Kyushu Grand Sumo 2026 Tickets (Nov 8–22, Fukuoka): Sold Out, Official Resale, Seat Prices and Doors

Japan Sumo Association official channel: archive footage of day 1 of the November 1985 tournament in Fukuoka (Japanese)

The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament (大相撲九州場所, the November tournament) runs for 15 days, from Sunday, November 8 to Sunday, November 22, 2026, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Tickets sold out in the general sale and none are sold on the day, so the way to find a seat now is the Japan Sumo Association’s fixed-price resale service. Wheelchair seats are separate: they are booked by phone on the Ozumo reservation line, 0570-02-9310 (from October 22, 10:00 to 18:00, until two days before the day you watch). See the Japan Sumo Association’s ticket information for the November 2026 tournament (Fukuoka) (Japanese).

Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament 2026: dates and opening times

Doors are planned to open at 8:45 from day 1 (November 8) to day 12 (November 19), at 10:30 on days 13 and 14 (November 20 and 21), and at 10:00 on the final day (November 22). Weekend and holiday prices apply on five days: November 8 (Sun), 14 (Sat), 15 (Sun), 21 (Sat) and 22 (Sun). The other ten days are charged at weekday prices.

You can go out and come back in as many times as you like until 17:00, through the re-entry gate. Keep your ticket with you all day: if you lose it, you cannot enter and it cannot be reissued.

The English page of Ticket Oosumo says bouts start in the morning and finish around 18:00, the top-division bouts start around 14:00, and one ticket covers all bouts of the day (Ticket Oosumo: November tournament, English).

Sumo tickets after the sell-out: how the fixed-price resale works

The general sale opened on Saturday, September 19 at 10:00. The Japan Sumo Association’s site and the ticket site Ticket Oosumo both show the tickets as sold out (完売御礼), as of October 18, 2026. The ticket office at Fukuoka Kokusai Center does not sell advance or same-day tickets either.

After the sell-out, the only way to buy is the fixed-price resale service (定価リセールサービス) on Ticket Oosumo, where people who cannot go list their tickets at the original price and buyers get them first come, first served. You pay by credit card only. On top of the ticket price, you pay the fees the seller paid when buying (such as the special sales fee and system fee). The pick-up method is the one set on the listed ticket and cannot be changed, and the buyer’s registered name is printed on the ticket.

QR tickets can be listed until 23:59 three days before the day, and tickets not yet picked up at a Seven-Eleven until 23:59 the day before, so seats can appear close to the date. A completed trade cannot be cancelled. The Ticket Oosumo fixed-price resale guide is in Japanese only, and the English Ticket Oosumo pages do not describe the resale service. If you cannot read the screens, ask someone who reads Japanese to help.

Reselling tickets is banned under the association’s viewing contract, and tickets bought on resale sites or social media may be refused at the gate (Ticket Oosumo: November tournament tickets, Japanese).

Wheelchair seats are booked by phone only, and Ticket Oosumo’s English page says the phone service is in Japanese only.

For the next tournament: the association’s English tournament schedule says the November 2027 tournament in Fukuoka runs from November 14 to 28, 2027, with advance tickets on sale from September 18, 2027. The English Ticket Oosumo site lists credit card as the only payment method and pick-up of the printed ticket at a Seven-Eleven in Japan, with a ¥2,000 service fee per ticket, and a ¥550 special sales fee per ticket for advance-lottery purchases.

Kyushu Grand Sumo 2026 seat types and prices

The cheapest seats are Chair C on the east and west sides of the third floor: ¥2,000 on weekdays and ¥2,500 on weekends and holidays. Box seats (masu, where you sit on cushions on the floor) are sold by the box. The table shows the price per person including tax; the wheelchair seat price covers two people.

Seat and location	Weekday	Sat, Sun, holiday
Ringside (tamari) 1st floor, 1 person (age 16 and over)	¥20,000	¥20,000
Box S Rows 1–4, for 2 or 4	¥13,000	¥14,000
Box A Rows 5–8, for 2, 3 or 4	¥11,000	¥13,000
Box B 2nd floor rows 9–10, for 2 or 4	¥9,500	¥10,000
Box C Row 11, for 3 or 4	¥8,000	¥8,500
Chair S 3rd floor, main side (shomen)	¥5,500	¥6,000
Chair A 3rd floor, opposite side (muko‑shomen)	¥4,500	¥5,000
Chair B 3rd floor, east and west	¥2,500	¥3,000
Chair C 3rd floor, east and west	¥2,000	¥2,500
Wheelchair Price for 2: wheelchair user and 1 companion	¥10,000	¥10,000

For example, a Box A for four costs ¥44,000 on a weekday and ¥52,000 on a weekend or holiday. There are also fixed-price special seats: the 4-person Kids/Senior Box B (¥24,000 a box) and Box C (¥20,000 a box) for groups with a child aged 15 or under or a person over 60, and two 2-person seats at ¥19,000 a pair, the Raku-raku 2-person Box C (rows 12–13) and the pair seat with a table (row 14).

Kids/Senior boxes come as an exchange voucher. At the entrance on the day, staff check the number and ages of the group and swap it for tickets. A group of children aged 15 or under alone cannot use it, and if the ages cannot be confirmed you pay the normal price. Anyone aged 4 or over on the day needs a ticket, and a child under 4 needs one too if they use a seat. See the Japan Sumo Association’s ticket prices for the November tournament (Japanese).

Food and getting to Fukuoka Kokusai Center

The association’s spectator notes (information as of October 25, 2025, subject to change) say you may eat and drink at your seat, except in the ringside seats, where you also cannot bring a floor chair or cushion. The shops plan to sell bento boxes, light meals and drinks, and you can also eat in the outdoor food truck area. Throwing cushions is not allowed.

At last year’s (2025) tournament, food trucks in the plaza in front of the venue were open from 11:00 to 17:00 (15:30 on the final day). You did not need a ticket to use them, and screens in the eating area showed the bouts. See the association’s notes for spectators at the November tournament and things to enjoy at the venue (Japanese).

There is no parking at the venue, so come by subway or bus. The nearest stations on the Fukuoka City Subway are Gofukumachi (呉服町, 12 minutes on foot) and Nakasu-Kawabata (15 minutes). From Hakata Station, take Nishitetsu Bus No. 88 from stop F in front of Fukuoka Center Building to Kokusai Kaigijo Sunpalace-mae, or No. 99 to Kokusai Center Sunpalace-mae.

From Tenjin, buses leave from stop 2A in front of Solaria Stage: No. 80 to Kokusai Center Sunpalace-mae, No. 90 to Hakata Futo Iriguchi, or No. 25 to Hakata Futo Iriguchi or Sekijo-machi. From Fukuoka Airport, the venue suggests the subway to Hakata Station and then the bus. See the association’s access page for the November tournament and Fukuoka Kokusai Center’s access page (Japanese).

Venue	Fukuoka Kokusai Center
Address	2-2 Chikko Honmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City
Dates	November 8 (Sun) to 22 (Sun), 2026
Doors	8:45 (Nov 8–19), 10:30 (Nov 20–21), 10:00 (Nov 22), planned
Inquiries	092-291-9311 (Japan Sumo Association Fukuoka office, weekdays 10:00–17:00; no bookings or seat availability)
Parking	None for the tournament
Map	Google Maps