How to buy tickets for a sumo wrestling game?
We are curious about sumo wrestling and would like to visit a game while in Tokyo. According to Wikipedia the big tournament happens 6 times a year but not in April when we are visiting. So what other options are there? And how do we go about getting tickets?
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Best Answer
The six grand tournaments are really huge events and reservation tickets are sold out long in advance despite being very expensive.
Outside of these, there are exhibition competitions which are not used for ranking, and tickets for these should be easier and cheaper to obtain. If you're lucky there may be one that fits your schedule.
However, all information in English seems to assume that tourists are only interested in seeing the grand tournaments. I'd ask the guys at http://www.buysumotickets.com/ to see whether they can also get you tickets for exhibition competitions.
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The best way to see sumo is to attend a sumo tournament. Tickets are sold for each day of the 15-day tournaments. They can be purchase in advance through the official vendor or via buysumotickets.com. Alternatively, they can be purchased at convenience stores (some Japanese skills required) or at the stadiums.Can foreigners watch sumo wrestling in Tokyo?
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