Enjoy sumo, a traditional Japanese sport and national sport, deeply rooted in Japanese culture for more than 1,500 years, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan. You will feel the cheers and power that you cannot experience on TV. Please take this opportunity to make a reservation!
PLAN
1- 2nd Floor A-class Chair Seat 2- 2nd Floor B-class Chair Seat 3- 2nd Floor C-class Chair Seat 4- B-class box seat (2-4 person use) 5- C-class box seat (2-4 person use)
You can enjoy the passionate efforts of sumo wrestlers!! <Plan 1,2,3,4,5> Rank list (in Japanese) and brochure(in English) are included.
You can choose from 4 seat types:
1- 2nd Floor A-class Chair Seat 2- 2nd Floor B-class Chair Seat 3- 2nd Floor C-class Chair Seat 4- B-class box seat (2-4 person use) 5- C-class box seat (2-4 person use) ※When making a reservation, Please notify us of the number of people who will participate and their full names
<NOTES>※Please note that you cannot choose your seat location. ※Please bring your own binoculars (opera glasses) or portable radio for a more enjoyable viewing experience. ・Re-entry is allowed only once. ※You are free to leave at your own time. ・There are no elevators in the Ryogoku Kokugikan. You will be asked to go up steep stairs. Please note that there are no lifts or assistance for moving around. (*The same applies to wheelchair users.) ・This plan does not use a bus because it is a local tour. Please come directly to the meeting place by yourself. Transportation costs from the meeting place to your home are to be borne by you. ・Popular chanko and yakitori will be sold in the large hall on the first basement floor. ※Eating and drinking are allowed in the seating area, but please eat the chanko inside the hall.
Please note that you will have to wait to be seated if one of the following events is underway at the time: a sumo match, a speech by the Sumo Association (on the last tournament day), the ring procession of the Makuuchi division wrestlers (dohyoiri), the ring entering procession of the Yokozuna, or the ritual stomping ceremony (on the last tournament day). In such a case, please wait until the event is over before proceeding to spectator seating.
If you would like to be seated together as a group, please make a request when booking. Although staff will try to provide customers with their requested seating arrangements, please note that some requests may not be accommodated.
Suitcases and other large pieces of luggage cannot be brought into the seating area. Please make sure to store luggage at another location on your own in advance (coin lockers, etc.) or at your accommodation.
Notes on Admission
・Visitors 4 years old and up must have an admission ticket. ・Re-entry is allowed once a day. ・Lost admission tickets or exchange tickets will not be accepted. Re-issue of tickets is not possible.
Eating and drinking
・Eating and drinking are allowed in the seating area. ・Food and beverages will be sold at the concession stand. Food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, are not allowed in the Kokugikan. Please purchase food and beverages at the concession stand inside the arena.
Others
・Please refrain from waiting around the venue for rikishi to enter or exit the arena, as it may cause inconvenience to nearby residents. ・No parking is available. ・No spectators are allowed to watch the matches from seats other than their own. ・Please set your cell phone to silent mode and refrain from talking on it in the audience. ・Please do not obstruct the view of others when displaying cheering banners or towels. ・There is a possibility of injury, etc. Please do not throw cushions. ・Guests who are late for the meeting time will have their reservations cancelled. ・Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the meeting time.