RYOGOKU TOUR 2025

OOZUMO May Tournament Ticket Viewing Tour 2024 | Tabix

Watching OOZUMO at the May Grand Sumo Tournament Ryogoku-Kokugikan in Tokyo
Viewing dates: 2025/5/15/, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25

Tour to see the great national sport of sumo

◆ Sumo is Japan's national sport. Its wrestlers are not just fat people.
Beneath the fat are well-trained, amazing muscles. And despite their large size, they have incredible flexibility, with legs as strong as tree trunks. Their physical abilities are truly acrobatic, making sumo wrestlers the ultimate athletes, with bodies built for fighting.
I hope you will come and see the clash with your own eyes!
Travel cost (per person)…
11,000 yen ~ 30,000 yen

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Tickets will be handed out on the day of the event

Tickets will be handed over at Ryogoku Station on the day of the match, so you can make a reservation even if you are traveling and cannot receive tickets by mail!

Perfect as a souvenir! Comes with fun sumo goods

Comes with fun sumo merchandise that will make you feel like a sumo wrestler (kimono not included)

Secure your hard-to-get tickets!

We have secured a large number of tickets to the hugely popular OOZUMO event! This is the purchasing strength that only a Japanese travel agency can offer.

Grand Sumo Tournament Tour

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[Tokyo Tournament] May Grand Sumo Tournament Tour with C-seat ticket and participation in the "Final Day Launch Party"

Seat C
Food and drink included at the party
Meet at Ryogoku Station
Date set: [May 25, 2025]

[Included] Sumo viewing ticket, Sumo merchandise, party attendance and food and drink

Travel fee: per person
30,000 yen
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[Tokyo Tournament] May OOZUMO Sumo Tournament "Final Day Launch Party" Participation (Tickets not included)

Food and drink included at the party
Meet around Ryogoku Station
Date set: [May 25, 2025]

[Included] Party attendance and food and drink

Travel fee: per person
19,000 yen
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【Tokyo】May Sumo Wrestling Tour with 2nd Floor B-Seat Ticket and Fun Sumo Merchandise Included

Chair B
Meet at Ryogoku Station
Date of establishment: May 15, 2025,20,21,22】

[Included] Sumo viewing ticket, sumo goods

Travel fee: per person
13,000 yen

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【Tokyo】 May Grand Sumo Tournament Tour 2nd Floor Chair C Seat, Fun Sumo Goods Included

Seat C
Meet at Ryogoku Station
Date set: [5/16,19]

[Included] Sumo viewing ticket, sumo goods

Travel fee: per person
11,000 yen

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Enjoy sumo!
Highlights and viewing points

May Tournament Schedule

1st
5/11 (Sun)
2nd
5/12(Mon)
3rd
5/13(Tue)
Day 4
5/14(Wed)
Day 5
5/15 (Thu)
Day 6
5/16 (Fri)
Day 7
5/17 (Sat)
Day 8
5/18 (Sun)
Day 9
5/19(Mon)
Day 10
May 20th (Tue)
Day 11
5/21(Wed)
Day 12
5/22(Thu)
Day 13
5/23(Fri)
Day 14
5/24 (Sat)
Final
5/25 (Sun)

Viewing points

More than 1,500 years of sumo history

Sumo, Japan's national sport, dates back to the age of mythology, and is said to have started as a contest of strength. It continued as an imperial court event for about 300 years, including an annual festival ritual to predict the year's harvest, and then during the Sengoku period, sumo was used as training for samurai. Later, in the Edo period, sumo became a commercial sport, with kanjin sumo becoming popular, and the foundations of modern-day OOZUMO were established. Today, OOZUMO has taken on a formal form as a sport, and is loved by many people. At the venue, you can experience sumo's long history and one aspect of traditional culture up close.

Yokozuna's ring-entering ceremony

The sumo wrestlers step onto the ring and enter, which also serves as a show-off ceremony. The "yokozuna dohyo-iri" is held separately from the juryo and makuuchi dohyo-iri, and is a slightly different, sacred ritual to be witnessed. Accompanied by two other wrestlers, the "tsuyuharai" (a person who carries out the dew) and "tachimochi" (a person who carries out the sword), the yokozuna steps onto the ring through the runway, clapping his hands before lifting his leg high and stomping his feet. As he stomps his feet, the spectators shout "Yoisho!" loudly throughout the venue. The yokozuna's mawashi and white rope are also highlights.

Popular and noteworthy wrestlers

Yokozuna Toyonoryu

Born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He won his second championship in the January OOZUMO Tournament of 2025 and was promoted to the 74th Yokozuna. The Mongolian wrestler, whose uncle is former Yokozuna Asashoryu, declared his determination at the Yokozuna promotion ceremony, using the same four-character idiom he used when he was promoted to Ozeki, saying, "I will work hard with the spirit of Kihaku Issen." When asked about his ideal Yokozuna image, he said, "It's not about what I want to be like, or imitating someone else, but I want to show that this is who I am."

Ozeki and Oonosato

Born in Tsubata-machi, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture. He continues to inspire many people affected by the earthquake and is currently the most dynamic sumo wrestler, breaking numerous speed records. With his hair in a sanbara style that he could not tie up, he raced up the ladder of success, breaking numerous speed records. In the May 2024 tournament, he achieved the highest makuuchi championship just seven tournaments after his debut, a new record, and in the September tournament of the same year, he won his second championship and was promoted to ozeki. If he continues to win at this rate, he is a sumo wrestler who is attracting a lot of attention and expectations for him to become a yokozuna will rise.

Ozeki Kotozakura

He is from Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture. His grandfather was a former Yokozuna Kotosakura, nicknamed "Fierce Bull," and his father was a former Sekiwake and master, the first Kotonowaka, making him a thoroughbred sumo wrestler. He steadily climbed the ranks from the time he joined the sumo world, and was promoted to Ozeki after the January 2024 tournament. In the May tournament of the same year, he took on his grandfather's shikona, "Kotosakura," and achieved his long-awaited first victory in the November tournament of the same year. Unfortunately, his challenge for Yokozuna in the January 2025 tournament was not fulfilled, but he is a popular wrestler who will continue to aim to become Yokozuna, the highest rank, just like his grandfather.

Maegashira Ura

He is from Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture. He is a popular sumo wrestler who always receives loud cheers at tournaments. He is known as a skilled sumo wrestler and an acrobatic sumo wrestler, and his constant movements around the ring impress the spectators. Although he was demoted to 106th in the west jonidan division due to a serious injury on the ring, he has an indomitable spirit and has made a comeback to the makuuchi division from the lowest rank in history through hard rehabilitation. He will surely receive the most cheers of anyone at his home tournament in Osaka.

access

Access

2 minutes walk from the west exit of Ryogoku Station on the JR Sobu Line

Turn right after leaving the west exit of JR Sobu Line Ryogoku Station. You will see Ryogoku Station Hirokoji directly ahead of you. After passing Ryogoku Station Hirokoji on your left, you will see the entrance to Ryogoku-Kokugikan on your right.

5 minutes walk from Ryogoku Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line

After leaving the A3 Exit of Ryogoku Station on the Oedo Line, go left along Kiyosumi-dori. Turn left just before Yamaoka Shoten. When you reach the T-junction where the APA Hotel is located, turn left. If you continue straight, you will come to Kokugikan-dori, so turn left and you will arrive at Ryogoku-Kokugikan.

FAQ

Q&A

  • Q. Can I eat or drink while watching OOZUMO?

    You can eat and drink at your seat. You cannot bring in bottles, cans, or food from outside, but the venue will be selling soft drinks such as tea and juice, as well as alcoholic beverages such as beer and chuhai.

  • Q. What souvenirs and foods should I buy when I go to watch OOZUMO?

    We recommend the "Kokugikan Yakitori" which is delicious even when cold, and the "Kokugikan Curry" which can be tasted in the underground restaurant exclusively for the members of the association that supports OOZUMO behind the scenes.

  • Q. What is the etiquette when watching OOZUMO?

    Sumo bouts often end in just a few seconds, so please try not to move seats during the bout, as people behind you may miss the moment of victory or defeat.
    You may take photos from the seating area, but please refrain from using strong flash.

  • Q. Are there any dress codes when watching OOZUMO?

    Dress code is optional and there are no particular regulations.
    Please avoid wearing large hats that may block the view of other spectators.