Sumo Wrestling Chair Seats & ExpertGuide | Tokyo Sep
Description
Enjoy a premium sumo experience from Chair seats at Ryogoku Kokugikan. In a small group of up to 5 Guests, relax with drinks and snacks as a personalized guide shares exclusive insights into sumo's history and rules ! ○ Session (14:00-18:00) ① We will gather in front of the NewDays convenience store, at the West Exit of JR Ryogoku Station (Sobu Line) at 14:00. ! A friendly guide will be waiting for you! ② We will enter the venue and watch sumo matches from 2F Chair A(row ４～６) orB（row ７～１０） seats. ・After arriving at your seat in the venue, you are free to move around. ③Around 15:40, there will be the "nakabi," where a ceremony before the matches of particularly strong sumo wrestlers begins. We will watch this ceremony from our seats. ④From 16:00 to around 18:00 is the highlight. Japanese TV broadcasts will begin as well. It's the time when particularly strong sumo wrestlers start their intense matches! ⑤Around 18:00, after the final match, the tour will be disbanded.
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The seats are A or B -seat chairs on the second floor, offering a panoramic view of the entire area. Eating and drinking at your seat is allowed, and since there's no need to sit in a seiza (kneeling position), these seats are less burdensome on your legs. The seating area cannot be specified. ・The major matches take place from around 3:40 PM to 6:00 PM, offering a grand spectacle. You can comfortably watch the excitement of sumo from the A or B-seat chair seating on the second floor！ ・The guide will be sitting with you, so feel free to ask anything if you have questions or concerns. ・Re-entry is possible once a day. If you need to leave the venue, please inform the guide. ※This is a guided semi-private session, and the session time cannot be changed. 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. Thank you for your understanding.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(17)
The sumo experience was very good - better than we expected. It is very beneficial to have a guide to explain the history of Sumo, what’s happening in each match and all the intricacies and traditions
What a fantastic experience if you're into sports or Japanese culture. Sumo goes much deeper than what is commonly known and the Grand Tournaments are a must see if the timing works for your trip. Our guide Yuki was very informative about the history but also seems to be a fan herself, which makes the experience even more enjoyable!
Our Guide was early, professional and very knowledgeable of sumo history and the wrestlers. Good view , comfortable seats very enjoyable and enthusiastic crowd to optimize the experience. Great way to spend the afternoon
Jhon was a fun and enthusiastic guide. Very knowledgeable! Personally would have preferred to have been ringside given A class seats bookings but otherwise a fabulous day
Yoki was a wonderful guide. For those of us who didn’t know anything about sumo she explained its history and how the tournament worked. She stayed with us the entire time answering all of our questions and I couldn’t have asked a better guide. She was so enthusiastic about sumo that it excited the rest of us about the sport. I would definitely recommend asking for Yoki as your guideif you get the how your
It was a wonderful experience and unexpectedly very informative. Our guide Yuki was very knowledgeable, explained things clearly in English and was very professional. Yuki made the experience memorable and we will do it again and ask for you.
Yuki was awesome. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Got our entire group involved in the experience. Would definitely recommend the experience.
Very good experience with our guide Yoko, we were able to understand and watch the trials with all the explanations. Thank you very much!!
I had a fantastic and engaging experience. The guide was very friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. I highly recommend it! :)
The whole experience was amazing and I’m now a fan of sumo wrestling! Our guide, Yuki Hatagawa was very knowledgeable and I could feel her passion for the sport shine through. Yuki had an informative answer for every question I asked and shared so many tidbits of the culture and tradition behind sumo wrestling. I would love to return to Japan again to watch another match. Thank you to Yuki for such a great experience!
