Ryōgoku Kokugikan

Local name両国国技館
LocationTokyo, Japan

The Sumo Museum is an institution located in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan arena in Sumida, Tokyo. The museum is managed by the Japan Sumo Association.

The museum was opened in September 1954 when the Kuramae Kokugikan was completed. Its collection were based on materials collected over many years by Tadamasa Sakai, a well known sumo fan and first director of the museum. Its missions are to prevent the loss of materials related to sumo by collecting them and displaying them in the premises of the museum. In January 1985, when the Ryōgoku Kokugikan opened, it moved to its present location.

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Opening hours

Museum:
Mon - Fri: 9:30 am - 5 pm

The museum is closed on national holidays and during the grand sumo tournaments when it is open only to the attendants.

Admission

Visit to the museum is free of charge.

The price of arena seat tickets is around 3.800 JPY. The tickets can be purchased online - see the tournament schedule on the website.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo_Museum

Twitter https://twitter.com/sumokyokai

Phone +81 3 5619-4488

Address 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tōkyō-to 130-0015, Japan

Coordinates 35°41'48.936" N 139°47'36.54" E

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