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Grand Sumo September Tournament 2026 (Aki Basho) - Official Fan Club 1st/2nd advance ticket lottery

SumoRyogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanNihon Sumo Kyokai (Japan Sumo Association) Official Fan Club (fanclub.sumo.or.jp)

Key facts

Ballot window: ~17 Jul 2026 to 20 Jul 2026estimated from last cycle
Results: 2026-07-22
Event dates: 2026-09-13 to 2026-09-27
Ballot type: membership ballot
Entry cost: Applying is free, but restricted to paid Fan Club tiers. Reported tier fees (as covered at the club's 2021 launch; confirm current fees on fanclub.sumo.or.jp): Yokozuna JPY 330,000/yr, Ozeki JPY 110,000/yr, Sekiwake JPY 33,000/yr, Komusubi JPY 6,600/yr, Makuuchi JPY 550/month; the free Juryo tier is NOT eligible for ticket lotteries.
Eligibility: 1st-round lottery: Yokozuna/Ozeki/Sekiwake course members only. 2nd round: those plus Komusubi and Makuuchi courses (verified on the official 2025 September lottery page). Japanese-language service; anyone may join the paid tiers.
Ticket prices if you win: Same face values as other channels; the Fan Club draw includes premium categories such as tamari ringside (JPY 20,000, age 16+), masu boxes and chair seats at Kokugikan.

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet open as of 2026-07-07; the September 2026 announcement was not yet posted on fanclub.sumo.or.jp (expected imminently, around mid-July 2026).

How to enter

Join a qualifying paid Fan Club course at fanclub.sumo.or.jp, then apply online during the round window; random draw; results ~18:00 JST on results day; payment deadline about 2 days later (2025 pattern: pay by 23:30 JST).

Your odds

No official odds published. This is the earliest crack at tickets (before the free Ticket Oosumo lottery), including tamari seats; higher tiers get the exclusive 1st round.

Good to know

Added as a distinct official ballot in this cluster: the Fan Club 1st/2nd lotteries precede the Ticket Oosumo free lottery before EVERY basho in 2026-2028 (confirmed July 2026 example: 1st round 2026-04-12 to 04-14, 2nd 04-17 to 04-19). ESTIMATED window for September 2026 based on the 2025 analog (1st: 2025-07-18 to 07-21, results 07-23; 2nd: 07-24 to 07-27, results 07-29) adjusted to 2026's calendar ahead of the confirmed 2026-08-08 general sale; 2nd round expected ~2026-07-23 to 07-26 with results ~07-28. Fields opens_at/closes_at/results_at refer to the 1st round.

Quick answers

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

Yes. It runs as a membership ballot. ~17 Jul 2026 to 20 Jul 2026.

▸How much does entering cost?

Applying is free, but restricted to paid Fan Club tiers. Reported tier fees (as covered at the club's 2021 launch; confirm current fees on fanclub.sumo.or.jp): Yokozuna JPY 330,000/yr, Ozeki JPY 110,000/yr, Sekiwake JPY 33,000/yr, Komusubi JPY 6,600/yr, Makuuchi JPY 550/month; the free Juryo tier is NOT eligible for ticket lotteries.

▸Who can enter?

1st-round lottery: Yokozuna/Ozeki/Sekiwake course members only. 2nd round: those plus Komusubi and Makuuchi courses (verified on the official 2025 September lottery page). Japanese-language service; anyone may join the paid tiers.

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.