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Grand Sumo November Tournament 2026 (Kyushu Basho) - Ticket Oosumo advance lottery

SumoFukuoka Kokusai Center, Fukuoka, JapanNihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association); official ticketing via Ticket Oosumo (operated with PIA Corporation)

Key facts

Ballot window: ~4 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 2026estimated from last cycle
Results: 2026-09-09
Event dates: 2026-11-08 to 2026-11-22
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 the recent Fukuoka Kokusai Center pattern: chair seats approx JPY 3,500-10,000 per person, tamari approx JPY 20,000, 4-person masu boxes approx JPY 40,000-60,000 (2025-26 levels; 2026 sheet not yet posted).

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet open as of 2026-07-07. Lottery window expected early September 2026; general sale officially confirmed for 2026-09-19.

How to enter

Register free at sumo.pia.jp; apply online during the window for chosen day(s)/seat type; fully random draw; results by MyPage/email ~18:00 JST on the results date; card charged automatically between close and results.

Your odds

No official odds published; fully random draw. Weekend/final days oversubscribed; recent basho have sold out entirely.

Good to know

OFFICIAL: tournament dates (2026-11-08 to 11-22) and general sale 2026-09-19 confirmed on sumo.pia.jp (Japanese and English). ESTIMATED: lottery window inferred from the 2025 Kyushu pattern (Ticket Oosumo lottery Fri 2025-09-05 to Mon 09-08, results Wed 09-10, GS Sat 09-20): approx Fri 2026-09-04 to Mon 2026-09-07, results ~Wed 2026-09-09. Expected ladder: Fan Club 1st lottery ~late Aug 2026 (2025: 08-22 to 08-25), FC 2nd ~end Aug, Ticket Oosumo lottery, Ticket Pia lottery ~mid Sep, general sale 2026-09-19. Fukuoka sells ~7 weeks before day 1. sumo11.jsp still showed 2025 data on 2026-07-07.

Quick answers

▸Is there a public ticket ballot for Grand Sumo November Tournament 2026 (Kyushu Basho)?

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. ~4 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 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.