Highlights
- **Dates:** March 14–28, 2027 (Sunday–Sunday), all 15 days — Osaka's only tournament of the year
- **Venue:** EDION Arena Osaka, also known as Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium — the same building — about a 5-minute walk from Namba (confirm on the official site)
- **Top-division timing:** makuuchi ring-entering (dohyo-iri) around 15:45 and bouts from about 16:00; the day always ends by roughly 18:00 with the yumitori-shiki bow-twirling ceremony
- **Seat choices:** ringside tamari-seki floor cushions, tatami masu-seki boxes for up to 4 (ekiben allowed), and cheaper Western isu-seki chair seats
- **Local flavour:** tuck into chanko-nabe, the wrestlers' signature hotpot, at Osaka restaurants around the arena
Background & story
The Haru Basho, or Spring Tournament, is one of the Grand Sumo honbasho held outside Tokyo, and Osaka's single tournament of the year. It has long been a March fixture in the city, drawing fans to the Namba district as the wrestlers chase the Emperor's Cup. Each of the six annual honbasho lasts 15 days and always runs Sunday to Sunday. In 2027 the tournament unfolds over March 14–28 at EDION Arena Osaka.
The Grand Sumo March Tournament (Haru Basho) 2027 is the only honbasho held in western Japan — 15 days at Edion Arena Osaka, March 14 to 28, 2027, a few minutes from Namba. Tickets are required, from around ¥3,000. This page has the dates, venue and how tickets work.
2027 dates
- Tournament: March 14 (Sun) – March 28 (Sun), 2027 — 15 straight days.
- Lower-division bouts run from the morning; Makuuchi bouts are in the late afternoon (until ~18:00).
Venue & access
- Where: Edion Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium).
- Nearest: about a 5-minute walk from Namba Station (Nankai / subway / JR), in central Osaka.
Tickets
- Chair seats from around ¥3,000; box (masu) and ringside seats cost more.
- Buy through the official Japan Sumo Association ticket site. Osaka tickets sell quickly — book early.
Tips for visitors
This is the only tournament outside Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka, and Osaka's fans are famously loud. Combine the morning lower-division bouts with the nearby Namba and Dotonbori food streets.
Official: sumo.or.jp. Dates are set; confirm the exact on-sale date and seat prices on the official ticket site.
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Planning around the sumo calendar? All six 2027 tournaments, seat types and how ticket sales work: Grand Sumo 2027 — full schedule & tickets.
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- About a 5-minute walk from Namba Station (Nankai, subway and JR), in the heart of central Osaka. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Check tickets and details on the official page (button above).
- Paying
- Approximate 2026 prices; 2027 prices are released with each tournament — confirm on sumo.or.jp (as of July 2026). Rough per-person ranges: ringside tamari-seki around ¥20,000; masu-seki tatami boxes around ¥9,000–15,000 by tier and day; Western chair seats from about ¥3,500 (tier C, weekday) up to ¥11,000+ (SS). A limited number of same-day chair seats (tojitsu-ken) are sold at the box office each morning, first-come, if seats remain.. Smaller venues in Japan are often cash-first — carry some yen (cards/IC not guaranteed).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, groups of friends
Good to know
Advance tickets go on sale Saturday 6 February 2027 (JSA annual schedule, as of 16 August 2026). Weekends, holidays and the closing days sell out first, so buy on the opening day of sales. The official channel is the JSA ticket site — sumo.or.jp/EnTicket in English, which accepts cards issued outside Japan. Resale is prohibited under the association's spectator contract terms. If it is sold out, a limited number of same-day chair seats are sold at the venue each morning, first-come. For the top division, arrive around 14:00–15:00; it finishes by about 18:00.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the Grand Sumo Haru Basho 2027?
- 14–28 March 2027, fifteen straight days, at EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium). The banzuke ranking sheet (1 March) comes out about two weeks before day one — after tickets go on sale, not before.
- When do tickets go on sale?
- Advance sales open on Saturday 6 February 2027 (Japan Sumo Association annual schedule, as of 16 August 2026). The banzuke — the ranking sheet listing which wrestlers fight — is published on Monday 1 March 2027. Weekends, public holidays and the closing days sell out first, so buying on the opening day of sales is the reliable approach.
- Can I buy from a resale site?
- Reselling tickets is prohibited under the Japan Sumo Association's spectator contract terms. The official routes are the JSA ticket site — sumo.or.jp/EnTicket in English, which accepts cards issued outside Japan — and its official ticket agents. If advance tickets are gone, a limited number of same-day chair seats (tojitsu-ken) go on sale at the venue box office on the morning of each day, first-come, when seats remain.
- What time should I arrive?
- The top-division (makuuchi) bouts run from about 16:00 and finish around 18:00 with the bow-twirling ceremony (yumitori-shiki), so arriving between 14:00 and 15:00 is enough if you only want the headline matches. Doors open far earlier — the lowest divisions start from around 08:30 if you want the full day.
Getting there
EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) — 3-4-36 Namba-naka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka