UPDATE — September 30: EDO KAGURA has secured official Chair C tickets for the January 12, 2027 Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament through the Japan Sumo Association's group booking channel. Our next Grand Sumo Tournament Tour will be limited to 18 guests. See Section 10 for details. Planning to watch sumo in Tokyo in 2027? This guide explains when Tokyo sumo tickets go on sale, how international visitors can buy official tickets, which seats to choose, and what to do if tickets sell out. Sumo...

Few people have ever experienced the sound of the kokyu performed live. Fewer still have had the chance to hold one themselves. In this article, we answer the question, "What Is the Kokyu Instrument?" We also explore why this 400-year-old instrument became the emotional voice of SHOGUN and where you can experience it for yourself in Tokyo. Table of Contents What Is the Kokyu Instrument? Why Is the Kokyu Instrument So Rare? The Sound of the Kokyu Instrument From SHOGUN to Kabuki: Why the Kokyu...

Most visitors to Ryogoku walk from the station to Ryogoku Kokugikan in two minutes and spend the rest of the afternoon inside the arena. They see the bouts. They applaud. And then they leave. What they miss is the neighbourhood itself. The streets around Ryogoku Kokugikan contain the entire history of professional sumo — its Buddhist origins, its samurai context, its spiritual foundation, and the stables where today's wrestlers train. All of it is within a 90-minute walk. All of it is free....