Otoi Grand Sumo Tour with Local Guide & Souvenirs

About this event

This 2-day, 1-night tour accompanies a local guide to experience the Otoi Grand Sumo Tournament, a dedicated sumo tradition spanning 170 years. Held at the Otoi Kaikan in Nomura-cho, Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture, its greatest appeal is the opportunity to watch invited professional sumo wrestlers compete up close right next to the dohyo ring. Guests can enjoy heated bouts featuring wrestlers such as Aonishiki, Tamawashi, and Kazeken'o from immersive masu (box) seating or general admission seating. The tour also allows visitors to feel the local community's enthusiasm firsthand through inter-school matches by local elementary and junior high school students, youth group tournaments, and the ceremonial ring-entering (dohyo-iri) of infants. Accommodation is at "entohouse," a renovated traditional kominka guesthouse in Nomura-cho, hosted and guided by its owner, who is a local guide. Enjoying dinner together with local residents will be a precious opportunity to experience the daily life and people of Nomura-cho. On the second day, guests can also enjoy the Commerce and Industry Festival held around Otoi Kaikan. Complete with souvenirs, this rich tour allows participants to fully appreciate local culture and charm in addition to the thrill of sumo.

Venue

Otoi Kaikan

12-10 Nomura, Nomura-cho, Seiyo, Ehime 797-1212