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Grand Sumo January Tournament 2027 (Hatsu Basho) - Ticket Oosumo advance lottery

SumoRyogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanNihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association); official ticketing via Ticket Oosumo (operated with PIA Corporation)

Key facts

Ballot window: ~25 Nov 2026 to 29 Nov 2026estimated from last cycle
Results: 2026-12-01
Event dates: 2027-01-10 to 2027-01-24
Ballot type: free-entry draw
Entry cost: Free to enter. Requires free Ticket Oosumo member registration; no application fee. Winners pay face value plus issuing/system fees.
Eligibility: Anyone with a free Ticket Oosumo account (Japanese-language site; tickets issued in Japan). Overseas buyers use the official English site sumo.pia.jp/en: no lottery, first-come from the general-sale date.
Ticket prices if you win: Kokugikan: chair JPY 2,500-9,500 per person, tamari JPY 20,000 (16+), masu boxes approx JPY 17,000-78,000 depending on grade/party size; weekday vs weekend pricing.

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet open as of 2026-07-07. Lottery expected late November 2026; general sale officially confirmed for 2026-12-05.

How to enter

Register free at sumo.pia.jp; apply online during the window; random draw; results ~18:00 JST via MyPage/email; automatic card charge between close and results. Seat numbers for Kokugikan tournaments hidden until ticket issuance.

Your odds

No official odds published; fully random draw; weekend and final-weekend days heavily oversubscribed.

Good to know

OFFICIAL: tournament dates (2027-01-10 to 01-24) and general sale 2026-12-05 confirmed on sumo.pia.jp (Japanese and English). ESTIMATED: Ticket Oosumo lottery inferred from the standard Tokyo pattern (window Wed-Sun about 10 days before general sale, results Tue): approx 2026-11-25 to 2026-11-29, results ~2026-12-01. Fan Club 1st/2nd lotteries expected mid-to-late November 2026, Ticket Pia lottery ~2026-12-01/02. Exact windows will appear on sumo.pia.jp/sumo01.jsp and fanclub.sumo.or.jp roughly 6-8 weeks before the basho.

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for Grand Sumo January Tournament 2027 (Hatsu Basho)?

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. ~25 Nov 2026 to 29 Nov 2026.

▸How much does entering cost?

Free to enter. Requires free Ticket Oosumo member registration; no application fee. Winners pay face value plus issuing/system fees.

▸Who can enter?

Anyone with a free Ticket Oosumo account (Japanese-language site; tickets issued in Japan). Overseas buyers use the official English site sumo.pia.jp/en: no lottery, first-come from the general-sale date.

Sources · last verified 7 Jul 2026 · confidence: medium

Dates marked as estimated are projected from the previous cycle and will be updated the moment the organizer confirms. Always check the official site before you plan travel.