Grand 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.
Cuándo · Dónde
- Cuándo
- 2027/05/08 23:30 – 2027/05/23
- Dónde
- Ryogoku Kokugikan（1-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo）
- Ciudad
- Tokio
- Cómo llegar
- A 1-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Ryogoku Station on the Sobu Line; also served by the Toei Oedo subway.
- Precio
- Tickets 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.
Bueno saber antes de ir
- Cómo llegar
- A 1-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Ryogoku Station on the Sobu Line; also served by the Toei Oedo subway. Abrir ruta en Google Maps ↗
- Reserva y entrada
- Consulta entradas y detalles en la página oficial (botón de arriba).
- Pago
- Tickets 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.. Los locales pequeños en Japón suelen funcionar con efectivo: lleva algo de yenes (tarjetas/IC no garantizadas).
- Idioma
- Principalmente en japonés: una app de traducción en el móvil ayuda.
- Ideal para
- amantes de la cultura, grupos de amigos
Destacados
- Top-division sumo at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in pleasant early-summer weather
- The colorful dohyo-iri and the bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day
- Strolling the Ryogoku sumo district, lined with stables and chanko-nabe shops
Origen e historia
The Natsu (summer) basho is the second of three annual Tokyo tournaments, held each May at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the sport's principal arena since 1985.
Bueno saber
Buy tickets the moment they go on sale roughly a month ahead, as Tokyo tournaments sell out fast. Watch the quiet morning matches first, then stay for the makuuchi finale.