Sumo Event Schedule/Calendar
- Because of low ticket availability, we will not accept orders for the September Grand Sumo Tournament. Please don't send us requests for it. There are sumo Special Events and Tours in August, September and October, including the Tokyo and Osaka areas. Special Events
- There will be sumo Special Events in June, August, October, November, December, and January, including in the Tokyo area! Special Events
- Tickets are sold-out for the July Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya. Please don't send us any requests for it. There are sumo Special Events and Tours in August, including in the Tokyo area. Please check our Sumo Event Schedule page. Special Events
September 2026
The Aki Basho
Date
September 13th-27th
Pre-Orders Begin
early-May
Tickets On Sale
August 8th
November 2026
The Kyushu Basho
Date
November 8th-22nd
Pre-Orders Begin
mid-August
Tickets On Sale
September 19th
January 2027
The Hatsu Basho
Date
January 10th-24th
Pre-Orders Begin
late-August
Tickets On Sale
December 5th
September 2027
The Aki Basho
Date
September 12th-26th
Pre-Orders Begin
late-April
Tickets On Sale
August 7th
November 2027
The Kyushu Basho
Date
November 14th-28th
Pre-Orders Begin
late-July
Tickets On Sale
September 18th
A pre-order is when you make an order and complete payment before ticket sales begin. If you pre-order, we will buy your tickets as soon as sales open. Read more about pre-orders!
If the tournament you want is already open for pre-orders, use the Shop button to make your order. If it's not open yet, use the Register Now button to be notified when we open.
June 4th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 5th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 6th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 7th - Tokyo
Amateur Sumo Championship: Eastern Japan University Sumo Championship at the main sumo arena. Order tickets now!
June 8th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 9th - Tokyo
Sumo Stable Practice (B): Visit a sumo stable to watch their daily practice. This is a special opportunity to get a close-up look at sumo! Reserve your space now!
June 10th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 11th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 12th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 13th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 15th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 16th - Tokyo
Sumo Stable Practice (B): Visit a sumo stable to watch their daily practice. This is a special opportunity to get a close-up look at sumo! Reserve your space now!
June 17th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 18th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 19th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
June 20th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 2nd - Gifu City (Gifu prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. *Sorry, this event is sold-out.
August 3rd - Yamagata (Gifu prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 4th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 4th - Kofu (Yamanashi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. *Sorry, this event is sold-out.
August 5th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 5th - Koriyama (Fukushima prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 6th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 7th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 8th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 9th - Shiroishi (Miyagi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 10th - Sendai (Miyagi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 10th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 11th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 11th - Sendai (Miyagi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 12th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 12th - Oshu (Iwate prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
August 13th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 13th - Sukagawa (Fukushima prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 14th - Yokote (Akita prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
August 14th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 15th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 16th - Hirosaki (Aomori prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
August 17th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 18th - Aomori City (Aomori prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
August 18th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 19th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 20th - Kesennuma (Miyagi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 20th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 21st - Osaki (Miyagi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 21st - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 22nd - Fukushima City (Fukushima prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
August 22nd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 24th - Kumagaya (Saitama prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 24th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 25th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 26th - Kawasaki (Kanagawa prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
August 26th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 27th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 28th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 29th - Soka (Saitama prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. *Sorry, this event is sold-out.
August 29th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
August 30th - Tachikawa (Tokyo prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. *Sorry, this event is sold-out.
August 31st - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 1st - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 2nd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 3rd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 4th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 5th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 7th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 8th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 9th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 10th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 14th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 15th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 16th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 17th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 18th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 19th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 20th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 21st - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 22nd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 23rd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
September 24th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 5th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 6th - Tsukuba (Ibaraki prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
October 6th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 7th - Ebina (Kanagawa prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 7th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 8th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 9th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 9th - Chichibu (Saitama prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 10th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 10th - Matsumoto (Nagano prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
October 11th - Imizu (Toyama prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 12th - Kanazawa (Ishikawa prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 12th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 13th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 13th - Kahoku (Ishikawa prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 14th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 14th - Takayama (Gifu prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 15th - Nagahama (Shiga prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 15th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 16th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 17th - Osaka City (Osaka prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Order tickets now!
October 17th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 18th - Himeji (Hyogo prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 19th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 20th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 21st - Okayama City (Okayama prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 21st - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 22nd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 23rd - Kasaoka (Okayama prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 23rd - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 24th - Tokyo
Sumo Tours: Reserve your space now!
October 24th - Hiroshima City (Hiroshima prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 25th - Ube (Yamaguchi prefecture)
Regional Event with Matches: Exhibition event with matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 31st - Tokyo
Amateur Sumo Championship: All-Japan University Sumo Championship at the main sumo arena. Please contact us for ticket information!
November 1st - Tokyo
Amateur Sumo Championship: All-Japan University Sumo Championship at the main sumo arena. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 6th - Tokyo
Amateur Sumo Championship: All-Japan Amateur Sumo Championship at the main sumo arena. Please contact us for ticket information!
January 30th - Tokyo
Retirement with Matches: Retirement ceremony for a wrestler at the main sumo arena. Schedule includes matches for the top 2 divisions and the ceremonial hair-cutting of the retiring wrestler. Order tickets now!
Watch this page for more special events to be added! There are usually special events every January, February, April, June, August, October, November, and December! (other months are also possible)