Tokyo: Tsukiji Food Tour & Sumo Wrestler Experience

3 hours and 30 minutes

Easy

Taste street food at Tsukiji Outer Market, train with a former pro sumo wrestler in Yurakucho, and enjoy authentic chanko nabe stew on a hands-on Tokyo cultural tour.

Immerse yourself in Japan's culinary and martial traditions on a unique walking and sumo experience in Tokyo. Connect world-famous seafood street food with authentic wrestler training for an unforgettable cultural journey.

Begin at the world-renowned Tsukiji Outer Market, meeting your local guide to explore vibrant merchant alleys. Sample fresh street food delicacies and local specialties at your own pace with expert translation and guidance, discovering market traditions while saving room for your upcoming wrestler meal.

Travel together via public transport to a specialized sumo training facility in the Yurakucho area. Change into complimentary training wear and meet your instructor—a former professional sumo wrestler. Learn the deep history, rituals, and fundamentals of Japan's national sport, from proper stance and grip to "shiko" (traditional foot-stomping drills). Put your strength to the test during "butsukari-geiko" pushing drills directly against your instructor.

Conclude your journey savoring a hot bowl of "chanko nabe"—the hearty, protein-rich stew that fuels professional sumo wrestlers daily—served right inside the training facility.

Highlights:

- Explore Tsukiji Outer Market food stalls with a knowledgeable local guide

- Train directly with a former professional sumo wrestler in Tokyo

- Learn sumo rituals, shiko foot-stomping techniques, and pushing drills

- Savor authentic chanko nabe, the traditional protein stew of sumo wrestlers

What's included?
    • Guided walk of Tsukiji Outer Market • English-speaking guide throughout • Sumo training with direct instruction from a former professional sumo wrestler • Training wear rental • Chanko, the stew sumo wrestlers eat, and drinking water
    Exclusions

      Food and drinks in Tsukiji

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