2026-10-18 in Himeji, Hyogo prefecture
The event on October 18th is at the Yamato Industrial Arena Himeji (大和工業アリーナ姫路), also known as the Himeji Super Arena (ひめじスーパーアリーナ). The closest station is Tegarayama Peace Park (手柄山平和公園) which is on the JR San-yo line. From there it's a 3 minute walk. For directions by train to the station, please use this useful website:
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 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 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. Food Set contains a boxed lunch and green tea. These sets do not include a ticket to enter the event.
Ticket prices include our service fee (2,000 yen for entry tickets, 500 yen for Sets) and payment fees (about 3% of ticket price).
There is an extra fee of 1,200 yen per order for the event office to send the tickets to us.
