2019 Grand Sumo Tournaments
2020 Grand Sumo Tournaments
Special Events
Grand Sumo Tournament Schedule for 2019
Tournaments are 15 days long, and start and finish on Sundays.
| Tournament | Location | Start Date | End Date | Pre-orders Begin | Tickets On Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November* | Fukuoka | 10th | 24th | early-September | September 14th |
*Tickets are on sale now!
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 |
**Now accepting pre-orders!
Special Events
December 1st (Tokyo): All-Japan Sumo Championship at the main sumo arena in Tokyo. **This is an amateur sumo event.** Please contact us for ticket information!
December 3rd (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 4th (Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 5th (Ukiha, Fukuoka prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 6th (Oita city, Oita prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 8th (Kagoshima city, Kagoshima prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 10th (Isahaya, Nagasaki prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 11th (Saga city, Saga prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. Please contact us for ticket information!
December 14th (Uruma, Okinawa prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. This event is available on our automated ticket request site!
December 15th (Uruma, Okinawa prefecture): A tour event, includes matches for the top 2 divisions. This event is available on our automated ticket request site!
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. Please contact us for ticket information!
February 11th (Tokyo): A charity event at the sumo arena. Program features sumo matches and various performances. Please contact us for ticket information!
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: 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 December, January, 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.**