Shoes are removed and stored off to the side. Box seats are approximately a 4 foot by 4 foot section where spectators sit on the floor on seat cushions. The next level are box seats, with A, B, and C divisions, A being the best. I have heard that these seats are only available for Japanese citizens although I do not know if this is true. The ringside seats, those down on the floor right in front of the ring, are the highest priced and most exclusive. There are three tiers of seats available for purchase. More importantly, arriving early allowed us to get better photos as we could sneak down into the better seats and right up to the action. We paid a lot for our seats and wanted to enjoy the experience as long as possible. Most people arrive between 2 and 4 pm, just before the highest ranking Sumo wrestlers begin their matches.We arrived at 1:30 pm, for two reasons. During the morning hours the gymnasium is at its quietest, when the lowest ranking wrestlers are having their matches. The first match of the day begins at 8:30 am. In Nagoya, the sumo wrestling tournament is held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

Fuji out the window as Japan was getting hit by a typhoon. Only this time we did not have a view of Mt. We were staying in Tokyo, so we had to take yet another round-trip journey on the Shinkansen, something none of us were complaining about.

While we were in Japan, the July tournament was in Nagoya. For fifteen days, starting and ending on a Sunday, wrestling matches are held everyday, starting in the morning and lasting until 6 pm at night. There are six Grand Tournaments per year, occurring on the odd months.

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