Watching Saga Ballooners at SAGA Arena: Home Game Schedule, Ticket Prices and Parking (2026-27)

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Saga Ballooners are a professional basketball club playing in the West Division of the B.PREMIER in the 2026-27 season. Their home is SAGA Arena in Hinode, Saga City. As of November 10, 2026, the home games still to come this year at SAGA Arena are December 4, 6, 19 and 20 (the games on October 21 and 26 and November 8 have already been played). Tickets use “flex pricing” that changes by game, and seats on the 4th floor are ¥2,000–¥3,500 for adults (all seats are reserved for 3-star games). There is no dedicated parking lot, so you walk from JR Saga Station or take a bus. The latest schedule is on the schedule page, Saga Ballooners official site (Japanese).

In short

Remaining home games in 2026: Dec 4 (Fri), Dec 6 (Sun), Dec 19 (Sat), Dec 20 (Sun).
Tickets: priced by game (3-star games are the most expensive). 4th-floor seats ¥2,000–¥3,500 for adults and ¥1,000–¥1,800 for elementary to high school students.
Children under school age watch free if they sit on a guardian’s lap (1 child per guardian).
Access: about 15 minutes on foot from JR Saga Station. Visitors cannot use the arena’s own car park on event days.

Checked with official pages on October 18, 2026 (Japan time).

Note: This page does not say whether the ticket sites or the staff work in English. Tickets are sold on the B.League ticket site (in Japanese).

1. Saga Ballooners home game schedule at SAGA Arena (October–December 2026)

The games before the date of this page have been played. Remaining home games:

Friday, December 4, 19:05: Toyama (B.League Ticket, Dec 4 game (Japanese))
Sunday, December 6, 14:05: Shimane (B.League Ticket, Dec 6 game (Japanese))
Saturday, December 19, 14:05: Kyoto (B.League Ticket, Dec 19 game (Japanese))
Sunday, December 20, 14:05: Kyoto (B.League Ticket, Dec 20 game (Japanese))

Earlier home games this autumn: October 21 vs Nagasaki Velca (3 stars, all reserved), October 26 vs Alvark Tokyo (2 stars) and November 8 vs Chiba Jets (3 stars, all reserved). Weekday games start at 19:05 in the evening, and weekend games in the afternoon or early evening. The price level (number of stars) is shown on each game’s information page, and the December games were not listed yet when we checked.

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2. Saga Ballooners ticket prices (flex pricing)

For the same seat, a 3-star game costs the most and a 1-star game the least. All seats are reserved at 3-star games. Prices for the main seats follow (3 stars / 2 stars / 1 star; for seats with adult and elementary-to-high-school prices, “adult / elementary to high school”).

Seat	3 stars	2 stars	1 star
4th floor unreserved (reserved at 3-star games)	¥3,500 / ¥1,800	¥2,800 / ¥1,400	¥2,000 / ¥1,000
2nd floor unreserved (2nd floor B reserved at 3-star games)	¥4,500 / ¥2,300	¥3,400 / ¥1,700	¥2,900 / ¥1,400
2nd floor A reserved	¥5,700 / ¥2,800	¥4,500 / ¥2,200	¥3,400 / ¥1,700
Arena end, partial view	¥4,500 / ¥2,200	¥3,000 / ¥1,500	¥2,000 / ¥1,000
Arena B reserved	¥8,400	¥6,300	¥5,300
Arena SS reserved	¥12,500	¥8,200	¥6,600
Courtside reserved, row 1	¥40,000	¥31,000	¥24,000
Wheelchair seat	¥5,700	¥4,500	¥3,400

Source: price table in “2026-27 season ticket overview”, Saga Ballooners official site (Japanese). The arena-end partial-view seats are right behind the basket, where part of the paint area and the big screen are hard to see. Tickets at the ticket booth on game day cost ¥500 more than the price table, and fan club members can buy at the advance price on the day too.

For families and groups there are the “Yukkuri Dekimasu” box seats on the 4th floor (for 4, 8 and 10 people, where you sit with your shoes off), and on the 2nd floor a “soft leather seat for two” and table pair seats. Box seats and pair seats cost the same on the day as in advance; a 4-person box needs 3 or more people, an 8-person box 5 or more and a 10-person box 7 or more.

3. How to buy tickets, and rules for children and wheelchair users

You can buy at B.League Ticket, at the ticket booth at the venue, and at the service counter on the 2nd floor of Yumetown Saga. The limit is 10 tickets per person at a time, payment is per game, and you cannot change or refund after purchase. For groups of 10 or more there is a group ticket (a ¥1,100 fee per group).

Children under school age watch free if they sit on a guardian’s lap, up to 1 child per guardian. If a child needs a seat, buy an elementary-to-high-school ticket. For safety, you cannot hold a child on your lap in the first row around the court. People with a disability certificate get a free 4th-floor unreserved seat for eligible games, and a companion pays ¥500 (show the certificate at the ticket booth on the day). Wheelchair seats are requested through a dedicated form, and one companion is free.

4. Getting to SAGA Arena and parking

SAGA Arena is about 15 minutes on foot from JR Saga Station, and on event days arena visitors cannot use the venue’s car park. By bus, take Saga City Bus [30] or Showa Bus [73], [74] or [75] from stop 2 at the Saga Station Bus Center, and get off at “SAGA Sunrise Park (Shi Bunka Kaikan-mae)”. From Fukuoka there are also highway buses that you can board in front of the arena (access page, SAGA Sunrise Park official site (Japanese)).

If you go by car, park at a private car park in central Saga City. On October 21 and 26 and November 8, designated car parks in the city were free on the “downtown designated car park free Day”, with a city bus from the nearby “Hakusan” stop to the arena. Reception was 16:00–19:00 on October 21 and 26 and 11:00–16:30 on November 8 (SAGA Sunrise Park notice, October 17, 2026 (Japanese)). For people with children aged 0–3, the “KIDS SUPPORT car park” inside SAGA Sunrise Park could be reserved up to 17:00 the day before for the October 21 and 26 games: free for the first hour from the start of the game, then ¥100 per hour (SAGA Sunrise Park notice, October 15, 2026 (Japanese)).

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5. Rules at SAGA Arena (outside food, re-entry)

You generally cannot bring in food or drink, but drinks in a plastic bottle or your own bottle are allowed (alcohol is not). Items bought at an outdoor food truck with the club’s designated sticker can also be brought in. For allergy meals, baby food with an age-in-months label and infant meals, or meals needed for religious reasons, apply in advance to bring them. Instruments such as drums, horns, whistles and trumpets are not allowed. You are asked not to hang banners or towels on seats, walls or handrails.

For re-entry you get a re-entry ticket on LINE. Children without a smartphone are given a paper re-entry ticket at the re-entry gate. SAGA Sunrise Park is non-smoking and has no smoking area on the grounds. At home games there is a paid baggage storage, and a childcare service at a licensed facility with nursery teachers is also announced (spectator manners and rules, Saga Ballooners official site (Japanese), October 21 game information (Japanese)).

Address: 2-1-10 Hinode, Saga City, Saga 849-0923 · Google Maps

Official information checked on October 18, 2026 (Japan time). Schedules and prices can change.

Common questions

Can small children enter free?

Yes, children under school age are free if they sit on a guardian’s lap (1 child per guardian). If they need their own seat, buy an elementary-to-high-school ticket.

Is there a car park at the arena?

No. On event days arena visitors cannot use the venue’s car park, so use a private car park in the city or go on foot or by bus.

Sources

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