2015 Grand Sumo Tournament

2015 Grand Sumo Tournament is coming to Osaka in March.
Why don't you see it if you are in Kansai area!?

Date : March 8-22
Place: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (BODYMAKER COLOSSEUM）
Ticket: From 3100yen-
Available: http://sumo.pia.jp/en/vacant/va03.jsp

What's SUMO?
http://www.sumo.or.jp/pdf/en/sumo_introduction2014.pdf

Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka 2012

The exciting Sumo Tournament is coming to Osaka on March.



'2012 March Grand Tournament'
Date: March 11th(sun) - March 25th(sun)
Place: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Access: JR Kyoto sta. to JR Osaka sta. (30 min, 540yen) → subway(Midosuji line) Umeda sta. to subway Namba sta. (8 min, 230yen) → Exit 5, walk 350m

Ticket: seat from 3000yen~
*details http://sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo03.jsp



Schedule
14:30 Juryo(junior-grade wrestlers) on the ring
15:00 match between the Juryos
15:50 Mauuchi(senior-grade wrestlers) on the ring
16:00 Yokozuna(highest rank wrestler) on the ring
16:10 match between the Makuuchis
18:00 the bow twirling ceremony

The grand sumo tournaments are held 6 times a year, however it comes to Osaka only once a year. Let's enjoy our Japanese traditional sport and have a great experience.

Karasu Sumo Wrestling @Kamigamo shrine on Sep 9th

Kamigamo shrine is one of Kyoto's 17 Unesco World Heritage sites.

Karasu means crows. After the ceremony in the main shrine, a priest holding a bow and arrow near the sand mounds in front of the hosodono pavilion leaps in a sideways motion and emits a cawing sound like a crow in a unique manner. After that there are sumo wrestling matches among the children of parishioners.

• [ Kamigamo Shrine ]
• Tel : 075-781-0011
  Access : City Bus No. 4 "Kamigamojinja-mae"