Grand Sumo Tournament!!!!!!!!!

Japan's traditional wresting known as 'sumo' (or お相撲 in Japanese) has proven a hit outside of the country too, with a worldwide fanbase and most people having heard of it.

Sumo is one of Japan’s most well-known and popular sports. The game is physically demanding but also deceptively (and unnoticed to the untrained eye) complex. The sport features over 70 varieties of throws, tricks, forms and trips – all steeped in rituals and traditions that stretch back centuries.

As a spectator sport, sumo offers patrons a fascinating glimpse of Japanese traditional culture and an unparalleled sporting experience that you won't find in the west!! Three of the six annual Grand Tournaments are held right here in Tokyo in January, September and May.  It’s a day out in Tokyo like no other! The January tournament is held from the 11th through to the 25th of the month in the Ryogoku Kokugikan National Sumo Hall, located in Tokyo's Sumida area. The building also houses a Sumo museum (open every day during the tournaments to ticket holders only) and the Kokugikan Cafe.

A uniquely Japanese experience!

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