Morning Sumo Practice Viewing in Tokyo

Experience the intensity of morning sumo practice in Tokyo. Learn the history, witness powerful matches, and enjoy a chanko-nabe lunch with wrestlers.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tokyo Skytree - Tokyo Sky Tree is the world’s tallest self-standing broadcasting tower. You will be overwhelmed by this massive and gigantic structure inspired by the image of a Japanese sword. Here the guide will brief you on how to enjoy sumo and simple rules you need to abide by while watching the practice in the stable.
  • Sumida - We will visit a sumo stable and watch the practice sitting inside the stable.
What's Included
  • Guiding in English by a local certified expert guide
  • Donations to the stable
  • Most probably, there is a photo shooting session with sumo wrestlers.
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

The guide will initially cover the origins, history, rules, and enjoyment of sumo. Sumo wrestlers put in tremendous effort to become stronger, as their ranking has a direct impact on their earnings. Morning practice begins before 7:00 a.m. with stretching, warming up, and a series of fundamental sumo movements. The stable is entered around 8:00 a.m….

Location
Tokyo Skytree Station
The meeting place is Hanami Zaka Square at Tokyo Skytree Station (TS02) of Tobu Skytree Line. See below for details.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jasongd3417yz
Sep 2, 2025
Great Sumo experience! - Sue our guide was very knowledgeable!!! We loved her ability to explain sumo to our group. Watching the sumo practice and knowing what Sue taught us before was super helpful. Also Sue wrote us notes during to explain things. (You are to be quiet while inside the stable). This was real sumo, they worked hard! Would recommend this 💯!
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Simonabv9212np
Aug 7, 2025
Beautiful experience - Unique experience at a sumo school in Tokyo! Exciting to watch such powerful athletes train. The guide was kind, prepared and very helpful.
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777dag
Jun 13, 2025
Class time - Taka the tour guide. Absolute gentleman. Was great to watch the sumos training, have a new found interest in this sport.
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Spencern670
Jun 6, 2025
Morning Sumo Practice - One of the highlights of my trip. Jeff was an amazing guide! Got to learn about the history of sumo and see first-hand how they practice
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H1580oaemmag
May 27, 2025
Sumo practice not to be missed! - I wasn't sure what to expect, but Jeff our tour guide gave my husband and I a history of Sumo. Which was really detailed and interesting. Jeff certainly knows his stuff! We had great communication about the event and where to meet. There weren't many people viewing the practice so we had good views. If you're visiting I recommend this tour.
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L9363iakirstenm
Apr 26, 2025
Cool look into the world of sumo training - Taka was a great tour guide and it was an overall great experience especially since it can be so difficult or expensive to book tickets to an actual sumo match. Be prepared to sit on cushions on the floor for a long time. There is also no talking during the training so you just observe the sumo wrestlers as they go through their exercises
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437hassaanm
Apr 10, 2025
Amazing experience at Naruto Sumo Stable! - Had a great time with Aki Kotao as our tour guide for the sumo practice morning tour. She took us to Naruto Sumo Stable, and it was fantastic to watch them train and learn about their common practices and routines. Highly recommend!
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0leidym
Apr 8, 2025
Best experience ever - We will recommend, this tour it is very interesting to learn about the sumo's life and training. And we thanks our guide Aki Kotao for her professionalism.
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Christopher_m
Feb 20, 2025
Great Sumo Wrestling Tour with Dawn - This was a great way to see the sumo wrestlers. You are very close up and get to see them practice and compete with each other for 2-3 hours. Our tour guide, Dawn, was great and extremely knowledgeable of the sport of sumo wrestling.
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Bibethv
Jan 16, 2025
Sumo practice was awesome - The sumo practice is a one of a kind experience while in Tokyo. We had the pleasure of having Taka as our tour guide. He was pretty patient and knowledgeable about the process. We learned a lot about the practice of sumo through Taka. The viewing itself is pretty intimate and intense. We also came in a few days before the grand sumo in Tokyo so the rakishis were focused and conditioned. I saw that the whole practice was more of a ritual than a sport. And the rakishis are really passionate about what they do. I would highly recommend this tour even if you don’t know anything about sumo. I think this is as culturally important as Japan’s cherry blossom. Sumo is pretty iconic and we enjoyed watching it .
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From $101
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).