Tokyo September Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) 2027 Confirmed

大相撲九月場所（秋場所） — Tokyo (Kanto)

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The Aki Basho ("autumn tournament") is the last of three Tokyo tournaments each year: 15 days of grand sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan every September. Every rank competes each day, from the youngest wrestlers in the morning to the ozeki and yokozuna in the late afternoon. The 2026 tournament ends on September 27; the next one runs September 12–26, 2027.

Background

Grand sumo holds six official tournaments a year, each lasting 15 days: three in Tokyo (January, May, September) and one each in Osaka (March), Nagoya (July) and Fukuoka (November). The Japan Sumo Association sets the dates years in advance. Ryogoku, the neighborhood around the Kokugikan, is home to many sumo stables and to the Sumo Museum inside the hall.

Getting there

2 min walk from JR Ryogoku Station (West Exit, JR Sobu Line). 5 min walk from Ryogoku Station on the Toei Oedo Line. There is no parking — come by train.

Tips

• Tickets for 2027 go on sale on August 7, 2027 (the banzuke rankings are announced on August 30).
• In 2026 the doors opened at 8:45 AM (10:30 AM on days 13–14 and 10:00 AM on the final day); the juryo ring-entering ceremony was around 2:15 PM and the top-division (makuuchi) ring-entering ceremony around 3:40 PM, with the last bout around 6:00 PM.
• The Japan Sumo Association's English site links to the official ticket seller, Ticket Oosumo, which has an English version. A handling fee is added to the ticket price.
• Box seats (masu-seki) are sold per box and you sit on cushions on the floor — tight for four adults. Chair seats on the second floor are cheaper and easier for a long day.
• Ringside tamari seats are for ages 16 and over only. Anyone aged 4 or over on the day needs their own ticket.

Last verified against the official source: Fri, September 25, 2026