Today, I visited “Ryougoku Kokugikan” to watch a Grand Sumo Tournament (Kugatsubasho).
First, I would like to introduce Sumo a little bit.
1.Annual schedule of a Grand Sumo Tournament
Ichigatsubasho(January) Tokyo
Sangatsubasho(March) Osaka
Gogatsubasho(May) Tokyo
Shichigatsubasho(July) Nagoya
Kugatsubasho(September) Tokyo
Jyuichigatsubasho(November) Fukuoka
2.Price
1F Masu seat for 4 persons
A=￥11,700(per person), B=￥10,600(〃), C=￥9,500(〃)
2F Chair seat
A=￥8,500, B=￥5,100, C=￥3,800, Unreserved seat=￥2,200
3.Daily schedule during a tournament
8:00 Open
8:30(around) Tournament starts
14:20(〃) Jyuryo Dohyouiri
14:40(〃) Jyuryo tournament starts
15:45(〃) Makuuchi Dohyouiri
15:50(〃) Yokozuna Dohyouiri
16:15(〃) Makuuchi tournament starts
18:00(〃) Yumitorishiki
4.Position
〇Makuuchi——————–
Yokozuna
Ozeki
Sekiwake
Komusubi
Maegashira
〇Jyuryo——————–
Jyuryo
〇Below Makushita————–
Makushita
Sandanme
Jyonidan
Jyonokuchi
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5.Others
Reentry is permitted for once.
There are a cloak room and lockers.
Summary
・There are 6 tournaments(Tokyo 3, Osaka 1, Nagoya 1, Fukuoka 1) a year.
・You can enjoy Sumo from 8:30 to 18:00.
・Masu seats are basically for 4 persons, but there also are ones for 5 persons, 6 person and 2 persons.
Sumo is popular, so you’d better buy ticket as early as possible.
Ryougoku Kokugikan
1-3-28, Yokozuna, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
両国国技館
東京都墨田区横網１−３−28
