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Sumo Tournament Experience in Nagoya 2025

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4 hours
Availability : From July 13 (Sun), 2025 to July 26 (Sat), 2025
Min Age : 4+
Max People : 8

Every year around mid-July Nagoya hosts the Grand Summer Sumo Tournament, called Nagoya Basho, one of the six major Sumo tournaments held in Japan.

Join a knowledgeable local guide in the arena and watch thrilling fights with insightful explanations about Sumo traditions, moves, and wrestlers.

The dates for this year’s Nagoya Grand Tournament are from July 13, 2025, to July 27, 2025. We offer two packages with either standard chair seats or box seats (closer to the ring) for an additional charge. 

  • Discover the history of Sumo wrestling and the details of its art
  • Watch live Sumo matches and cheer on your favorite wrestler
  • Take a walk through the Sumo merchandising shops
  • Eat a Sumo wrestler's traditional meal, Chanko Nabe stew
Premium box seats. These will get you closer to the ring.
Standard chair seats.

Experience Price

27,995 yen/person, chair seats
35,495 yen/person, box seats (closer to the ring)
*Minimum 2 people per booking

Experience Type

Private Experience

Meeting Location

Meijokoen Station (Google Maps)

Ending Location

Meijokoen Station (Google Maps)

Start Time and Duration

14:00 – 18:00 (4 hours)

Languages Offered

Price Includes

  • English-speaking tour guide (Sumo expert)
  • Reserved chair seats A or S (it will depends on the tickets availability the day of the reservation) *For box seats or wheelchair seats please consult in advance
  • Sumo information and pamphlet
  • 1 bowl of Chanko Nabe stew (small size)

Price Excludes

  • Any additional food and drinks
  • Transportation fees before, during and after the tour
  • Additional souvenirs

Additional Information

  • Strollers OK: No
  • Walking level: Low
  • Wheelchairs OK: Yes (please let us know in advance)
  • If you are more than 15 minutes late without getting in contact, your reservation will be automatically canceled with 100% of charges applied
  • We can accomodate some dietary restrictions upon advance request.

[Children]
*Regulat tickets will be required for children 4+as they need their own seats.
*Lap children 3 years and under are free. However, they cannot occupy a seat.

[Cancellation Policy]
– 7+ days before the tour date: refund of tour fees minus tournament ticket price, minus 5% processing fees
– 3 to 6 days before the tour date: 50% refund of tour fees minus tournament ticket price
– 48 hours or less before the tour: no refund of tour fees

As the number of tickets available is limited, we reserve the right to offer you an alternative date if the date you request is unavailable. If we cannot accommodate your request we will issue a full refund.

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Michele N

Family Traveller

We had fun and learnt a lot about Sumo! Sumo tickets are hard to come by and the details are difficult to understand for someone new to watching the sport. It was amazing to have someone explain to us and share her passion for the sport. The view from the top of the stadium was good and useful so we did not disrupt the rest and was close to the air-conditioning. We are excited and well-equipped to watch Sumi ourselves next time!

July 28, 2024

Rhavi G

Couple Traveller

We had a most wonderful time visiting a sumo match with Elly! Their knowledge of the sport was immensely helpful towards understanding the details of what was going on. This extended beyond the ‘what’ and ‘why’s taking place, to extensive knowledge of the wrestlers and why Elly (and therefore we) is cheering for them! We’d strongly recommend this tour to others.

Go Wakatakakage!

July 26, 2024

Elizabeth H

Family Traveller

My husband and I have been watching sumo online for months and we were thrilled to find out our trip was going to coincide with a tournament. We arranged our schedule to spend the afternoon in Nagoya on the way to Kyoto from Tokyo. Nagoya is Not Boring was excellent from the moment of inquiry and throughout the event. We knew getting tickets would be tough but they secured 7 tickets for us. Because of our numbers we got two guides which ended up being very helpful as we were spread down a row and behind. We were shocked how into it our kids were as they had never seen a match before. Even my very sports disinterested daughter was all about it. The guides helped us a lot with my daughter who is unsteady on her feet due to cerebral palsy. They also guided us with the traditional meal and souvenir shopping. We learned so much and it was the highlight of our trip to Japan!

July 26, 2024

Lluis Parra Horra

Family Traveller

My two children, ages 13 and 11, and I attended the Sumo event at the Dolphins Arena. 4 hours flew by between explanations, food, shops and the fights. Without a doubt one of the highlights of the trip to Japan. Elly, our guide, is passionate about her work. 100% recommended experience. (Translated by Google from Spanish)

July 25, 2024

Mona Mizi

Couple Traveller

We attended day 1 of the Nagoya sumo tournament with Elly and it was amazing! Elly shared so much knowledge about the tournament, Nagoya and the wrestlers. What really made it was her passion for the individual wrestlers and giving us information about their style and ranking. We learnt so much! Highly recommend!! It was a really highlight of our stay in Nagoya.

July 16, 2024
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