Watch Sumo Morning Practice at Stable in Tokyo

Tour was informative, organized, and process and procedures were delayed creating a comfortable experience in seeing the wrestlers practice! Picture after with wrestlers stole the show!

We visited the Onoe beya (Stable); you only find out which one close to the date. We were really impressed with what we saw: this was a serious & respectful experience and was all the better for it. The wrestlers’ training routines and later sparring was a privilege to watch - the strength, flexibility and fitness despite their large size is outstanding and the surrounding rituals gave it further gravitas. This was one of the highlights of our 3 weeks in Japan.

Such a cool experience! Was awesome watching real Sumo practice and experiencing serious training. Would strongly recommend doing! A great cultural experience. A couple things to note: there was not explanation about the sport, history, levels of wrestler, training regimen, etc. which would have been nice. No necessary, but I personally like history of. Also, there are no pictures allowed while they are training. Lastly, it was a solid 2 hours when we went. There are many rules for how you may watch/sit and no chairs (I had a back injury and the tour operator was able to accommodate, but that is not always the case). Strongly recommend! A worthwhile adventure! Would absolutely do it again!

It was a fantastic experience! The sumo practice felt very authentic and not touristy at all. The sumo practice lasted 2+ hours and we felt that we saw every sumo wrestler within this experience. The only negative thing was that at times the coach was sat right in front of us and so we couldn’t see what was going on. We had to wait for the coach to move to the side so we could see. Also the trip advisor lead seated us in a random order so my friend and I who are very short was sat at the back and found it hard to see. Apart from that, I would definitely recommend this experience!

Arrive early to have a place in front Very friendly and lively activity Photo at the end very appreciated

It's a fabulous experience but be prepared for total silence and 2 hours of sitting with your legs tucked. I recommended reading up on how the rekishi hierarchies work.

Was one of the best experiences to be so up close with the wrestlers. It is once in a lifetime experience.

It was an interesting experience, but it was a little difficult to see and we were a lot of people in little space. It wasn't exactly worth the money

From reading thought it was standing and could request a chair. It was sitting the whole time. Was a bit boring watching them do the same exercise for 25 minutes. Part of it was neat to watch. Zero explaination or places to ask questions. Those that got explainations were people who paid through different companies. Do not recommend.

Glad I went, it was amazing to see. The brute strength of the wrestlers is something you have to see in person. You sit to the side and observe and are quiet as a mouse. You sit on the floor, there are chairs but the view isn't very good if you sit in a chair. It was way further out of town then I realized when I did research, it took a Subway and then to trains and then about a 10-minute walk to get there. I'm glad I allowed 2 hours from central Tokyo. Try to get there a little early so you get a seat with an unobstructed view.