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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Viewing Tour with English Guide
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4 Hours 45 Minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Watch sumo wrestling from a comfortable reserved seat (chair A seating), a 1,500-year-old Japanese cultural tradition, accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter who is also a sumo fan. Book now before it's sold out! This is a very popular tour so we recommend booking early.
What's Included
- "The Sumo" booklet in English
- Sumo Ticket (Chair A seat)
- National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter
- Banzuke-hyo (a table of rankings)
- Meals and drinks
- Transportation expenses to the meeting point and from the end point
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- No Free Wi-Fi access
- Gratuities and other personal expenses
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
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Start time
01:45 PM
End Point
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What To Expect
Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Enjoy the lecture about sumo from the National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter, then watch a thrilling match between sumo wrestlers in the final bout of the year. The National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter will accompany the tour into the venue.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- It will take about 45 minutes for walking from the meeting point to the venue and going out of the venue since there are lots of people watching Sumo.
- For the grand sumo tournament viewing, customers will be provided A-class reserved chair seating (3rd floor seats).
- Only 1 infant 0-3 years old per adult may join for free. Grand Sumo Tournament viewing seats will not be provided for them. They will have to sit on the lap of their parent or guardian. Ages are determined based on how old the participant will be on the day of the tour. (If seats are required, please make a booking at the child rate.)
- Please note that you may have to wait to be taken to your seat if one of the following events is underway at the time: a sumo match, the ring entering procession of the Makuuchi division wrestlers (dohyoiri), the ring entering procession of the Yokozuna, the ritual stomping ceremony, or a speech by the Sumo Association (on the last tournament day). In such a case, you will be taken to your seat when the event is over.
- Please note that there are no coin lockers or luggage storage service in the venue, so please leave large luggage at any storage counter, locker, etc. or reduce your belongings to a minimum in advance.
- Smoking is not allowed inside the venue.
- If making plans for before or after the tour on the same day, and for those joining from Kyoto, Hiroshima, etc., please leave enough time in your schedule.
- Photographs are examples. [Photo courtesy of © Nihon Sumo Kyokai all rights reserved.]
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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