Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If there’s one thing people know about Japan, it’s sumo wrestling. Sumo tournaments happen six times a year, and three of those take place in Tokyo. If you miss the tournament, no worries, you can get up close and personal with a sumo experience and even fight a retired wrestler for yourself!
Check out Aimee's channel: @RoyandAimee
== LINKS ==
Retired Wrestlers Sumo Experience: viator.com/tours/Tokyo/Challenge-Sumo-Wrestlers-and-Enjoy-a-Chanko-Lunch/d334-13441P51?pid=P00068523&mcid=42383&medium=link
Sumo Tournament Tour:sunrise-tours.jp/en/plan/detail/130SUETB001JG313S/?afc=FTJ
Morning Practice Tour: viator.com/tours/Tokyo/Watch-Sumo-Morning-Practice-at-a-Sumo-Stable-in-Tokyo/d334-13441P10?pid=P00068523&mcid=42383&medium=lin
== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 Intro
0:20 Sumo Tournament: When is it & Buying Tickets
2:05 Sumo Tournament: Seats, Food & Drink
3:32 Sumo Experience: Dining & Fighting Sumo Wrestlers
5:39 Morning Practice Tour
★★★ TokyoCheapo ★★★
Subscribe: dvr.jp/youtube
Website : tokyocheapo.com
Community : community.tokyocheapo.com
Twitter : twitter.com/TokyoCheapo
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★★★ Credits ★★★
Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen
Creative commons images used in the intro:
* Gundam Robot Statue in Odaiba flickr.com/photos/picsoflife/8154554047
* Japanese Salaryman Asleep flickr.com/photos/istolethetv
* Domestic Cat commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alvesgaspar
* Saraninman commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E7%AB%B9%E4%B8%8B%E7%AB%A0%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
* Wild Cat geograph.org.uk/profile/34298
* Ginza Holiday Promenade flickr.com/photos/yoshikazut
* Shibuya Crossing flickr.com/photos/31029865@N06
If there’s one thing people know about Japan, it’s sumo wrestling. Sumo tournaments happen six times a year, and three of those take place in Tokyo. If you miss the tournament, no worries, you can get up close and personal with a sumo experience and even fight a retired wrestler for yourself!
Check out Aimee's channel: @RoyandAimee
== LINKS ==
Retired Wrestlers Sumo Experience: viator.com/tours/Tokyo/Challenge-Sumo-Wrestlers-and-Enjoy-a-Chanko-Lunch/d334-13441P51?pid=P00068523&mcid=42383&medium=link
Sumo Tournament Tour:sunrise-tours.jp/en/plan/detail/130SUETB001JG313S/?afc=FTJ
Morning Practice Tour: viator.com/tours/Tokyo/Watch-Sumo-Morning-Practice-at-a-Sumo-Stable-in-Tokyo/d334-13441P10?pid=P00068523&mcid=42383&medium=lin
== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 Intro
0:20 Sumo Tournament: When is it & Buying Tickets
2:05 Sumo Tournament: Seats, Food & Drink
3:32 Sumo Experience: Dining & Fighting Sumo Wrestlers
5:39 Morning Practice Tour
★★★ TokyoCheapo ★★★
Subscribe: dvr.jp/youtube
Website : tokyocheapo.com
Community : community.tokyocheapo.com
Twitter : twitter.com/TokyoCheapo
Newsletter : tokyocheapo.com/newsletter
★★★ Credits ★★★
Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen
Creative commons images used in the intro:
* Gundam Robot Statue in Odaiba flickr.com/photos/picsoflife/8154554047
* Japanese Salaryman Asleep flickr.com/photos/istolethetv
* Domestic Cat commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alvesgaspar
* Saraninman commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E7%AB%B9%E4%B8%8B%E7%AB%A0%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
* Wild Cat geograph.org.uk/profile/34298
* Ginza Holiday Promenade flickr.com/photos/yoshikazut
* Shibuya Crossing flickr.com/photos/31029865@N06
