"This sumo show was extremely fun and very educational, thanks to both the wrestlers and Dai the moderator! Pictures with the wrestlers are included and if you're lucky you even get to challenge them"
Shinjuku Sumo Club · Okubo, Shinjuku · English MC
Shinjuku Sumo Show
Former professional sumo wrestlers fight real bouts a few metres from the front row at the Shinjuku Sumo Club, a second-floor ring in Okubo, a few minutes on foot from Higashi-Shinjuku Station. An English-speaking MC explains every move, guests drawn by lottery get to wrestle, and the show ends with a photo with the wrestlers.
From
US$49
per person
current promotion, usually US$70
Free cancellation
- 4.9 / 5 9812+ Reviews
- 100 seats Around the ring, with an English-speaking MC
- 280 m On foot from exit B3 of Higashi-Shinjuku Station
- Free Cancellation
What to Expect at the Shinjuku Sumo Club
About 90 minutes in four parts, the same length on the club's programme and on the GetYourGuide ticket.
Arrive at the Shinjuku Sumo Club
The club is on the second floor of the Sekisaku Building, 2-5-22 Okubo, a few minutes on foot from Higashi-Shinjuku Station. Go in only through the front door of the building, the one next to Daiso.
Take Your Seat
Up to 100 guests sit around the ring. A bottle of water comes with the ticket; other drinks are sold at the club, and the venue takes cards only.
Learn, About 40 Minutes
An English-speaking MC explains the history, rules and rituals of sumo while former professional wrestlers demonstrate each move.
Watch the Bouts, About 20 Minutes
The wrestlers fight real bouts on the ring, a few metres from the front row.
Take Part, About 30 Minutes
Up to six guests a show, drawn by lottery, put on a sumo costume and step into the ring against a wrestler. Not everyone who volunteers is picked.
The Photo With the Wrestlers
The show ends with a photo session with the wrestlers. Photos and video are welcome during the show unless the MC says otherwise.
The Experience
What the Shinjuku Ticket Includes
The show, a bottle of water, the English commentary, the challenge draw and the photo session. Other drinks are sold at the club, by card only.
Highlights
- Feel the thrill of sumo wrestling as you watch live matches
- Learn about the techniques, rituals, and history of this ancient sport
- Challenge a sumo wrestler and test your strength in a fun match
- Experience the power and skill of sumo wrestlers up close
- Enjoy an immersive experience with an English-speaking MC
What's Included
- Professional sumo wrestling demonstration
- History and background information about sumo
- English-speaking MC
- Welcome drink (bottled water)
- Opportunity to challenge a sumo wrestler (Limited participants; lottery if too many apply)
- Pictures with the wrestlers
Good to know: This is not a real tournament · Please note that participation in the sumo challenge is limited to six guests per show. Participants are selected by lottery · Entry is only permitted through the front of the building facing the main door next to Daiso. Additionally, the show has to follow a time schedule; therefore, late entry may not be accepted by the front desk · This event is cashless. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Diners Club, and Discover are accepted
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Sumo Shows in Tokyo
Shinjuku Sumo Club or Another Tokyo Sumo Show?
One company runs the main Shinjuku room, a second room by Kabukicho and a third by Yoyogi Station, all with the same format. What changes is the address, the size of the room and what comes with the ticket.
The three rooms below belong to the same operator, Mediabound, which trades as Traveling Japan and sells on GetYourGuide as Traveling Tokyo. Each runs the same kind of show: an English-speaking MC, demonstrations, real bouts, a lottery for the sumo challenge and a photo with the wrestlers.
The show this site covers: Shinjuku Sumo Club, Okubo
Tokyo: Shinjuku Sumo Show & Experience with a Photo
The main Shinjuku room, on the second floor at 2-5-22 Okubo, for up to 100 guests. A bottle of water, the challenge draw and the photo are included; the venue is cashless.
Check dates →Shinjuku Sumo Club Kabukicho
Tokyo Shinjuku Kabukicho: Live Sumo Show with Drink & Photo
A ground-floor room at 1-8-4 Okubo, by Kabukicho, opened in October 2026: one drink included and a question-and-answer time with the wrestlers.
See the Kabukicho show →Shibuya Sumo Club, JR Yoyogi
Tokyo: Shibuya Sumo Show with Experience & Photo
The operator's third Tokyo room, in a basement by the east exit of JR Yoyogi Station, one Yamanote Line stop south of Shinjuku. A bottle of water is included.
See the Shibuya show →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings, GetYourGuide, checked November 2026.
The two Shinjuku rooms are 760 m apart on foot, so choose by date and time: if the main club is full on your evening, the Kabukicho room runs the same show ten minutes’ walk away. The room by Yoyogi Station has its own guide at shibuya-sumo-show.com. For every Tokyo sumo show side by side, dinner shows and the Asakusa show included, tokyo-sumo-show.com compares them in one table.
Guest Reviews
What the Guests Say
4.9/5
from 9,812 reviews
"We went to 10am show with Ju and John, they were great hosts and the show was a great mix of being informative and entertaining. It was a good length for a family with children( 8 and 10 years old)"
"Warm friendly welcome on arrival and drinks order taken before being shown to our seats. Our two Sumo wrestlers were introduced by our host and their background info given and a brief history of Sumo. They then engaged in wrestling matches and we were encouraged to cheer along. If your raffle number was drawn you could participate against them whilst wearing an inflatable sumo suit! Our wrestlers were very entertaining and the whole event was well organised and great fun."
"We absolutely loved the Shinjuku Sumo show experience! It was informative, funny, and an all around great experience! Our 10 year old thought it was interesting and hilarious! The perfect first sumo experience for our family! The host Shane could not have been better! He was easy to understand and really engaging!"
"The Shinjuku Sumo show was educational - we now understand what it's all about, including what it takes to be a sumo wrestler. It was also entertaining, especially when audience members challenged the wrestlers."
"This was an incredible experience from start to finish! The location was easy to find, and everyone was kind and helpful talking us through tickets and seating. Theo was an amazing host, really fun and enthusiastic and full of knowledge. Both sumo wrestlers were fantastic! Really funny and put on a really great show!"
"Fantastic show and so entertaining! I learned a lot about sumo and the MC Izzy did a great job describing the rules and history. My daughter turned 10 and happened to be randomly picked to fight the sumo wrestler making it extra special and she received a special gift banner souvenir for her victory. The wrestlers were great and it was a highlight of our Tokyo vacation."
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Inside the Shinjuku Sumo Club
The ring, the bouts, the guests who wrestle and the photo with the wrestlers.
Worth Knowing Before You Book
Former Professional Wrestlers
The wrestlers who perform at the club are former professionals.
Rated by Guests
4.9/5 from 9,812 reviews on GetYourGuide (checked November 2026).
Free Cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours before the show for a full refund on this ticket.
Reserve Now, Pay Later
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Shinjuku Sumo Show: Questions
Where the Shinjuku Sumo Club is, how long the show runs, what the ticket includes, the price, the sumo challenge, children and access.
Former professional sumo wrestlers perform a live show at the Shinjuku Sumo Club, with an English-speaking MC. The club splits it into four parts: about 40 minutes on the history, rules and rituals of sumo with demonstrations, about 20 minutes of bouts, about 30 minutes in which guests drawn by lottery challenge a wrestler, and a photo session with the wrestlers at the end.
Shinjuku Sumo Club（新宿相撲部屋）is on the second floor (2F) of the Sekisaku Building, 2-5-22 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0072, 280 m on foot from exit B3 of Higashi-Shinjuku Station. In Japanese the address is 東京都新宿区大久保2-5-22 セキサクビル2階. Go in only through the front door of the building, the one next to Daiso.
It is 1.8 km on foot from the Central East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station, about 24 minutes, through Kabukicho. To walk less, take the Toei Oedo Line or the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line one stop to Higashi-Shinjuku and walk 280 m from exit B3. From JR Shin-Okubo Station on the Yamanote Line it is 850 m on foot, about 11 minutes.
About 90 minutes, on the club's own programme and on the GetYourGuide ticket (1 hour 30 minutes). The start times change with the day, so the calendar on this page shows each show time for the date you pick. The show runs to a schedule and late entry may not be accepted.
The show, a welcome drink (a bottle of water), the English-speaking MC, the chance to be drawn for the sumo challenge and the photo with the wrestlers. Other drinks are sold at the club. The venue is cashless: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Diners Club and Discover are accepted. There is no hotel pickup.
No meal comes with this ticket. The operator serves chanko nabe, the hot pot sumo wrestlers eat, only at the lunch and dinner shows of its Shibuya room, so eat before or after the Shinjuku show. The restaurants of Okubo and Kabukicho are on the walk back to Shinjuku Station.
From US$49 per person on GetYourGuide (checked November 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. The operator's Tokyo page lists its Shinjuku, Kabukicho and Shibuya rooms from ¥10,000 per person including tax, while its brand page shows a lower figure, from ¥5,000 tax included, varying by venue and day (both read November 2026); its booking calendar gives the price for your date.
Only if you are drawn. The sumo challenge takes up to six guests a show, picked by lottery. Those picked put on a sumo costume and step into the ring against a wrestler; everyone else watches from their seat.
No. It is an entertainment show by former professional wrestlers, not an official tournament. The bouts are real sumo, explained as they happen. Tokyo's Grand Sumo Tournaments are held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in January, May and September, a different and much larger event.
The Shinjuku Sumo Club is the operator's main Shinjuku room, on the second floor at 2-5-22 Okubo; Shinjuku Sumo Club Kabukicho is a ground-floor room at 1-8-4 Okubo that opened on 14 October 2026. They are 760 m apart on foot. The format is the same; the Kabukicho ticket on GetYourGuide includes one drink and a question-and-answer time with the wrestlers.
Yes. The operator runs it as a family show for all ages. Children can volunteer for the sumo challenge like everyone else, subject to the same draw.
Ask the operator before booking. The club is on the second floor. Guests with access needs should contact the operator before booking; it explains the arrangements at each venue.
Yes. Photos are welcome throughout and personal video is allowed unless the MC announces otherwise. The show ends with a photo session with the wrestlers.
Still have questions? Email us at info@shinjuku-sumo-show.com
Shinjuku Sumo Club, Tokyo
The Shinjuku Sumo Show, From the Station to the Ring
Where the club is and how to find the door, what the 90 minutes hold, drinks and paying, the sumo challenge, who the show suits and how the ticket here compares with the club's own price.
The Shinjuku sumo show is a live show by former professional sumo wrestlers at the Shinjuku Sumo Club（新宿相撲部屋）, a second-floor room for up to 100 guests at 2-5-22 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, 280 m on foot from exit B3 of Higashi-Shinjuku Station. An English-speaking MC explains the sport while the wrestlers demonstrate it, they fight real bouts, up to six guests drawn by lottery wrestle them in costume, and everyone gets a photo with the wrestlers at the end. The ticket this page follows is Traveling Tokyo’s Tokyo: Shinjuku Sumo Show & Experience with a Photo, with 9,812 reviews: per person from US$49 in current promotion (usually US$70), checked November 2026, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Where the Shinjuku Sumo Club is
The club is not at Shinjuku Station. It sits in Okubo, the neighbourhood north-east of Kabukicho: in a straight line, 1.5 km north-east of the Central East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station, and 200 m from the nearest exits of Higashi-Shinjuku Station.
The address is 2-5-22 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0072, on the second floor (2F) of the Sekisaku Building. Written in Japanese for a taxi driver or a map app: 東京都新宿区大久保2-5-22 セキサクビル2階. There is one rule for the door: entry is only through the front of the building, the main door next to Daiso, not by a side entrance.
- From Higashi-Shinjuku Station (Toei Oedo Line, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line): 280 m on foot from exit B3, about 4 minutes. This is the shortest walk.
- From Shin-Okubo Station (JR Yamanote Line): 850 m on foot, about 11 minutes.
- From Shinjuku Station: 1.8 km on foot from the JR Central East Exit, about 24 minutes, through Kabukicho; or one stop on the Oedo Line to Higashi-Shinjuku.
- From Seibu-Shinjuku Station: 1.5 km on foot, about 20 minutes.
The show runs to a time schedule, and the front desk may not accept late entry. Give yourself a few minutes to find the door and climb to the second floor before the start time on your ticket.
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What the 90 minutes hold
The club builds the show in four parts. For about 40 minutes the MC walks through the history, rules and rituals of sumo, and the wrestlers demonstrate each element as it is explained. Then about 20 minutes of bouts, fought on the ring a few metres from the front row. Then about 30 minutes in which guests take part. The show ends with a photo session with the wrestlers.
The club’s programme and the GetYourGuide ticket agree on the length: about 90 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes on the listing. The whole show is in English; Japanese commentary is possible at some venues and times.
It is an entertainment show, not an official tournament. The wrestlers are former professionals and the bouts are real sumo, but nothing is ranked or recorded. Tokyo’s Grand Sumo Tournaments are held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in January, May and September; if your trip falls in one of those months, the tournament is a different, much larger day out, and this show is the shorter, explained version you can see in any month.
Drinks, food and paying
The ticket includes a welcome drink, a bottle of water. Other drinks are not included and are sold at the club. The event is cashless: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Diners Club and Discover are accepted, so bring a card rather than yen notes.
No meal comes with the Shinjuku show. The operator serves chanko nabe, the hot pot sumo wrestlers eat, only at the lunch and dinner shows of its room by Yoyogi Station. Eat before or after: Okubo and Kabukicho are full of restaurants on the walk back to Shinjuku Station.
The sumo challenge and the photo
The part most guests remember is the challenge. Up to six guests a show take part, drawn by lottery; those picked put on a sumo costume and step into the ring against a wrestler. Not everyone who wants to wrestle will get to, and the ticket cannot guarantee it.
Everyone gets the photo at the end. Photos are welcome throughout the show and personal video is allowed unless the MC announces otherwise, so a phone is all you need.
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Who the show suits
- Families: the operator runs it as a show for all ages, and children can volunteer for the challenge.
- First-time visitors to Japan: the commentary is the point. You leave knowing why the wrestlers throw salt, stamp and crouch before a bout, which makes a tournament broadcast or a stable visit far easier to follow later.
- Wheelchair users: the room is on the second floor. Guests with access needs should contact the operator before booking; it explains the arrangements at each venue.
- Not for you if you want a meal with the show, or a seat at a ranked tournament.
The club’s own price and the ticket here
The operator’s Tokyo page lists its Shinjuku, Kabukicho and Shibuya rooms from ¥10,000 per person including tax, while its brand page shows a lower figure, from ¥5,000 tax included, varying by venue and day (both read November 2026); its booking calendar gives the price for your date. The ticket on this page is per person from US$49 in current promotion (usually US$70), checked November 2026, with a bottle of water and no meal, and it allows free cancellation up to 24 hours before and booking now with payment later. Compare the two prices for your date, since both change by day.
The club takes up to 100 guests a show, and most shows sell out, above all at weekends and in busy travel periods, so book a few days ahead. Pick your date in the calendar to see that day’s show times.
A Sumo Show in Shinjuku
Real bouts by former professional wrestlers, an English-speaking MC and a photo with the wrestlers at the Shinjuku Sumo Club. This ticket allows free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from US$49 per person in current promotion (usually US$70).
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