Home to the Kokugikan sumo stadium, Tokyo's Ryogoku district in Sumida Ward has long been known as the mecca of the sport. Around the stadium, where three of the six national tournaments are held ...

“Ura! It’s Ura!” Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering for my favorite wrestler with a skewer of grilled chicken. It’s not that I’m ...

Home of the Kokugikan sumo stadium, the spiritual and physical heart of Japan's national sport, Ryogoku is where to head if you're looking to spot giant men dressed in traditional garb strolling down ...

In a daily fashion walk, sumo wrestlers are turning heads as they arrive at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan for their bouts in the ...

Sumo is Japan's national sport and can be seen from one end of the country to the other in both official tournaments as well as regional tours. The birthplace of the sport is in modern day Nara ...

This aerial photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. (Mainichi) TOKYO -- The Japan Sumo Association has announced that, in ...

Visit this Ryogoku museum to learn about the art of Japanese sword-making and see antique samurai katana, sword mountings, scabbards, armour, metalworking tools and other equipment from as far back as ...

A Japanese garden right next to the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, Kyu Yasuda was originally located inside the mansion complex of Honjo Munesuke, first lord of the Kasama domain. Having once drawn ...

The 22nd edition marked a historic milestone, the first time in Red Bull BC One history that a single nation claimed both world titles in the same year on home soil. Issin triumphed over B-Boy Haruto ...

Japan achieves a world-first national sweep of both Red Bull BC One titles on home soil. TOKYO, Nov. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese breakers B-Boy Issin and B-Girl Riko were crowned Red Bull BC One ...