July Sumo Tournament tour between Tokyo & Kyoto : Chair S Tickets
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July Sumo Tournament tour between Tokyo & Kyoto : Chair S Tickets

By Japan Wonder Travel
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Nagoya is easily accessible from Tokyo or Kyoto. It takes about 2 hours from Tokyo and 1 hour from Kyoto to get to the tournament . Watch Japan’s unique and traditional sport Sumo with a knowledgeable tour guide. If you are in Tokyo in January, March or September, you should not miss it!(the tournaments take place 6 times a year; 3 times in Tokyo, once in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka respectively. Each tournament lasts for 15 days. ) Meet your English speaking guide at the Edion Arena Nagoya. Your guide will talk you through what is Sumo, its history and rules before entering the stadium and give you additional tips in between the bouts. Feel the intense, serious atmosphere of the tournament while you are free to grab some beer, Yakitori(skewers), etc.. at the vendor inside the stadium and eat/drink at your seat. *Food and drinks are not included in this tour.

Ages 0-90, max of 15 per group
Duration: 3h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Local and professional speaking guide
  • Sumo tournament ticket *Your guide will hand out the ticket on the tour date.
  • Entry/Admission - Naka


Start:
  • East Gate, 1-1 Ninomaru, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0032, Japan
    [ Meetup ] 2:15 pm Please meet up in front of the EAST gate of Dolphins Arena Nagoya. *Your guide will have a green sign board saying "Japan Wonder Travel" *We will leave at 2:30 pm sharp, so please make sure to be there on time!(We could not wait!)
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Near public transportation
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 21490P134

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travelers can participate
    • Children 3 years old and under can enter for free, however they will not have their own seat and will need to sit on your lap. Children 4 years and up must have their own tickets.
    • There is a place in the stadium you can store baby strollers, however they cannot be brought up to the seats.
    • This is a group tour. We will leave at 2:30PM sharp, so please make sure to be there on time!
    • You will get Chair S seats(You cannot choose seats). Your guide will hand out the ticket on the tour date
    • Large luggage cannot be brought into the seat.
    • If you plan on bringing a child 3 years or younger, please let us know in the "Special Requirements" section
    • Nagoya is easily accessible from Tokyo or Kyoto. It takes about 2 hours from Tokyo and 1 hour from Kyoto to get to the tournament .
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 21490P134

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    Nick W
    1 contribution
    Jul 2024 • Solo
    View was amazing, guides were amazing. I've wanted to see sumo for years and I couldn't have been happier. Thank you Erica and Yayo for making my summer incredible.
    Written July 29, 2024
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    Anne
    Muttenz, Switzerland2 contributions
    Jul 2024 • Family
    It was an amazing experience and we enjoyed it very much! Our group guide was very friendly and helpful. The only thing that bothered me was the price we paid for the tickets. The A seat tickets that we got were 5'000 yen per seat (the price was included on the ticket), but we paid them 15'000.00 each, hence 45'000 total. We understand that the company should cover their costs, but charging 3 times more is quite a lot.
    Written July 19, 2024
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    Beverley A
    12 contributions
    Great experience and our guide Kazumi was very nice and friendly. She answered to all of our questions and gave full explenations of the rules of sumo.
    Written July 18, 2024
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    Katelyn J
    1 contribution
    Mar 2024 • Friends
    Exceptional communication from the coordinator when we had gotten lost trying to find the correct entrance. We had the more incredible time experiencing the Sumo tournament thanks to Japan Wonder Travel!
    Written May 15, 2024
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    ejoyce2017
    London, UK3 contributions
    Mar 2024 • Friends
    I do not recommend this tour as it is not worth the price of $120 per person. Four of us attended and we were informed that there would be about 8 per group and that we would get S class seats. There were about 16 in the group and we ended up with B class seats at the very back of the auditorium - they made a mistake and by the time they told us the whole event was sold out so we could not buy our own tickets. The guides did their best but could not really communicate about what was going on effectively due to the large number of people. There were 2 groups sitting together. We wished we have bought tickets at the time of being released and reading around the sumo rules ourselves.
    Written March 25, 2024
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    anitamburns
    2 contributions
    Feb 2024 • Family
    Fantastic experience.lovely guide very caring and informative.Good views and atmosphere. We were lucky to get tickets as sell out very fast. Good to see traditional Japanese event.
    Written March 22, 2024
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    Amy M
    2 contributions
    Seeing a sumo tournament is a must do in Japan if you get the chance! I felt this tour was pretty over priced. I paid $120 USD (nearly 18,000¥) and the ticket itself was priced at 5,500¥. While we did have a guide who explained things to us, we were sat at the very back of the stadium behind a big black screen (a screen we were staring at the back of). We could see what was happening but not a great view of Tsuriyane above the Dohyo which was a little disappointing. Our tour guide was helpful but I just didn’t think it was worth paying an additional 12,500¥ for.
    Written March 18, 2024
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    Brent M
    Oakville, Canada4 contributions
    Mar 2024 • Family
    Really enjoyed this excellent Sumo experience. The guides including Sachiko were knowledgeable and passionate about Sumo. The seats are a bit far back but we had a great time and felt like we experienced Sumo!!
    Written March 18, 2024
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    Julian M
    4 contributions
    There was no need for a guide for this event. We paid more than 3 times the ticket cost and all the guide did was give a very quick overview and then brought us to our seats. The seats were the worst available, if we had booked ourselves we would have had much better seats. It’s very easy to find your seats and navigate the experience, you don’t need to hire a guide for this.
    Written March 15, 2024
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    tanchiesa
    Brisbane, Australia6 contributions
    Mar 2024 • Couples
    We felt like we had the best seats in the stadium. Amazing atmosphere! Our tour guide (Mikie) was lovely, she taught us so much about the tournament. Thanks again
    Written March 12, 2024
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