Our officially certified guide comes to meet you at your hotel and gives you basic guidance on how to properly watch a sumo practice at a sumo stable.
Guiding fees, transportation fee from hotels using public transportation such as subway or JR. In case you prefer to use a taxi or hired car, an actual expense will be charged.
※In case of meeting at your lobby, your hotel should be within a ten-minute walk distance from a JR station on Yamanote Line or subway station. We may charge an additional fee in case your hotel is located out of this range.
Lunch, Food and Drinks, Shopping Expenses
- Please follow the guide's instruction during the program. We shall not be responsible for any accident caused by disregard for the instructions.
- Program duration is an estimate. It is subject to change depending on the number of participants and/or conditions without notice.
- As a standard rule, children under 12 years old are not allowed to join this program, as many of them often cannot stay silent and keep sitting still.
- Please understand that you may be asked to sit on a floor without chairs at some stables.
- Before you visit a stable, remember to read the precautions you need to follow in the FAQ .
- Please advise us if you have any religious or health restrictions, allergies, or the case where you would like to request a special care for participants, including children. Please note that any programs booked without an inquiry will not be guaranteed.
- Our services are mainly offered in English. In addition, services in other languages, such as Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian are also available. In case you would like services in languages other than English, please inquire us as soon as possible. We will check the availability.
- Before booking, please email us to check the availability.
Please note that any programs booked without an inquiry will not be guaranteed.
- Our business hours are from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays. For inquiries received outside the business hours, we will look into them and respond on the next business day.
- In February and March, a tour is offered in Osaka . Please check the detail here:
- In June and July, a tour is offered in Nagoya . Please check the detail here:
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1 相撲部屋は真剣勝負の場なので、敬意を表すること
A sumo stable is not a facility for tourists. Sumo wrestlers are practicing very hard and
seriously every day. So please don’t forget to show respect to the stable master and
wrestlers.
2 動かず黙ってみること
Please watch the practice quietly and do not move around in the stable.
3 私語厳禁
Please do not talk in the stable. Even your whispering voice may disturb the wrestlers.
4 土俵や土に立たないこと
Please don’t stand on the ring or on the sandy ground. The ring is the sacred place for
the wrestlers.
5 靴を脱ぎ、畳敷きのスペースに座ること
At the entrance of the stable, please take off your shoes and step onto the tatami floor
(rush mat floor). Then sit on the floor. When you sit on the floor, please cross your legs
and don’t stretch your legs toward the ring. It is considered impolite to show the soles of
feet to the wrestlers.
6 帽子やサングラスを取ること
Please take off your hat and sunglasses inside the stable.
7 禁煙・飲食禁止
Inside the stable, you are not allowed to eat or drink or smoke. So please keep in mind
“No food, no drink and no chewing gum and candies.”
8 写真撮影は座ったままの状態のみ可で席の移動はできません。必要以上のフラッシュ禁止。特
に、モーター音・シャッター音のうるさいカメラは不可
You can take photos during the practice but you are not allowed to stand up or move
around. Please do not use flash more than necessary and do not use cameras with a
loud motor and shutter sound.
9 携帯電話の電源は切ること
Please turn off your mobile phone.
The tour to observe sumo wrestlers train was a highlight of my Japan trip. Mr Takeuchi was professional, knowledgeable, and took care of us very well.
Dear Swee-Kin, Thank you very much for your feedback. Please feel free to contact us when you plan another trip to Japan in the future! Sincerely yours, TJ Tours
Rumi is super organized! Dropped off a booklet on Sumo before arranging a stable visit to watch training — she’s solid & friendly!
very interesting, we were well informed through the training
Dear Istvan. Thank you very much for joining our tours! It is pleasure to hear your feedback. I will surely deliver this to your guide - Mr. Murao. Hope we could serve you in future. Many thanks and kind regards. Ken Kageyama.