This small-group tour led by a sumo expert guide gives you a chance to get to know all about sumo history and culture and sumo wrestlers' daily lives. While you may or may not have a chance to see real sumo bouts during your stay in Japan, this tour will prime you with all the background knowledge to increase your joy of watching sumo, be it in Japan or back home.
Enjoy a walking tour around Ryogoku, a sumo town. Visit sumo-related landmarks and learn how sumo started and developed over 1600 years. Look at sumo stables from the outside where sumo wrestlers live and train and learn from your knowledgeable guide what their life and career look like plus get answers to any sumo-related questions.
Next, you'll have lunch at one of the best chanko-nabe restaurants in Ryogoku. This nutrient hot-pot dish is the centerpiece of sumo wrestlers' diet to gain weight and muscles to build their bodies. Eating from the same hot-pot dish ferments a sense of solidarity and teamwork. It is not accidental that chankonabe has become the mainstay of the wrestlers' regimen.
This activity does not include actual watching of sumo bouts.
Lunch
Alcoholic drinks (can be purchased on site)
