RYOGOKU TOUR 2025

OOZUMO May Tournament Ticket Viewing Tour 2024 | Tabix

Watching OOZUMO Ryogoku-Kokugikan
Viewing dates: 2025/1/15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23

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 ~ 18,000 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] January Grand Sumo Tournament Tour 2nd floor, C seat, fun sumo goods included

Seat C
Meet at Ryogoku Station
Date set: [2025/1/15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23]

[Included] Sumo viewing ticket, sumo goods

Travel fee: per person
11,000 yen

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[Tokyo Tournament] January Grand Sumo Tournament Tour Mass C Seats and Fun Sumo Goods

Mass C Seat
Meet at Ryogoku Station
Date: [1/13, 14, 15]

[Included] Sumo viewing ticket, sumo goods

Travel fee: per person
18,000 yen

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Enjoy sumo!
Highlights and viewing points

January Tournament Schedule

1st
1/12 (Sun)
2nd
1/13 (Mon)
3rd
1/14 (Tue)
Day 4
1/15 (Wed)
Day 5
1/16 (Thu)
Day 6
1/17 (Fri)
Day 7
1/18 (Sat)
Day 8
1/19 (Sun)
Day 9
1/20 (Mon)
Day 10
1/21 (Tue)
Day 11
1/22 (Wed)
Day 12
1/23 (Thu)
Day 13
1/24 (Fri)
Day 14
1/25 (Sat)
Final
1/26 (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 Terunofuji

He is currently the only Yokozuna from Mongolia. He was promoted to Ozeki at the age of 23, but later dropped to Jonidan due to knee injuries and illness. With an indomitable spirit, he climbed his way back up and was promoted to the 73rd Yokozuna after the July 2021 tournament. As the new Yokozuna, he won the September tournament of the same year. Recently, he has been struggling with injuries and has been absent more often, but in the January 2024 tournament, his first tournament in three tournaments, he defeated Kotonowaka in the championship match to win his ninth Makuuchi title, making him a leading figure in the sumo world.

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 has climbed the ladder to success and broken numerous speed records. In the May 2024 tournament, he achieved the highest makuuchi championship in just seven tournaments from his debut, which is a new record, and in the September tournament 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 increase dramatically.

Ozeki Kotozakura

His grandfather was a former Yokozuna Kotosakura, nicknamed "Fierce Bull," and his father was a former Sekiwake and his master, the first Kotonowaka, making him a thoroughbred sumo wrestler who grew up in a sumo family. He steadily climbed the ranks and was promoted to Ozeki after the January 2024 tournament. From the May tournament of the same year, he will take on his grandfather's shikona "Kotosakura," and is a popular wrestler who is aiming to win his first championship and become the highest-ranking Yokozuna, just like his grandfather.

Maegashira Ura

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. He was demoted to 106th in the west jonidan division due to a serious injury on the ring, but he has an indomitable spirit and has made a comeback to the makuuchi division from the lowest rank in history through hard rehabilitation.

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.