The middle of May sees professional sumo return to its spiritual home of Tokyo for the third professional tournament of the season. The 15-day May tournament will be held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo in mid-to-late May. 2025 May Grand Sumo Tournament information Check the off...
Experience a Sumo tournament in Tokyo, and leave with unforgettable memories of these Japanese stadium gods
Nagoya July Grand Sumo Tournament Sports event Nagoya Home Events Events in July We are yet to confirm the dates and details of this event. Held every July, this is the fourth of Japan’s six annual Sumo Tournaments, known as honbasho. With sumo rankings released a few weeks before, it...
Sumo matches take place throughout the day and you can leave to grab food before returning. The busiest times are as you may expect — weekends and towards the end of the tournament. If you’re not here during a tournament but still want to see some sumo action, here are a few ways ...
You can choose one of the Sumo events that best suits you. With "Japan Sports Ticket", you can get tickets for sumo matches held at the Grand tournament or the Exhibitions, which are generally challenging for the tourists to get.
If you are not in Japan during a grand sumo tournament, consider attending an open amateur sumo tournament orvisiting a sumo stable to watch the wrestlers (rikishi) practice. 2) Buy tickets early, especially for weekend matches. We purchased our sumo tickets 10 days prior to our weekend in ...
SeptemberTournament (Aki Basho): Tokyo NovemberTournament (Kyushu Basho): Fukuoka For the exact dates of each basho, here is a link to the Japan Sumo Association’sofficial sumoschedule. Photo bydavidgsteadman When attending a sumo tournament you have the option of sitting on traditional Japanese...
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In Tokyo, I went to the sumo hall of Ryōgoku and had a great time watching the games. You can also find sumo halls in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. Check theJapan Sumo Associationto see if there’s a tournament going on while you’re visiting Japan. ...
Japan airlines arranged an extra flight at short notice as the planes were at risk of passing their weight limit with too many sumo wrestlers