Duration
Guided tour
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Watch the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament with a licensed English-speaking guide who explains the sport before the matches begin.
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Start with a guided pre-event lecture that helps you understand sumo rules, rituals, and rankings.
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Enjoy live bouts and traditional ceremonies from reserved seating at Ryōgoku Kokugikan.
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Receive The Sumo booklet in English and the official banzuke-hyo to follow the wrestlers during the tournament.
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Choose A, B, C, or S seats, with A and S seats including a yakitori snack, a drink, and a cheering towel.
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Entry to Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament
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National Government-licensed English guide interpreter
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Pre-event lecture on sumo by the guide
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'The Sumo' booklet (English)
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Banzuke-hyo (official table of rankings)
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Light snack (Kokugikan specialty yakitori (grilled chicken skewer) & drink) (with A & S seats)
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Cheering towel (with A & S seats)
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Reserved A, B, C, or S seat (as per option selected)
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These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
Follow the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament with a licensed English-speaking guide who helps you understand the sport before the action begins.
Getting started
Meet your guide for a short pre-event lecture that explains sumo rules, rituals, and rankings. After ticket validation, proceed to Ryōgoku Kokugikan and enter the arena with guidance. Standard venue security checks apply.
What to expect
Ryōgoku Kokugikan is Tokyo’s iconic sumo arena, hosting official Grand Sumo Tournaments where top-division wrestlers compete alongside traditional ceremonies.
Features
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Join a guided pre-event lecture led by a licensed English-speaking guide.
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Watch live sumo bouts and ceremonial entrances from reserved seating.
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Use The Sumo booklet in English and the official banzuke-hyo to follow wrestlers and rankings.
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Select A, B, C, or S seats, with A and S seats including a yakitori snack, a drink, and a cheering towel.
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What to bring
- Casual attire; avoid large hats or accessories that obstruct others’ views.
Accessibility
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Stroller and wheelchair storage is available on the 1st and 2nd floors; strollers aren’t allowed in seating areas.
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Wheelchair users must inform in advance and move to the 2nd floor independently or with help from their group; the guide cannot provide physical assistance.
What’s not allowed
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Large luggage at your seat; store it elsewhere.
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Outside food or bottled/canned drinks.
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Strong flash photography.
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Moving during matches and key ceremonies.
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Strollers cannot be brought into the seating area.
Additional information
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Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
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Meeting point: Ryogoku View Hotel; tour ends at the arena, and returns are on your own.
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Tournament months: January (Tokyo), March (Osaka), May (Tokyo), July (Nagoya), September (Tokyo), and November (Fukuoka).
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Seating is assigned; selection isn’t possible, and groups may be split.
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Vegetarian options are not available; no alternative is provided if you skip the yakitori.
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Children aged 3 and under may enter free if seated on a guardian’s lap; a separate seat requires an additional ticket.
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
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