{"id":89,"date":"2025-06-28T14:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotcha.sakura.ne.jp\/experience\/?p=89"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:20:27","slug":"visit-a-sumo-stable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gotcha.tokyo\/experience\/visit-a-sumo-stable\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit a Sumo Stable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/gotcha.sakura.ne.jp\/experience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bf2481a7-a59f-4f31-a27f-db6ae32f7792-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/gotcha.sakura.ne.jp\/experience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8801-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/gotcha.sakura.ne.jp\/experience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/13f71a0d-3e93-43e2-adf9-36f4a095c875-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Observe the real practice of sumo wrestlers and those who aspire to be wrestlers, which you cannot usually see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>TOUR DETAILS<\/summary>\n<p><strong>DURATION<\/strong>: <br>2 hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong>:<br>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:30 AM<br>Held irregularly &#8211; Please check the schedule by clicking on the \u201cBook now\u201d button below.<br><br><strong>PLACE TO VISIT:<\/strong><br>&#8211; Sumo Stable near Tokyo Skytree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INCLUSION<\/strong>:<br>\u2713 English-speaking guide<br>\u2713 Admission fee<br>\u2713 Original pamphlet<br>\u2716 Tips for your guide and Sumo Stable<br>\u2716 Pickup option<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOUR TYPE<\/strong>:<br>Walking tour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEETING POINT<\/strong>:<br>In front of Tokyo Skytree Solamachi Hiroba Memorial Tower<br>-Ends at the same place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1619.8258954136336!2d139.809550238732!3d35.71018554314447!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x60188ff4ccac27c5%3A0x1e965523b468a56c!2z44K944Op44Oe44OB44Gy44KN44Gw!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1751089928355!5m2!1sen!2sjp\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>NOTES<\/summary>\n<p>-Please arrive at the meeting place <strong>10 minutes before <\/strong>the tour starts.<br>-Please refrain from private conversation during the tour for the concentration of the wrestlers and their apprentices.<br>-Taking video or flash photography is prohibited inside Sumo Stable. *Photographs without flash are fine.&nbsp;<br>-Snacks, bread, rice balls, and other food are not allowed during the Morning Practice. 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