Best Things To Do In Tokyo May 2013 include: 3 beautiful Japanese Festivals highly recommended for the lively parades with portable golden Shrines, Geisha, and Kids wearing traditional costumes. The Sumo Wrestling Grand Tournament arrives to Tokyo, and “Happiness Year” at Tokyo Disney in celebration of its 30th Anniversary.
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3 Fantastic Japanese Festivals in May, Highly Recommended
3 beautiful Japanese festivals highly recommended for the lively parades with portable golden Shrines, Geishas, Kid’s wearing traditional Samurai costumes and delicious Japanese Festival foods.
10 Fun Tokyo Attractions On Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo – only happens every two years on odd numbered years, so if you are lucky enough to be in Tokyo during the right year you are in for a real Japanese experience.
7 Things To Do On Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival - a wild Shinto festival you don’t want to miss.
Children’s Day – Kids parade in traditional Japanese costumes, carrying miniature shrines. So cute, and a great photo opportunity!
Best Tokyo Hotels For the Japanese Festivals in May
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Fun Things To Do In Tokyo May 2013
Sumo Wrestling Events and Schedule
May 2013 (various dates), Ryogoku Kokugikan Wrestling Arena, Tokyo
Forget kabuki; sumo is a better show! If you happen to be in Tokyo during May you can catch some of the action at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s National Sumo Hall. Professional Sumo Tournaments take place six times a year. Each tournament begins on Sunday and lasts 15 days. During January, May and September tournaments are held in Tokyo.
The competition begins at 9:00 AM every day with the amateurs.
The professional wrestlers start around 2:30 PM.
But the real excitement begins at 3:50 PM, when the top ranked competitors enter the ring.
Do Buy Sumo Tickets in Advance. During Sumo tournaments, tickets for the upper division’s matches are hard to find. Also, the first rows in the Arena are tiny cabins. The Japanese sit there on their knees for hours, but it’s unlikely that you can do that too. So you need specific tickets.
That’s why I like this Sumo Tour which takes care of booking comfortable seats, arriving in the Arena for the more advanced Matches and checking in on the Sumo museum to get some background on the origins of Sumo.
Check out the easiest Way to Get Sumo Tickets.
If you’d like to buy tickets yourself, checkout The official Grand Sumo Website
If it’s not tournament season, try to catch an early-morning training session at a sumo stable. Some are more foreigner-friendly than others. More info Here: Secrets Behind the scenes of Sumo Wrestling
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Kyoto Rail Tour by Bullet Train from Tokyo
Why take this tour?
17 of the World Heritage Sites are located in Kyoto: The Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Imperial Palace – these places have an out of this world beauty.
The Ancient capital is too spread out to be walking from one spot to another.
Kyoto tours take you through all Kyoto’s Romantic and beautiful sites.
See More: Kyoto Rail Tour by Bullet Train
See Also: Top 10 Places To Visit In Japan
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- Kyoto Full-Day Sightseeing Tour from Tokyo
- Tokyo Fish Market Tour
- Tokyo Tower and Sumida River Cruise
- Tokyo’s Geisha District
- Tokyo Studio Ghibli Animation Museum Afternoon Tour
- Day Trips from Tokyo
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Best Things To See In Tokyo May 2013
“The Happiness Year” – Tokyo Disney Resort 30th Anniversary celebration
Tokyo Disney Resort will mark its 30th anniversary on April 15.
In honor of the milestone, the resort will hold a special celebration called “The Happiness Year” from April 15, 2013, through to March 2014.
Highlights of “The Happiness Year” will be a new Tokyo Disneyland daytime parade “Happiness Is Here,” as well as the new attraction Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (opening spring 2013).
See More: An Insider Guide To Disney
See Also: Disney Resort On-Site Hotels, Cheap Hotels In Tokyo Disney And Which Ones Are A reasonable Distance From The Park
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