Authentic Sumo Experience in Tokyo: Enter the Sanctuary (Joiners Small Group)

About this experience

Don’t just watch—step into the ring! Train and wrestle with ex-professionals at an authentic sumo stable

Meet up at Shin Kawasaki station and visit a real sumo stable where it was officially used until 2022.

The guide will share how Sumo wrestlers live in a real life and tradition and history of Sumo.

Meet your local guide at the Shin-Kawasaki station and head to the real Sumo stable, which was officially used until 2022.

First, your guide will explain the unique lifestyle and customs of the sumo world, followed by a room tour to see the dining room, bath, and practice area, where you can get a glimpse of the life of sumo wrestlers. Afterwards, you will be seated right in front of the sumo ring to watch a morning sumo practice session.

See how Sumo practice starts in a daily life and know the traditional Sumo moves with the reasons behind to make Sumo wrestlers stronger

Usually, Sumo morning practice begins around 7:00 a.m. and lasts for three to four hours, and a unique training session has continued since the Samurai era.

In this tour, you will first see how the morning practice begins, what kind of movements are used, and why. Afterwards, guests who wish to participate will have the opportunity to experience these movements with us and see firsthand how rigorous the training is.

Learn the rules and techniques of sumo, and have a Sumo match with sumo wrestlers at last!

Women and children are also welcome to participate!

After experiencing sumo practice, the guide will explain sumo rules, moves, and techniques and the Sumo wrestlers show how a real sumo match begins.

Afterwards, those who wish to participate will have the opportunity to fight with a sumo wrestler as if it were a real match.

Please feel the size and strength of sumo wrestlers with your own body.

After the match, we make and eat together chicken dumplings for chanko-nabe, a dish that builds the body of a sumo wrestler.

Recommended as an active Tokyo sightseeing tour because it’s an easy access tour only 20mins from Tokyo station and 30mins from Shinjuku Station.

After the match, we will eat chanko-nabe together, a dish that makes sumo wrestler’s body big.

We make Chicken dumplings, the main ingredient of the chanko-nabe, with the wrestlers, and everyone eats together around a table that was actually used in the sumo room.

While eating lunch, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and enjoy conversation with the rikishi. You can also take pictures and make memorial handprints paper!

This tour is Easy Access, 20 minutes from Tokyo Station and 30 minutes from Shinjuku Station, so it is recommended as an active and deep tour of Tokyo.

“Enter the Sanctuary” original T-Shirt is included for each customer!

Before joining the Sumo practice, we offer a T-shirt and shorts. You can keep the T-shirt as a souvenir after the tour. (Shorts are not included in the tour package)

It’s a one-of-a-kind item, exclusively available here. Sizes range from 100cm to 3L, catering to both children and adults.

Good to know:

• Children aged 0–3 join free.
• The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
• Please inform us at least one day before the tour if you have any dietary requests or allergies to mention.
• Requests made on the day of the tour cannot be accommodated.
• Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to . Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
• Out of respect for our other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time. You will not be able to join the tour, get a refund or reschedule if you are late for the tour and miss the group.
• This tour is not recommended for people with mobility issues, if you have walking problems we recommend booking a private tour.
• Large luggage such as suitcases are not permitted on this tour.
• Japan’s climate has become more extreme, with summer highs of 40°C (110°F) and winter lows of -5°C (20°F). Please prepare accordingly for the tour.
• Unexpected cancellations from sumo stables can happen a few days to a couple of days before the tour.