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Nagoya: Grand Sumo Tournament Tour

By Arumachi
Free cancellation available
Price is P 12,726 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

What decisively differentiates this tour is the guide’s attentiveness to each traveler to make the experience memorable. Firstly, each traveler will receive three souvenirs which are hard to come by.
1) A pamphlet showing photos and profiles of wrestlers with English translation. The guide will walk you through it as you watch each fight.
2) A cheer-up towel for a particular wrestler. The guide will show you how to use it when the wrestler is going to fight; cheering up a particular wrestler will significantly increase the joy of watching.
3) A sumo booklet which tells pretty much all about sumo.
Secondly, using an earphone guide system, your guide will provide real-time commentaries through your headset throughout the tournament.

Activity location

  • Nagoya Castle
    • 1-1 Honmaru,
    • 460-0031, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nagoyajo Station
    • 3
    • 460-0001, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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3PM Chair A in the arena
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Starting point:
IG Arena, 1-chōme-2-2 Meijō, Kita Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 462-0846, Japan

Language options: English
Starting time: 15:00
Price details
P 12,726.20 x 1 AdultP 12,726.20
Total
Price is P 12,726.20
Until Mon, Jul 14
1PM Chair A in the arena
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Tour: 1 PM - 3 PM: Nagoya Castle walking tour
3PM - 6 PM: Grand Sumo Tournament Viewing (3 hours)
Duration: 2 hours
Starting point:
Nagoyajo Station, 2 Chome-3 Sannomaru, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:00
Price details
P 13,118.98 x 1 AdultP 13,118.98
Total
Price is P 13,118.98
Until Mon, Jul 14

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCheer-up towel to root for a particular wrestler
  • What's includedWhat's includedHeadsets for each to hear the guide's voice clearly even from distance
  • What's includedWhat's includedInformation package of tournament information, sumo ranking, and profiles of prominent wrestlers
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuiding in English by a sumo expert guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pick-up and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 1) Travelers can take a 2-hour optional Nagoya Castle walking tour. If they take this option, the tour will start at 13:00 o'clock. The meeting point is Meijo Line Nagoyajo Sta. (M07) Exit 7 on the ground.
  • 2) Travelers who don't take a 2-hour optionalNagoya Castle walking tour will start the tour at 15:00 o'clock. The meeting point is Dolphins Arena (Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) - the sumo venue. We will meet outside of the main entrance. Its address is 1-1 Ninomaru, Naka-ward, 460-0032 Nagoya, JP.
  • 3) You will watch the bouts by top-division wrestlers for 3 hours from 15 o’clock. While some might think “the longer the viewing hours, the better,” our experience tells otherwise; in the past, those who started to watch much earlier got bored over time and left the arena before the top division match started! Hence, let’s start watching the bouts at 15 o’clock with all our might.

Activity itinerary

Nagoya Castle
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Nagoya is the fourth-most populous city in Japan. It is also known as the home of Toyota, the world's largest automotive company. While Nagoya is the third largest metropolis Japan, the city made a humble start from Nagoya Castle built by the Tokugawa clan who ruled Japan for almost three centuries. Built in early 17th century, the castle exhibits most of the traits Japanese castles offer. Learn from your expert guide: 1) The historical backdrop when the castle was constructed. 2) How the Tokugawa clan mobilized the feudal lords who were once antagonistic toward the clan. 3) Architectural tecniques used to build it. 4) Its effectiveness as a fortress / dungeon. Last but not least, marvel at the beauty of the Honmaru Palace featuring extensive use of valuable hinoki cypress wood, decorative metal fittings, and the fine art gracing the walls, ceilings, and sliding doors.
Dolphins Arena (Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium)
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Grand Sumo Tournament Viewing 15:00 Enter Dolphins Arena 15:40 Ring entering ceremonies by – Makuuchi wrestlers – Yokozuna (Grand champion) 16:00 Immerse yourself in sumo as you listen to the guide’s real time commentaries. 18:00 Tour ends. While watching the bouts, each traveler will receive 1) A pamphlet showing photos and profiles of wrestlers with English translation; see the photo section. The guide will walk you through it as you watch fights. 2) A cheer-up towel for a particular wrestler; see the photo section. The guide will teach you how to use it when the wrestler is going to fight; cheering up a particular wrestler will increase joy of watching.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESNagoya Castle
    • 1-1 Honmaru,
    • 460-0031, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENagoyajo Station
    • 3
    • 460-0001, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEIG Arena
    • 2 2
    • 462-0846, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

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