Katsuragi City Sumo Museum “Kehayaza”

The museum features a regulation-size sumo ring made of 40 tons of red clay, measuring 4.55 meters in diameter for visitors to experience.

Established in 1990, this museum commemorates Taima no Kehaya, who initiated the first recorded sumo match approximately 2,000 years ago in this region.

The facility houses more than 12,000 artifacts, including historical timelines, posters, memorabilia, and materials related to professional sumo wrestlers through generations.

Located four minutes from Kintetsu Taimadera Station, the museum operates from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with admission fees of 300 yen for adults and 150 yen for children.

Visitors can enter an authentic tournament-grade sumo ring, gaining a firsthand perspective of the exact dimensions professional wrestlers compete within.

Location: Katsuragi

Address: 83-1 Taima, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-0276

Website: https://city.katsuragi.nara.jp/soshiki/sumokan

GPS coordinates: 34.51561,135.70319

Latest update: March 7, 2025 23:02