The event on December 8th is at the Kasuga City Sogo Sports Center (春日市総合スポーツセンター). The closest station is Kasuga(Fukuoka) station (春日) on the Kagoshima Line. From there it's about a 20-minute walk, or you can take a taxi. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

12:00pm - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed in the venue. Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside and Box are sitting on the floor and come with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat, but only on the 2nd floor. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and program. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Kasuga, Fukuoka

Ringside S

Ringside A

2-person Box

1st-floor Arena S

2nd-floor Arena A

2nd-floor Arena B

Food Set

December 8th - Kasuga, Fukuoka

The event on December 9th is at the Sasebo City Cultural Gymnasium (佐世保市体育文化館). The closest station is Naka-sasebo station (梅屋敷) on the Matsuura Tetsudo line.  From there it's about a 2-minute walk. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

11:30am - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed on the 1st floor (Ringside, Arena). Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside is sitting on the floor and comes with souvenir cushion.

Children 2 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'SS' at all.

Food/Souvenir Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and souvenirs. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Sasebo, Nagasaki

2nd-floor Arena

Wheelchair (1 wheelchair user + 1 companion)

Food/Souvenir Set

December 9th - Sasebo, Nagasaki

The event on December 10th is at the Seat Hat Omura (シーハットおおむら), also known as the Omura City Tai-iku Culture Centre (大村市体育文化センター). The closest station is Omura(Nagasaki) station (大村) on the Omura line.  From there it's about a 20-minute walk, or you can take a taxi. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

11:30am - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed on the 1st floor (Ringside, Box, Arena). Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside is sitting on the floor and comes with souvenir cushion.

Children 2 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food/Souvenir Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and souvenirs. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Box S

Box A

2nd-floor Arena S

December 10th - Omura, Nagasaki

The event on December 12th is at the Ehime Budokan (愛媛県武道館). The closest station is Ichitsubo station (市坪) on the Yosan line.  From there it's about a 5-minute walk. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

11:30am - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed in the venue. Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside and 2-person Box are sitting on the floor and come with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat, but only on the 2nd floor. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and program. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Matsuyama, Ehime

2nd-floor Arena C

December 12th - Matsuyama, Ehime

The event on December 15th is at the Higashi-Hiroshima Undo Koen Gymnasium (東広島運動公園体育館). The closest station is Higashi-Hiroshima (東広島) which is on the Sanyo shinkansen (bullet train) line. From there it's about a 40-minute walk, or you can take a taxi or bus. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

If you take the bus from Higashi-Hiroshima station, get on a bus headed for Hiroshima Daigaku (広島大学) and get off at Higashi-Hiroshima Undo Koen (東広島運動公園). We recommend showing your sumo ticket to the driver to make sure you are on the correct bus.

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

11:30am - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed on the 1st floor (Ringside, Box, Arena). Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside and 2-person Box are sitting on the floor and come with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat, but only on the 2nd floor (2F). Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and program. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima

December 15th - Higashi hiroshima, Hiroshima

The event on December 16th is at the FPCO Arena Fukuyama (エフピコアリーナふくやま). The closest station is Fukuyama (福山) which is on several train lines including the shinkansen (bullet train). From there it's about a 40-minute walk, or you can take a taxi or bus. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

If you take the bus from Fukuyama station, go to platform #4 and get off at FPCO Arena Fukuyama Mae (エフピコアリーナふくやま前). We recommend showing your sumo ticket to the driver to make sure you are on the correct bus.

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

11:30am - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed on the 1st floor (Ringside, Box, Arena). Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside and 2-person Box are sitting on the floor and come with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat, but only on the 2nd floor (2F). Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and program. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Fukuyama, Hiroshima

2-person Box S

2-person Box A

December 16th - Fukuyama, Hiroshima

The event on December 17th is at the Ohama Daishin Arena (大浜だいしんアリーナ), also known as the Sakai City Ohama Gymnasium (堺市立大浜体育館). The closest station is Sakai station (堺) on the Nankai Line.  From there it's about a 10-minute walk. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

12:00pm - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed on the 1st floor (Ringside, Arena). Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside is sitting on the floor and comes with souvenir cushion.

Children 2 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food Set contains a boxed lunch and green tea. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Sakai, Osaka

1st-floor Arena

December 17th - Sakai, Osaka

The event on December 19th is at the Habikino City Sogo Sports Centre (羽曳野市立総合スポーツセンター). The closest station is Eganosho (恵我ノ荘) on the Minami-Osaka line. From there it's about a 15-minute walk. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

12:00pm - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed in the venue. Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside is sitting on the floor and comes with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Habikino, Osaka

Ringside B

Ringside C

1st-floor Arena D

2nd-floor Arena (Unreserved)

December 19th - Habikino, Osaka

The event on December 20th is at the Baycom Sogo Gymnasium (ベイコム総合体育館). The closest station is Amagasaki(JR) (尼崎) which is on several train lines. From there it's about a 10-minute walk. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

12:00pm - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed in the venue. Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside is sitting on the floor and comes with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Amagasaki, Hyogo

December 20th - Amagasaki, Hyogo

The event on December 24th is at the Kanto Hochiki Nishikata Gymnasium (関東ホーチキにしかた体育館), also known as the Tochigi City Western Sogo Cultural Gymnasium (栃木市西方総合文化体育館). The closest station is Tobu-Kanasaki (東武金崎) on the Tobu-Nikko line. From there it's about a 30-minute walk. You could also take a taxi, but this is a very small station and a taxi might not be available. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:

[https://world.jorudan.co.jp](https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?sub_lang=nosub)

The event begins at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm, but you can arrive at any time. Here are the details (times are approximate):

9:00am - open practice for wrestlers

12:00pm - lower division matches, comic sumo performance, drums

1:30pm - upper division ring entrance ceremony and matches

3:00pm - bow-twirling ceremony, end of event

No shoes are allowed in the venue. Bring your own slippers. You can buy them in convenience stores.

Ringside is sitting on the floor and comes with souvenir cushion.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside 'S' at all.

Food/Souvenir Set contains a boxed lunch, green tea, and souvenirs. If you want to eat at the event, we strongly recommend buying a food set. These events often have very limited food, or no food at all, for sale on the day. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Tochigi, Tochigi

December 24th - Tochigi, Tochigi

The event on February 4th is a retirement ceremony, which includes matches. The location is the Ryogoku Kokugikan, just like the major Tokyo tournaments. The doors open at 10:30 and the event time is from 11:30-16:00. The scheduled order of events is matches for the second division, then the hair-cutting of the retiring wrestler, then matches for the top division. The hair-cutting takes a long time because lots of people take turns taking a snip.

Children 3 years old and younger don't need a ticket if they don't need their own seat.

Food/souvenir sets are available for purchase in advance. You can add them to your cart along with your seat ticket. Food sales on the day of the event will be limited, so we advise buying in advance if you want to eat at the event. __These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.__

Boxes in sizes other than for 4 people are rare in the venue and can be difficult to get. If you choose one of these Box sizes, we might have to downgrade you to Arena tickets. Please choose a 4-person Box as first choice if you want the highest chance to get Box tickets.

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

The retiring wrestler is Tochinoshin. Be sure to check out our Tochinoshin tegatas below for an excellent souvenir of this event!

Tokyo Seating Map

4-person Box S

1-person Box A

3-person Box A

4-person Box A

6-person Box A

1-person Box B

2-person Box B

3-person Box B

4-person Box B

5-person Box B

6-person Box B

1-person Box C

2-person Box C

3-person Box C

4-person Box C

6-person Box C

Arena S

Arena A

Arena B

Arena C (adult)

Arena C (child 15 years old and younger)

Food/Souvenir Set (Large)

Food/Souvenir Set (Small)

Tochinoshin - February 4th

The event on February 10th is a charity event including some matches, comedy, music, etc. The location is the Ryogoku Kokugikan, just like the major Tokyo tournaments. The doors open at 12:10pm and the event starts at 1:00pm. It should end around 5:30pm.

Ringside and regular Box seats are cushions on the floor. The Boxes with table and chairs are at the back of the first floor. Arena seats are chairs.

Children 1 year old and younger do not need a ticket if they will not require their own seat.

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

Ringside

1-person Box S

Large 2-person Box C

4-person Box with Chairs & Table

5-person Box with Chairs & Table

Arena C

February NHK Charity

The event on February 11th is a single-elimination tournament for the top 2 divisions, with a winner in each division declared at the end. The location is the Ryogoku Kokugikan, just like the major Tokyo tournaments. The doors open at 10:30am and the event starts at 11:00am. It will finish around 5:30pm. You can arrive and leave at any time. The 2nd-division tournament will be first, then the top-division tournament later.

Children 3 years old and younger do not need a ticket if they will not require their own seat. Children 5 years old and younger may not sit in Ringside seats.

Ticket prices include our service fee (1,500 yen) and payment fees (about 4% of ticket price).

The standard seating map but Box 'S' and Arena 'S' do not exist, they're 'A'

Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan February Ozumo Tournament

February Ozumo Tournament

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