2020 Grand Sumo Tournaments
2021 Grand Sumo Tournaments
Special Events
Grand Sumo Tournament Schedule for 2020
Tournaments are 15 days long, and start and finish on Sundays.
| Tournament | Location | Start Date | End Date | Pre-orders Begin | Tickets On Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January* | Tokyo | 12th | 26th | late-October, 2019 | December 7th, 2019 |
| March** | Osaka | 8th | 22nd | mid-January | February 2nd |
| May | Tokyo | 10th | 24th | late-February | April 4th |
| July | Nagoya | 5th | 19th | late-April | May 23rd |
| September | Tokyo | 13th | 27th | late-June | August 1st |
| November | Fukuoka | 8th | 22nd | early-September | September 19th |
*Tickets are on sale now!
**We are now accepting pre-orders!
Grand Sumo Tournament Schedule for 2021
Tournaments are 15 days long, and start and finish on Sundays.
| Tournament | Location | Start Date | End Date | Pre-orders Begin | Tickets On Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Tokyo | 10th | 24th | late-October, 2020 | December 5th, 2020 |
| March | Osaka | 14th | 28th | mid-January | February 7th |
| May | Tokyo | 9th | 23rd | late-February | April 10th |
| July | Nagoya | 11th | 25th | late-April | May 22nd |
| September | Tokyo | 12th | 26th | late-June | August 7th |
| November | Fukuoka | 14th | 28th | early-September | September 18th |
Special Events
February 1st (Tokyo): Retirement ceremony for a wrestler at the main sumo arena. The schedule includes matches for the top two divisions and the ceremonial hair-cutting of the retiring wrestler, completing the retirement process. This event is available on our automated ticket request site!
February 9th (Tokyo): A one-day single-elimination tournament for the top two divisions. This event is available on our automated ticket request site!
February 11th (Tokyo): A charity event at the sumo arena. Program features sumo matches and various performances. This event is available on our automated ticket request site!
Late-March and all-April: Events in many parts of Japan to be announced later. Keep watching this space or contact us to be notified when the schedule is ready!
October 3rd (Tokyo): Retirement ceremony for a wrestler at the main sumo arena. The schedule includes matches for the top two divisions and the ceremonial hair-cutting of the retiring wrestler, completing the retirement process. Please contact us for ticket information!
October 4th (Tokyo): Retirement ceremony for a wrestler at the main sumo arena. The schedule includes matches for the top two divisions and the ceremonial hair-cutting of the retiring wrestler, completing the retirement process. Please contact us for ticket information!
October: More events in many parts of Japan to be announced later. Keep watching this space or contact us to be notified when the schedule is ready!
**Watch this page for more events to be added later! We expect to announce events for February, March, April, May, June and October. Please send us a Standard Contact Form if you want to be notified when the schedules are ready.**