Kokugikan Sumo Stadium & Museum Tours and Tickets

Get an inside look into Japan’s ancient, traditional national sport: sumo wrestling. Travelers can find it hard to gain access to the wrestlers’ stables without local help. On this morning training tour you’ll see the athletes practicing, close up. Enjoy this exclusive insight into Japanese culture and history through this fascinating sport.

A chauffeured private tour is the perfect way to see Tokyo if you have a limited time or want to get your bearings in the city. Enjoy round trip transportation from your accommodation in a luxury vehicle. Relax on a full day excursion that showcases the diversity of Tokyo, from its high tech present to its traditional roots. Customize the tour to your must-see locations.

Baseball fans will love being immersed in Japan’s favorite sport on a seven-day group tour in Tokyo. Attend five Nippon Professional Baseball games. Absorb the fun, friendly atmosphere in the stadium and learn more about Japanese game techniques. You’ll also get the chance to mix things up and attend a professional sumo wrestling tournament, to learn more about Japanese sports. The dates of the tour are fixed.

See the real Japan and experience its culture beyond the typical tourist sites. You'll walk through busy streets, ride the bullet train, and enjoy local foods. Each tour is customized to fit the preferences of the group.

See the real Japan and experience its culture beyond the typical tourist sites. You'll walk through busy streets, ride the bullet train, and enjoy local foods. Each tour is customized to fit the preferences of the group.

Simplify your tour of Japan and avoid the hassle of booking your own hotels and transport. On this 20-day small-group tour you’ll visit a wide range of attractions, from big cities to historic towns. Learn more about traditional Japanese culture in Kyoto, marvel at the views of Mt. Fuji, enjoy the buzz and bustle of enormous Tokyo, ride the super-fast bullet train, and more.

In the modern city of Tokyo, it is easy to forget that things were once very different. Join our tour guides on a tour of Tokyo’s history and culture. Learn what it was like before the city became one of the biggest in the world. Your guide can take you to fascinating sights like: Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum: Be transported back in time in this collection of Edo period buildings that are in a beautiful outdoor museum. National Showa Memorial Museum: A look into the life of those in during and post-war Tokyo. Ryogoku Area: Learn about the capital of Sumo in Japan. Try Chanko Nabe, the Sumo wrestler hotpot! If you want to enrich your experience in Tokyo with some history, be sure to join us on this tour! Once you place your reservation, a guide will be in touch with you directly. Choose the top sights you would like to see and your guide will plan your private itinerary! If you need more time, please contact us for hourly extension fees. We hope to guide you soon!

If you want to plan out your own itinerary but don’t want to do the work of managing your way around, this Tokyo Landmarks Water Bus Private Cruise is the perfect tour choice for you. Because it’s a private tour, you can pick what must-see sights you want to see beforehand. Then, let your private guide lead the way on the water as they share history and stories about the area.

Ryogkoku area well known as Sumo town has many museums of various Japanese traditional themes such as Sumo, Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e Wood block print, Japanese Sword and Edo Museum. We walk along Sumo town while the guide will talk about historical background and lead to the museums. The walking tour starts at Sumida Hokusai museum with 1800 collections of wood block prints by Hokusai and his apprentices. After strolling at Yasuda Japanese garden and Ryogoku terrace café, we visit Japanese sword museum where wide variety of sword, sword mountings, armors and others are displayed and video introduces process of making sword.

This tour is designed for the first time visitors to Japan. It is very informative and all of my customers satisfied my guiding very much. It is not only sightseeing but more informative tour about Japanese history and culture. The first place I will take is Edo-Tokyo museum where you can get rough idea of Japanese history and after this place you can easily understand and enjoy meaning of other places. Senso-ji at Asakusa is the No1 tourists spot but I will take special places where most of guides do not visit. Meiji shrine is a sacred place and atmosphere is totally different from other places. After visiting this Shrine, I can take you to Omote-sando which is famous for high level shopping or the famous Shibuya crossing to see the place.

Drive cruising comfortably to visit Tokyo popular sightseeing spots on this half-day city tour with a driver. From this tour, guests have better ideas and information on the attractions, if they like to explore it in more in depth later when they have more time in the city. This is a comfortable tour which is suitable especially for both elderlies and young children as there is not much walking required. Along the rides, Cherry Tomato coach will pass by many beautiful spots for guests to enjoy the sceneries. Driver will pick you up from your hotel Tokyo city. Actual pick up time and meeting point will be sent to your hotel's front desk. Tour is specially designed to start from 3.00 pm till 7.00 pm for this afternoon tour as it will be not too late to enjoy the city.

Witness one of Japan’s most iconic cultural expressions at an exhilarating sumo tournament in Tokyo. Set the scene before the tournament by visiting the informative Sumo Museum to see fascinating collections of memorabilia then feel the energizing pre-match atmosphere as you walk to the ‘Kokugikan’ (sumo amphitheater) to see a selection of atmospheric sumo matches. Enhance your experience by upgrading to include a delicious dinner of traditional Japanese dishes at a local restaurant.

Visit a sumo training center in Tokyo to observe the morning practice. Spend approximately two hours watching the sumo wrestlers train and observe the rules and regulations of sumo. It’s a rare chance for visitors to glimpse this exclusive world, and a fascinating window into a Japanese tradition.

The grand sumo tournament tour in Tokyo is a small group tour with real-time commentaries by a sumo expert guide. Headsets are used for participants to hear the guide clearly. This is not just about watching the sumo tournament but includes: 1. Walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town. Visit sumo-related landmarks and look at sumo stables from outside where sumo wrestlers live and train. Increase joy of watching the tournament by learning a lot about sumo from the guide as you visit many sumo related must-see spots before you actually view the bouts in the arena. 2. Lunch at a chanko-nabe restaurant (Optional) This nutrient dish is in the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers’ diet to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies. 3. Use of an earphone guide system during the tour to hear the guide clearly even from a distance. We have several options; pricing is different based on where you are seated in the arena. For details, see the seating map posted in the photo section on this page.

With this Sumo training tour discover the Japanese form of wrestling with deep origins in legend and history. Join us to visit a sumo stable or beya, where rishiki (sumo wrestlers) live, eat, sleep and train throughout their career.

Feel like you’re big in Japan during this 2.5-hour tour of Ryogoku (sumo town) and the historic Asakusa district led by a sumo wrestler. Follow your hulking host as you check out the Ryogoku kokugikan sumo stadium, see where the wrestlers practice and visit a sumo goods shop. Then head to Asakusa, where you’ll check out the iconic Senso-ji temple, sample some snacks and shopping on Nakamise Street and much more. A translator and sumo guide are both included.

Get ‘big in Japan’ during this insider’s experience at a sumo wrestler morning practice session. Enjoy exclusive access to a sumo stable, watching as these massive athletes put themselves through their daily training regimen and go head-to-head. Who knows: you might even get to witness a future tournament champion. A guide is also included to help you gain access and follow the proceedings.