About Osaka

Sumo in Osaka

Osaka has cultivated its own unique sumo culture, including Tanimachi culture and Osaka Sumo. Every year in March, the Osaka venue is held, and the area around Edion Arena, where it is held, becomes completely full of sumo wrestling. Sakai also has a deep connection with sumo, as tours are held in various parts of the prefecture around autumn every year, and the national women's sumo tournament is also held in Sakai.