Sumo Training (Morning)

Sumo Training Tours

The origins of sumo date back 2000 years and is based on strict rituals and traditions. This tour takes you to a real traditional Sumo Stable (Beya) where you are able to witness a real sumo wrestler training section.

The Japanese consider sumo a gendai budo (a modern Japanese martial art), though the sport has a history spanning many centuries. The sumo tradition is very ancient, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt for purification, from the days sumo was used in the Shinto religion.

Life as a rikishi is highly regimented, with rules laid down by the Sumo Association. Professional sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal "sumo training stables" known in Japanese as heya where all aspects of their daily lives, from meals to their manner of dress are dictated by strict tradition.

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Sumo Wrestler Morning Training Tour
Time: (7:30am-11:00am)
Meeting Place: Your Hotel or JR Ryogoku Station
Tour Includes: Professional Licensed Interpreing Guide, visiting an actual Sumo Beya and watching Sumo training.
*visiting Sumo Museum, and Ryogoku Temple.

Tour Notes:
*Depending on which Sumo Stable (beya) is visited, the Sumo Museum and Temple may be skipped.
*As Sumo wrestling is a professional sport in Japan and the Sumo wrestlers practice very hard
and seriously every day, please adhere to the all rules when in the Sumo Stable.
*Tour does not include lunch.

Remarks: 
Sumo Stable Tours are unavailable when a Sumo tournament is held,
and usually unavailable 1 to 2 weeks before and after the tournament.
**For more information on Sumo Training Tours please Contact us