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Sumo experience
Experience sumo on a real sumo ring at Active Square Daito, which uses the same soil as the Kokugikan Sumo Hall. You can actually wear a mawashi and receive instruction from amateur sumo wrestlers. It has also become a popular tourist spot in Daito City, with inbound tourists very popular. Enjoy this powerful traditional national sport.
Basic information
You can enjoy the experience of sumo, Japan's national sport.
■Features of this plan
•Enjoy a sumo wrestling experience on a real sumo ring!
•With this plan, women can wear cosplay costumes (sumo suits) and enter the ring, which is normally off-limits to women, to wrestle.
•There will be a lesson on putting on a mawashi or sumo suit, the history of sumo, and how to do shikomizu.
| Event period and date | All year round |
|---|---|
| Business hours and holidays | 10:00~/ 11:00~/ 12:00~/ 13:00~/ 14:00~/ 15:00~/ 16:00~ / 17:00~ Closed: New Year's holiday (12/28 - 1/4) |
| Price | Adults: 14,800 yen (18 years and over) Children: 7,400 yen (ages 6-17) *Minimum 2 people (maximum 20 people) |
| How to make a reservation | Phone, email, reservation site *Reservations required at least 3 days before the event. |
| Reservation site | https://osaka-info.jp/experience/ja/osaka/activity/121 |
| Contact Us | DeepExperience 050-5497-4429 [email protected] |
| Official website | https://osaka-info.jp/experience/ja |
| Meeting point | Active Square Daito 3-28-3 Fukano, Daito City |
| Access |
3 minutes walk from Nozaki Station on the JR Gakkentoshi Line |
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