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Grand Sumo July Tournament 2027 (Nagoya Basho) - Ticket Oosumo advance lottery

SumoIG Arena, Nagoya, JapanNihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association); official ticketing via Ticket Oosumo (operated with PIA Corporation)

Key facts

Ballot window: ~2 May 2027 to 5 May 2027estimated from last cycle
Results: 2027-05-07
Event dates: 2027-07-11 to 2027-07-25
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 2026 IG Arena levels: chair JPY 3,500-11,000 per person; 4-person boxes JPY 36,000-52,000 (2027 sheet not yet posted).

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet scheduled as of 2026-07-07. Per the IG Arena pattern, Fan Club lotteries expected mid-April 2027, Ticket Oosumo lottery around Golden Week (early May 2027), general sale expected ~2027-05-15.

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. The 2026 Nagoya edition sold out completely before day 1, so expect very heavy oversubscription.

Good to know

ALL DATES ESTIMATED from the confirmed 2026 IG Arena cycle (FC 1st 04-12 to 04-14, FC 2nd 04-17 to 04-19, Ticket Oosumo lottery 05-03 to 05-06 with results 05-08, Pia lottery 05-08 to 05-10, general sale 05-16). Tournament dates assume the standard second-Sunday-of-July start (2027-07-11). The recurring six-basho Ticket Oosumo lottery structure is a stable institution, so ballot existence is near certain, but no 2027 Nagoya sale dates are published yet. Official schedule normally appears on sumo.pia.jp/sumo07.jsp around March-April 2027.

Quick answers

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

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. ~2 May 2027 to 5 May 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.