the Kyushu Basho
- Date
November 14th-28th - Pre-Orders
early-September - Tickets On Sale
September 18th - Register Now
What is a Pre-Order?
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. More information
Register now to be notified when we open pre-orders for future Grand Sumo Tournaments!
Tickets
1st floor (Box Seats)
140 x 131cm
Distance to ring : 7-25m
4-person Box 'A' (seats 4, must buy all 4 tickets)
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 12,300 yen | 12,300 yen |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | 3,000 yen |
| Total Cost | 13,500 yen | 15,300 yen |
140 x 131cm
Distance to ring : 21-29m
4-person Box 'B' (seats 4, must buy all 4 tickets)
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 11,000 yen | 11,000 yen |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | 3,000 yen |
| Total Cost | 12,300 yen | 14,100 yen |
140 x 131cm
Distance to ring : 25-36m
2, 3 or 4-person Box 'C' (seats 2-4, must buy both tickets)
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 10,000 yen | 10,000 yen |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | 3,000 yen |
| Total Cost | 11,200 yen | 13,000 yen |
2-person Box ‘C’ are designed for 4 people, but sold only for 2 people, so you get more space.
138 x 131cm (including 50 x 40cm table)
Distance to ring : 31-37m
Pair Seat (seats 2, w/table, must buy all 2 tickets)
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 10,000 yen | 10,000 yen |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | 3,000 yen |
| Total Cost | 11,200 yen | 13,000 yen |
2nd floor (Arena Seats)
Width 43cm, Pitch 79cm
Distance to ring : 33-36m
Arena 'A'
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 5,200 yen | no orders accepted |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | no orders accepted |
| Total Cost | 6,400 yen | no orders accepted |
Width 43cm, Pitch 79cm
Distance to ring : 34-39m
Arena 'B'
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 3,500 yen | 3,500 yen |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | 3,000 yen |
| Total Cost | 4,700 yen | 6,500 yen |
Width 43cm, Pitch 79cm
Distance to ring : 37-40m
Arena 'C'
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 2,500 yen | no orders accepted |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | no orders accepted |
| Total Cost | 3,700 yen | no orders accepted |
Family / Senior Tickets
- A child is 15 years or younger, and a senior is 60 years or older, on the event date. A Family Ticket requires at least 2 people. If there is at least 1 child or 1 senior in the group, you qualify. Groups of all children do not qualify. You must buy all 4 tickets in the Box.
- We will send you a voucher for your Family Ticket. This is not the entrance ticket! The voucher must be exchanged for your tickets between 9:00AM-5:00PM on the day of the event. The exchange is made at a tent-structure to the right of the main box office at the arena. You must have every member of your group present to get the tickets. If you arrive without any children/seniors, they may not give you your tickets. They might ask for proof of age to get your tickets. It is Japanese law that all foreign tourists must carry their passport with them at all times.
- We accept Family Ticket orders for weekdays (Monday-Friday). They have very limited availability. We will try to downgrade you to Arena ‘A’ if we can’t get the Family Ticket, unless you make other arrangements with us.
140 x 131cm
Distance to ring : 21-29m
Family Box 'B' (seats 4, must buy all 4 tickets)
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 6,700 yen | no orders accepted |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | no orders accepted |
| Total Cost | 7,900 yen | no orders accepted |
140 x 131cm
Distance to ring : 25-36m
Family Box 'C' (seats 4, must buy all 4 tickets)
| (per person) | Weekday | Weekend / Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket Cost | 5,600 yen | no orders accepted |
| Service Charge** | 1,200 yen | no orders accepted |
| Total Cost | 6,800 yen | no orders accepted |
Please understand that even if a ticket type is in this list, it might not be available. Weekends and holidays sell out extremely quickly. We strongly recommend that you plan at least one weekday when you can go to sumo and use this as one of your date choices. We limit the number of orders we take for weekends and some ticket types on weekdays.
**Service charge includes our fee (1,200 yen for weekdays, 3,000 yen for weekends) plus credit card / Paypal payment fees. The payment fees are a percentage of ticket cost, so higher-cost tickets have a slightly higher service charge.
For exchange rates between the yen and your currency, use the currency converter at the bottom of the page.
Food / Souvenir Sets
Set 'A' 5,900 yen
boxed meal, green tea, beer*, sweets, cake, calendar, souvenir
*Beer can be changed to 2 soft drinks (tea, juice, water) when you pick up your set. The legal drinking age in Japan is 20 years old.
Set 'B' 4,300 yen
boxed meal, green tea, sweets, cake, souvenir
Set 'C' 3,200 yen
boxed meal, green tea, sweets, souvenir
How to Pick Up Food / Souvenir Set
Food / souvenir set ticket is exchanged at a stall to the right of the trophy case on the first floor of the venue, just after you enter the building. If you can’t figure it out, show your voucher to one of the ushers inside the building and they should be able to take you to the correct place. Do not ask the staff at the ticket gate.
Venue Location
Fukuoka Kokusai Centre Google map
Time
*The following information is only for 15-day Grand Sumo Tournaments. One-day special events will have different schedules. Tickets are valid for the entire day, but you can arrive and leave at any time you want. Most people choose to arrive at about 2:30-3:30.
| Lower division begin | Second-division entrance ceremony | Top-division entrance ceremony | Matches finish | Trophy presentation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days 1-12 | 8:40 AM | 2:30 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:00 PM | - |
| Days 13-14 | 10:30 AM | 2:30 PM | 3:45 PM | 6:00 PM | - |
| Day 15 | 10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | 5:30 PM |
