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    Tokyo Sumo Culture Tour with Chanko-Nabe Lunch in Ryogoku

    4.9(29 reviews)
    By ArumachiProduct code 74853P5
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    Duration

    3 hours 30 minutes

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Meeting point

    Meeting point provided

    Time zone

    Asia/Tokyo

    Why Travelers Love This

    4.9 rating from 29 reviews3 hours 30 minutesMobile tickets

    Overview

    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.

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    Chanko-nabe lunch

    Not included

    Food and drink

    Alcoholic Beverages

    Other

    Hotel pick-up and drop-off

    Other

    Actual sumo viewing like practice or matches

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    The meeting place is Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku Sta. (E12) A3 Exit on the ground. Please note that there are two Ryogoku Stations: Toei and JR. It should be Toei but NOT JR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_%C5%8Cedo_Line

    End point

    The tour will end at the chanko-nabe restaurant.

    Itinerary

    Standard3 hours 30 minutes
    1

    Stop 1

    15 minutes

    Drop in for a short visit at the famous stable, and look at the sumo stable from outside where sumo wrestlers live and train.

    2

    Stop 2

    30 minutes

    Visit this shinto shrine where the founder of sumo is enshrined. Learn from the guide how he instigated sumo 1500 years ago; how the sumo rules have been refined to take a form as of now over years; how a ring entering ceremony is held here when a new grand champion (Yokozuna) comes into being; that Japan Sumo Association visits it to pray for a successful tournament 3 times a year.

    3

    Stop 3

    30 minutes

    View the sumo arena from outside, a mecca of sumo where the Grand sumo tournaments are held three times a year. Learn from your guide lots of interesting stories this sumo-dedicated arena has including its overall structure, drum tower, and banners.

    4

    Stop 4

    30 minutes

    Feel the atmosphere of old Edo (as Tokyo was called before). See a full-scale sumo ring. Learn from the guide so many stories about sumo observing the ring up close.

    5

    Stop 5

    15 minutes

    See the venue of the sumo tournaments held during the edo (samurai) period. Learn the social status of wrestlers; how the tournaments were held and looked like during the pre-modern era.

    6

    Stop 6

    15 minutes

    Visit the Kasugano stable where a Bulgarian-born wrestler belongs. See the "wrestler-size" bicycles they use in their daily life.

    7

    Stop 7

    1 hour

    We will take you to one of the best chanko-nabe restaurants in town. Enjoy this nutrient hot-pot dish which is in the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers’ diet to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies. Learn from your guide all about sumo while having the lunch.

    Additional Info

    Public Transportation Nearby

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Infants Must Sit On Laps

    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Policy type

    Standard

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

    Refund eligibility

    100% refundable 1+ days before

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0-1 days before

    Review Summary

    4.9

    29 reviews

    Collected by Viator and Tripadvisor

    5 stars27
    4 stars1
    3 stars1
    2 stars0
    1 stars0

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