heart of sumo culture, visiting sumo-related landmarks.
This small-group tour is operated by Magical Trip and includes a special sumo information document.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Right outside of JR Ryogoku Station East Exit Please note that there are two Ryogoku stations and the meeting point is the JR Ryogoku station, (NOT Toei-Oedo line Ryogoku station). Your guide will be holding an orange/red board saying "Magical Trip".
Itinerary
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Ryogoku Station (Pass by)
You will meet your guide and group at Ryogoku JR Station East Exit. Your guide will be holding a red/orange "MagicalTrip" board. PLEASE NOTE: There are two Ryogoku stations. Do NOT go to Ryogoku Oedo Line Station.
Admission ticket free -
1Ryogoku
Your guide will walk with you to one of the sumo stables. It will take around 5min to 30min depending on which stable is available to us that day. You will enter the stable together with your guide and watch the sumo practice for around 1 to 2 hours.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2Ryogoku Kokugikan
Explore Ryogoku, the sumo town with a local guide!
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Ryogoku Station (Pass by)
After watching the sumo practice your guide will walk you back to Ryogoku station.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Available for those who are only over 12 years old since those who are younger than 12 years old are not allowed inside the sumo morning practice.
- As Sumo stables has the right to adjust their schedule in the last minute based on their tournament schedule and wrestlers’ condition, please note that there is a possibility that we will cancel your booking due to the sudden change or cancellation of the practice by sumo stables. In that case, we will fully refund your booking shortly. You do not need to pay for Sumo morning practice entrance fee.
- The sumo stable has the right to refuse guests who offend the rules of the stable and in this case, we will not be able to refund.
- Sumo stables decide if the audiences are allowed to take the photos of sumo wrestlers or the photos with sumo wrestlers. Please note that there is the possibility that you cannot take those photos in the case the sumo stables rejected for whatever reasons.
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Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Available for those who are only over 12 years old since those who are younger than 12 years old are not allowed inside the sumo morning practice.
- As Sumo stables has the right to adjust their schedule in the last minute based on their tournament schedule and wrestlers’ condition, please note that there is a possibility that we will cancel your booking due to the sudden change or cancellation of the practice by sumo stables. In that case, we will fully refund your booking shortly. You do not need to pay for Sumo morning practice entrance fee.
- The sumo stable has the right to refuse guests who offend the rules of the stable and in this case, we will not be able to refund.
- Sumo stables decide if the audiences are allowed to take the photos of sumo wrestlers or the photos with sumo wrestlers. Please note that there is the possibility that you cannot take those photos in the case the sumo stables rejected for whatever reasons.
- In the case that your group is large, the group may be split into the different groups and each may visit different stables.
- You may not be allowed to go to the toilet during the practice, so please make sure to go to toilet before the tour starts.
- Out of respect for our other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time. Please note that if you are late for more than 15 minutes than meeting time (10 mins before the tour starting time), you will not be able to join the tour, get refund or rescheduled.
- We might ask you to change the time/date depending on the availability of the Sumo morning practice schedule.
- Please be aware that guests may have to sit on the floor as most of stables do not usually offer chairs.
- The duration of sumo practice may prolong sometimes, which may cause the tour to end later than the estimated time.
- You will not be able to join the tour, get a refund or reschedule if you are late for the tour and miss the group.
- We may request you to change the time/date depending on the availability of the Sumo morning practice schedule.
- The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
- The sumo stable is often visited by various tour companies, so seating will be FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Late visitors may be seated 2-3 rows from the front. We appreciate your understanding.
- Caution: All areas in the sumo stable are off-limits, except for the tatami (straw flooring) areas.
- This tour is for guests aged 12 and over. Children under 12 cannot join and will be denied entry without refund.
- Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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