How to buy tickets for a sumo wrestling game?

2/23/2012 11:38:08 AM

So, you’re basically out of luck, as the pros do not compete outside the tournaments. You’d need to catch an exhibition or temple game, but I’m not aware of any handy schedule for these. Edit: Found a list on Japanese Wikipedia, but the regular ones listed there are only in February, June and October.

What you can do, though, is head to Ryogoku in Tokyo and check out training at a sumo stable. The easiest option is to join a guided tour (any travel agency can arrange this, Google around), or you can roll your own and contact eg. Tagonoura Stable directly (English spoken!). Be aware that you’re expected to “donate” around 1500 yen/head even for a nominally free tour, since you are (to some extent) getting in the way of their work.

2/22/2012 11:39:20 PM

The six grand tournaments are really huge events and reservation tickets are sold out long in advance despite being very expensive.

Outside of these, there are exhibition competitions which are not used for ranking, and tickets for these should be easier and cheaper to obtain. If you’re lucky there may be one that fits your schedule.

However, all information in English seems to assume that tourists are only interested in seeing the grand tournaments. I’d ask the guys at http://www.buysumotickets.com/ to see whether they can also get you tickets for exhibition competitions.

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