Sumo tori

Know sumo before you go.

Plan your visit, discover sumo culture and find advice for travel professionals. Read our guides for di language wey you prefer.

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Watching a demonstration during group sumo experience.

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How to evaluate sumo activity after team event

Gather feedback about instruction, participation and travel arrangements to help plan your next group sumo experience.

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Working on di low, balanced posture of koshiwari.

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How to fit private sumo inside your Tokyo or Osaka itinerary

Leave time for session, travel and preparation so your private sumo visit go fit di day comfortably.

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A young participant dey try a drill with an instructor.

Families

How to introduce sumo to children before Japan trip

Use small vocabulary, official illustration and simple question to help children approach sumo with curiosity.

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Outside view of di Osaka venue building.

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How to plan private sumo training for Osaka

Plan your Osaka sumo visit around di venue, travel from Namba and your group needs.

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Learning shiko, di special sumo movement wey you stamp your leg.

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How to plan private sumo training for Tokyo

Build your Tokyo training visit around confirmed venue, reasonable travel time and everybody for your group needs.

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How to plan sumo experience around your client interests

Find wetin matter pass to your client, from cultural understanding to family participation, and turn am into specific request.

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Sumo culture

How to watch di finish of sumo bout

Know wetin to look for as bout dey end, then discover di winning technique wey decide am.

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We dey make time for explanation and questions during session.

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How you fit arrange private sumo for luxury travel clients

Turn your client interests, privacy preferences and travel plans into private sumo enquiry for Tokyo or Osaka.

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How you fit compare private sumo proposals

Compare venues, instructors, language support and inclusions to find private sumo programme wey fit your clients.

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A group dey learn di basic movements together for mats.

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How you fit plan sumo for corporate groups and incentive travel

Help us plan your group sumo experience: share di occasion, guest numbers and how everybody want participate.

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Families

Keep your family sumo discoveries going after di visit

Conversation, favourite photo and small official resources fit help your family remember wetin dem discover about sumo.

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Making group sumo experience welcome everybody

Plan for different interests, abilities and comfort levels, with clear participation choices and practical arrangements wey una agree ahead.

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We dey try teppo, one traditional drill for striking.

Sumo training

Observing sumo basics: note-taking guide for coach

Make useful notes about instructor demonstrations, explanations and feedback, with questions to explore during your sumo training visit.

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Official sumo resources for coaches and clubs wey dey visit

Prepare for sumo training visit with official guides to terms, basic movements, winning techniques and competition rules.

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Sumo culture

Oshidashi and yorikiri: two different ways to force opponent out

Two familiar winning techniques show why sumo get different forms of contact and movement, even if di finish look alike.

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We dey warm up together before sumo training.

Families

Parent checklist for booking private sumo with children

You dey plan sumo with children? Share their ages, interests and needs so di team fit help arrange session for your family.

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Photo and filming questions for private sumo event

Agree wetin people fit photograph, record and share before di session, especially for families, corporate groups and technical visits.

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Sumo bout during group session for mats.

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Planning arrivals and departures for group sumo event

Plan transport, meeting points and onward travel so your group fit enjoy di session without rushing.

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Practising suriashi, di sliding steps of sumo.

Sumo training

Planning Japan training visit for sumo coaches

Tell us about your club, coaching background and training goals so we fit discuss di right instructor and programme for your visit.

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Families

Planning sumo for family wey get different confidence levels

Some family members want jump in; others prefer to watch first. Plan sumo visit wey consider everybody confidence and interests.

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Private training, stable visits and tournaments: which sumo experience fit you?

You want try sumo, watch wrestlers train or see tournament? Find di experience wey fit your Japan trip.

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Sumo culture

Professional and amateur sumo: wetin visiting groups should know

Understand how professional tournaments, amateur competition and private learning experience relate to your plans.

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Sharing wetin your club learn during Japan training visit

Bring your notes, instructor guidance and follow-up questions together so your club fit build on di Japan training visit.

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Learning di traditional chirichozu gesture.

Sumo culture

Sumo words wey you should know before your first session

From dohyo and mawashi reach shiko and kimarite, small Japanese vocabulary go help you follow demonstrations and ask questions.

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Families

Wetin families should ask about access and facilities

Confirm di physical setting and practical arrangements wey matter to your family before you put sumo session for your itinerary.

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Wetin private sumo experience include?

Find out which spaces and instructors dem reserve for your group, and confirm transfers, photography and other arrangements before booking.

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Wetin to ask before you book your first sumo session

Know wetin to ask about programme, instructors, venue and booking arrangements before your first sumo session.

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Wetin to wear and bring for private sumo training

Prepare for private sumo training with practical advice about clothes, mawashi, changing facilities and wetin to bring.

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Why sumo introduction dey start with basic movements

Discover how basic sumo movements introduce posture, footwork and traditions behind di sport.

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You fit experience sumo outside tournament season?

Understand how professional calendar relate to private training, and wetin to confirm if your travel dates fall between tournaments.

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