Asakusa Sumo Show & Wagyu Dinner with Hands-On Training

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Learn Sumo Rules, Then Step Into the Ring at Asakusa's Newest Club

You learn sumo rules and history in a luxury ryotei-style setting in Asakusa, eat Chanko hot pot and Wagyu beef while watching a live demonstration, then try sumo moves yourself. Business Class includes all-you-can-drink alcohol; Economy Class comes with one drink and no tempura. Everything happens in one room, so you're not moving between stops.

Step-by-step itinerary

Sumo experience and deluxe Japanese meal

Learn sumo rules and training
Watch advanced sumo demonstration
Try sumo wrestling yourself
Enjoy original Chanko hot pot meal
Eat sukiyaki and Wagyu tempura
Drink all-you-can-drink Japanese whiskey
Explore sumo history and evolution

The Experience

What does a sumo wrestler actually eat? That question gets answered the moment the Chanko arrives — a chicken hot pot supervised by active sumo wrestlers, steaming in front of you in a sofa booth that feels more like a high-end ryotei restaurant than a sports venue. The Asakusa Sumo Club Annex opened in February 2025 as the luxury branch of the original Asakusa Sumo Club, and it sits right on Asakusa Kokusai Street, next to Matsuya Restaurant. You're not watching sumo from a distance here; you're learning the actual rules and training methods in a relaxed, upscale atmosphere before you get a chance to try it yourself.

The meal unfolds in stages. After the Chanko, sukiyaki and tempura made with Japanese Wagyu beef arrive — though Economy Class skips the tempura — and the whole thing is paired with either all-you-can-drink Japanese whiskey and draft beer (Business Class) or a single drink (Economy Class). Between courses, a sumo demonstration happens in the same room, and a guide walks you through how sumo has evolved over centuries. It's not rushed. You sit on sofas the whole time, which sounds small until you realize how different that is from standing in a crowded arena or perching on a hard bench.

Then comes the part most people don't expect: you actually get to try sumo yourself. Not a photo op — a real attempt at the moves and stance, with instruction on the techniques wrestlers use. The whole experience stays in one place, so there's no traveling between venues or losing time to logistics. Vegetarian meals are available if you need them, and infants under 2 can join the sumo show for free (though they'll need to sit on an adult's lap).

What’s included

Your experience includes instruction on sumo rules and training methods, a live sumo demonstration, a multi-course meal with Chanko hot pot and Wagyu beef (tempura included in Business Class only), beverages (all-you-can-drink for Business Class, one drink for Economy Class), and hands-on time to try sumo moves yourself.
Vegetarian meals are available upon request.
Everything takes place in a single luxurious sofa-seated room in the Asakusa Sumo Club Annex.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want to understand sumo beyond watching it — the hands-on training and meal supervised by wrestlers give you insider knowledge most tourists never get, and the fixed location means no rushing between stops or figuring out transport yourself.