Get behind-the-scenes of sumo wrestling in Tokyo with the “Grappling Tokyo” package at the Palace Hotel Tokyo. During three annual tournaments held in Tokyo (January, May and September), this heavyweight experience offers a one-time sports broadcaster and current sumo sports writer and announcer will accompany you to the all-day spectacle at the hallowed Ryogoku Kokugikan arena. The experience includes stops at the arena’s museum and gift shop as well as informal narration while watching the tournament from premium seats to offer you a more enriching introducing to the sport. The evening concludes with an optional dinner of chanko nabe, the hearty stew eaten by wrestlers to add to their bulk. If you happen to visit during the off-season (two weeks leading up to each of the January, May, and September seasons), you can plunge even more deeply into the sport’s culture with a private tour of a sumo wrestling training stable with the one-time sports broadcaster and current sumo sports writer, and the chance to chat with the sumo wrestlers themselves over a lunch of traditional