Sumo Experience: Traditional Sport in Japan

Experience the thrill of sumo wrestling in Nagoya with an expert guide. Discover the sport’s history and enjoy local treats during the tournament.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Meijokoen Station - The meeting point is Meijo Koen station.
    The guide will be holding a green signboard that reads “Japan Wonder Travel.”
  • IG Arena - The group will proceed to the IG Arena to enjoy Sumo wrestling with an English-speaking guide.
  • IG Arena - The tour concludes at approximately 6pm.
What's Included
  • Pictorial Sumo Ranking List
  • Sumo tournament 2F Chair A ticket
  • Local, professional English speaking guide
Additional Information

Experience Japan’s distinctive and traditional sport, Sumo, with an expert tour guide. If you’re visiting Japan in July, this is a must-see event! Sumo tournaments occur six times a year: three times in Tokyo, and once each in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. Each tournament spans 15 days.
For those interested in witnessing sumo, it’s approximately a two-hour…

Location
名古屋造形大学ギャラリー
[ Meetup Details ] Located on the university campus, right next to Exit 2 of Meijo Park Station on the Subway Meijo Line. [ Meetup Sign ] Your guide will have a board that says"Japan Wonder Travel"
Cancellation Policy

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

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Aldoblue
Nov 7, 2025
Exciting and Educational Experience! - We had such a fantastic at the Sumo Grand Tournament in Nagoya! Our guide, Joji, was a wonderful host and he really made this experience not only exciting but educational. He took the time to sit with us, explain the rules of Sumo and how the Tournament works. He also gave us lots of background info on the wrestlers, which helped us really appreciate the athletic styles and personalities of the Sumo wrestlers. We had excellent seats, and a perfect view of the action, and all the details of the day were handled on our behalf making this an stress-free and full enjoyable day! I’d highly recommend this excursion to anyone interested in experiencing an authentic part of Japanese culture!
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Jeffandkim2000
Sep 14, 2025
Great time - We had a great time at the sumo tournament with Yuko. She made us feel very comfortable with her friendliness and good knowledge of the English language and also, her good experience of sumo wrestling
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Ely436
Sep 14, 2025
Great sumo experience - Toshiya was a wonderful guide and so knowledgeable (and passionate) about sumo. He moved around the group making sure that everyone had multiple chances to ask any questions. Great experience.
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56abbeyw
Sep 14, 2025
Action pact - Incredible experience could rate it higher and Toshiya was an amazing guide best I’ve ever had !!! Thankyou for making the experience that much more incredible !!!
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Alexhj8258ph
Sep 14, 2025
Sumo Tournament - Toshiya was an awesome guide! Super passionate and very helpful answering all our questions. You can tell he loves his job! Awesome experience overall!
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H2437nidanielm
Sep 14, 2025
Awesome time - Awesome experience with Toshiya, very insightful, full of knowledge and open to talk!would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Japan in the future!
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484kittyf
Sep 14, 2025
Amazing Sumo Experience! - Toshiya was an incredible guide and lots of fun for our group! He was very knowledgeable on Sumo and even helped translate some of the traditional ceremonies. We would 100% recommend this tour for tourists wanting to see the Sumo in Japan!
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183lisym
Aug 24, 2025
Perfect!!! - Amazing experience! Mayumi explained very well all our doubts and for sure I would be back! It was my first time in Japan and I couldn’t loose an event like that!
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Dawn
Aug 7, 2025
Sumo is the best! - Attending a sumo tournament was a great experience for me. Erika was really informative and educated us about how the tournament worked and the rituals involved with sumo. Sumo is much more than just two wrestlers fighting! There’s the ring-entering ceremony, purifying the ring, cleansing themselves, attracting the gods, driving away evil spirits and the twirling the bow ceremony to close the tournament. Erika even took us to the souvenirs department where I got something to remember this sumo tournament. I loved it and definitely want to go again! Anyone who comes to Japan needs to see a sumo tournament as it is an important part of the Japanese culture. And I really appreciated having a guide like Erika, who taught me about the sumo process. I learned a lot and had a blast!
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Annikah319
Aug 4, 2025
Sumo is great and we love our host Shoko - My boyfriend and I had a great experience visiting the Nagoya Grand Sumo tournament in July 2025. It was organized really well. We met just opposite the stadium and had a short introductory talk to Sumo by our amazing host Shoko. We had the chance to ask lots of questions. Then we went over to the stadium and found our seats which were great too! Great view! Shoko sat right next to us and answered all of our questions during the Sumo fights as well. I would recommend this experience to anyone who would like to learn more about Sumo on top of watching the fights
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From $171
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).