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Grand Sumo September Tournament 2026 (Aki 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: ~29 Jul 2026 to 2 Aug 2026estimated from last cycle
Results: 2026-08-04
Event dates: 2026-09-13 to 2026-09-27
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, JPY 2,000/ticket fee, tickets printable only at 7-Eleven stores in Japan.
Ticket prices if you win: Kokugikan: chair seats JPY 2,500-9,500 per person (grades S-D; child chair D JPY 500), tamari ringside JPY 20,000 per person (age 16+); masu boxes S-C approx JPY 17,000 (2-person C) to 78,000 (6-person A); weekday vs weekend/holiday pricing.

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Where it stands

As of 7 Jul 2026

Not yet open as of 2026-07-07. Ticket Oosumo lottery window not yet posted (expected to be announced mid-July 2026); general sale officially confirmed for 2026-08-08.

How to enter

Register free at sumo.pia.jp; submit an online lottery entry during the window for chosen day(s)/seat type (priority-ranked or multiple-win); random draw; results by MyPage/email ~18:00 JST; card charged automatically between close and results. For Tokyo tournaments the exact seat number stays hidden until ticket issuance.

Your odds

No official odds published; fully random draw. Weekend and final-weekend days heavily oversubscribed; recent tournaments (including July 2026) sold out entirely, so lottery is the realistic route for prime days.

Good to know

OFFICIAL: tournament dates (2026-09-13 to 09-27) and general sale 2026-08-08 10:00 JST are confirmed on sumo.pia.jp and the English site. ESTIMATED: lottery window inferred from the 2025 Aki pattern (Ticket Oosumo lottery Wed 2025-07-30 to Sun 2025-08-03, results Tue 08-05, GS Sat 08-09) shifted to 2026's calendar: approx Wed 2026-07-29 to Sun 2026-08-02, results ~Tue 2026-08-04. Expected ladder: Fan Club 1st lottery ~2026-07-17 to 07-20, 2nd ~07-23 to 07-26 (paid tiers), then Ticket Oosumo lottery, then Ticket Pia lottery ~08-04/05, then general sale 2026-08-08. The dedicated page sumo09.jsp still displayed 2025 data on 2026-07-07; recheck it from mid-July 2026.

Quick answers

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

Yes. It runs as a free-entry draw. ~29 Jul 2026 to 2 Aug 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, JPY 2,000/ticket fee, tickets printable only at 7-Eleven stores in Japan.

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.