Sumo Training Session

Sumo Training Session

This opportunity to get a first-hand look at the daily life of sumo wrestlers will open your eyes to this fascinating martial sport and Japan’s traditional culture!
You’ll have a guide meet you in front of the sumo stable who will brief you on the proper etiquette for watching a sumo training session. They’ll provide you with a handout in your language and will answer any questions you may have about sumo wrestling. At the end, you may get a chance to take a photo with some sumo wrestlers!
Things to note:
-two person minimum
- if you need to leave the room for any reason, you will not be able to re-enter. If you must leave the room, please do so only between matches or when the floor is being swept, and in a quiet manner so as not to disturb the wrestlers.
-You will be seated on the floor on a cushion.
-Eating and drinking (including chewing gum) is not allowed.
-Cell-phones must be set to silent mode.

Visit: Ryogoku, Sumida Tokyo Prefecture

Observe the sumo wrestlers as they stretch and wrestle in rounds during their fascinating training session. After the training session, take a photo with a wrestler or two!