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Grand Sumo January Tournament 2028 (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: ~24 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2027estimated from last cycle
Results: 2027-11-30
Event dates: 2028-01-09 to 2028-01-23
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: Per current Kokugikan levels: chair JPY 2,500-9,500 per person, tamari JPY 20,000, masu boxes approx JPY 17,000-78,000.

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet scheduled as of 2026-07-07. Expected: Fan Club lotteries mid-November 2027, Ticket Oosumo lottery late November 2027, general sale ~2027-12-04.

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.

Your odds

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

Good to know

ALL DATES ESTIMATED. Tournament dates assume the second-Sunday-of-January start (2028-01-09). Hatsu pattern: Saturday general sale ~5 weeks before day 1 (est ~2027-12-04); Ticket Oosumo lottery Wed-Sun ~10 days earlier (est 2027-11-24 to 11-28, results ~11-30). Official dates expected on sumo.pia.jp around October-November 2027.

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for Grand Sumo January Tournament 2028 (Hatsu Basho)?

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. ~24 Nov 2027 to 28 Nov 2027.

▸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: low

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.