OfficialYomiuri Giants Baseball at Tokyo Dome
Japan's most famous baseball club under the dome — easy, all-weather pro baseball in the heart of Tokyo.
2026/06/27 09:00 TokyoReserved seats from about ¥2,200 to ¥7,000+
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OfficialHanshin Tigers Baseball at Koshien Stadium
Japan's most passionate baseball crowd — join tens of thousands of Tigers fans for a jet-balloon night at historic Koshien.
2026/06/28 09:00 OsakaOutfield seats from about ¥2,000; infield reserved ¥6,000–¥9,000+
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OfficialJ.League Football Match
Catch Japan's top-flight football — choreographed ultras, family-friendly stands and clubs in nearly every city.
2026/06/30 05:00 TokyoTickets typically ¥2,000–¥6,000
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OfficialGrand Sumo July Tournament (Nagoya Basho) 2026
Sumo's summer tournament moves into Nagoya's brand-new IG Arena for the first time — fifteen days of top-division bouts in a gleaming 17,000-seat venue.
2026/07/11 23:30 NagoyaTickets required. Arena chair seats start from about ¥3,500; ringside and box (masu) seats cost more. Buy via the official Japan Sumo Association ticket site.
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OfficialHokkaido Marathon 2026
Japan's only major summer full marathon starts and finishes at Odori Park, using stretches of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic route.
2026/08/29 23:30 SapporoSpectating free; runner entry opens in late March 2026.
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OfficialGrand Sumo September Tournament (Aki Basho) 2026
The autumn tournament at the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan — sumo's spiritual home — closes out the Tokyo basho calendar with fifteen days of high-stakes bouts.
2026/09/12 23:30 TokyoTickets required. Arena chair seats start from around ¥3,000; traditional box (masu) seats and ringside cost more. Purchase through the official Japan Sumo Association site.
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OfficialYokohama Marathon 2026
Yokohama's flagship full marathon starts at Landmark Tower and is the only domestic race that runs on the Bay Expressway.
2026/10/24 23:30 YokohamaFull marathon entry from around ¥18,500; spectating is free.
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OfficialGrand Sumo Tournament — Kyushu Basho (Fukuoka)
The year's final grand sumo tournament fills Fukuoka Kokusai Center for 15 days of ring-entering ceremonies, salt-throwing and thunderous bouts of giants.
2026/11/07 23:30 FukuokaFrom ~¥3,800 (arena seats) to box seats
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OfficialGrand Sumo Tournament Tokyo (Hatsu Basho) 2027
Japan's first sumo tournament of the year roars to life over 15 days at Ryogoku Kokugikan, as top rikishi clash to set the tone for the season.
2027/01/09 23:00 TokyoBox (masu) and chair seats from ~¥3,800; sales typically open early December.
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OfficialOsaka Marathon 2027
Tens of thousands of runners wind through Osaka's landmarks to a triumphant finish inside Osaka Castle Park in the city's flagship road race.
2027/02/28 OsakaPaid, lottery entry; the full-marathon fee is around ¥16,000 (spectating is free).
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OfficialTokyo Marathon 2027
One of the world's six Marathon Majors, the 20th-anniversary Tokyo Marathon sends 38,000 runners surging past the city's landmarks on a flat, fast course.
2027/03/07 00:10 TokyoFree
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OfficialGrand Sumo March Tournament (Haru Basho) 2027
Sumo's spring tournament fills the EDION Arena in central Osaka for fifteen days, the only honbasho held in the Kansai region each year.
2027/03/13 23:30 OsakaTickets required. Chair seats start from around ¥3,000; box (masu) and ringside seats cost more. Buy through the official Japan Sumo Association ticket site.
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OfficialNagoya Women's Marathon 2027
The world's largest women-only marathon, where every finisher is handed a Baccarat crystal tumbler by a tuxedoed attendant at the Nagoya Dome.
2027/03/14 00:10 NagoyaPaid, lottery entry (spectating is free).
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OfficialFormula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2027 (Suzuka)
F1 returns to legendary Suzuka — the figure-eight circuit drivers and fans rate among the greatest in the world.
2027/03/26 NagoyaThree-day tickets vary by grandstand; general admission is the most affordable
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OfficialGrand Sumo May Tournament (Natsu Basho) 2027
The summer tournament returns to the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo for fifteen days of top-division sumo in early summer.
2027/05/08 23:30 TokyoTickets required. Arena chair seats start from around ¥3,000; box (masu) seats and ringside cost more. Purchase via the official Japan Sumo Association ticket site.
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