Ryogoku Kokugikan
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Ryōgoku Kokugikan, also known as Ryougoku Sumo Hall, is an indoor sporting arena located in the Yokoami neighborhood of Sumida, one of the 23 wards of Tokyo in Japan, next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is the third building built in Tokyo associated with the name kokugikan. The current building was opened in 1985 and has a capacity of 11,098 people.
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Ryogoku is home to the Kokugikan, a large and impressive building known as the center of sumo wrestling in Japan. Around the area, there are many restaurants serving chanko nabe, a traditional Japanes
We were lucky - we managed to visit a real sumo tournament, not a show fight for tourists. This is, perhaps, the most powerful impression of the trip. On the one hand, the tournament is a colorful par
This national sumo stadium is amazing. The drum tower outside, has a drummer signalling the start of an event. It's very easy access from the Ryogoku station just meters away. We attended the ceremony
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