Premium Sumo Tournament Tour (A Class seats)

The excitement of sumo, experiencing the supreme moments from the A-class Chair seats!

Details:
・1-5 people avairable (Small Group sesseion with a local guide)

・With interpreter: An English-speaking interpreter will guide you at the venue.

Access:
Ryogoku Kokugikan(Tokyo): 1-minute walk from JR Ryogoku Station
https://ryogoku-kokugikan.jp/

What you'll do:
You can watch the powerful sumo matches from premium chair seats. You can also enjoy food and drinks during the matches.

Who can participate:
Maximum of 5 people in a group session.
Children must be at least 3 years old.
*As this is an extremely rare opportunity, we are limiting the number of participants to a maximum of 5.

Availability:
Session (14:00-18:00):
1. Gather around the venue at 14:00.
A friendly guide who speaks English will be waiting for you!
Details of the meeting place will be provided up to one week before the day.
2. Enter the venue.
There will be a guide explaining the history and rules of sumo.
3. Watch sumo matches from the A-class Chair seats.
After you take your seats, you are free to move around. You can also eat and drink while watching the matches.
The guide will be sitting with you, so feel free to ask anything if you're unsure or need help.
Around 15:20, the "nakabi" (midway point) ceremony will begin, where particularly strong sumo wrestlers enter the arena before their matches. Watch this from your seat.
From 16:00 to around 18:00 is the highlight. Japanese TV coverage will start, and matches between particularly strong wrestlers will begin. Enjoy the excitement together with everyone in the arena!
4. Around 18:00, the final match will conclude, and the tour will end.

*Re-entry is allowed once per day. If you need to leave the venue, please inform the guide. If you lose the entry ticket or exchange ticket provided at the venue, you will not be able to re-enter. Also, replacements will not be issued, so please be careful.

*If you need to leave the tour midway due to your schedule, please inform the guide in advance. Please note that refunds cannot be provided in such cases.

Other things to note:

[Seating]
You can enjoy from A seats (2F Chair Seats).
Please note that seat assignments are not available.

[Food and drinks]
You can eat and drink at your seats.
We plan to sell bento boxes, snacks, and drinks at the refreshment stand.

[Others]
This is a guided group session, and the session time cannot be changed, so please only reserve if you can join at this time. If you need to discuss your participation schedule due to travel plans or other reasons, please contact us at contact@smilevista.com.
Also, please note that we do not sell sumo tickets separately.

About sudden cancellation of sumo matches:
If sumo matches are canceled, we will notify customers who had booked the experience immediately. In such cases, we will provide a full refund.
Please check the Japan Sumo Association's website for updates: https://www.sumo.or.jp/

Cancellation policy
Please make reservations at least 24 hours in advance. For inquiries about available dates, please contact us (contact@smilevista.com).
 Please see the cancellation policy.
*Detailed itinerary will be provided via email after confirmation of reservation.

Customer Reviews

”It was fantastic! We had seats in the A section on the second floor, which gave us a great view of the whole arena. We could eat and drink right at our seats, and since we didn't have to sit on our knees, it was really comfortable.”

-J.M, United Kingdom