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.
Quand · Où
- Quand
- 2027/05/08 23:30 – 2027/05/23
- Où
- Ryogoku Kokugikan（1-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo）
- Ville
- Tokyo
- Y aller
- A 1-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Ryogoku Station on the Sobu Line; also served by the Toei Oedo subway.
- Prix
- 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.
Bon à savoir avant d’y aller
- Y aller
- A 1-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Ryogoku Station on the Sobu Line; also served by the Toei Oedo subway. Ouvrir l’itinéraire dans Google Maps ↗
- Réservation & entrée
- Billets et détails sur la page officielle (bouton ci-dessus).
- Paiement
- 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.. Les petits lieux au Japon privilégient souvent l’espèces : prévoyez des yens (cartes/IC non garanties).
- Langue
- Principalement en japonais : une appli de traduction sur le téléphone aide.
- Idéal pour
- amateurs de culture, groupes d’amis
À ne pas manquer
- 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
Origine & histoire
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.
Bon à savoir
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.