Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament: Reserved Seats & Expert Guide at Edion Arena (March 8-22)

Your experience

Watch Osaka’s Grand Sumo Tournament with a licensed English-speaking guide who helps you understand the rules, rituals, and matches from the very start.

Getting started

Meet your guide at Swissotel Nankai Osaka and join a short pre-event lecture on sumo. After ticket validation, walk to Edion Arena Osaka together and enter with guidance. Standard venue security checks apply.

What to expect

Edion Arena Osaka hosts the Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament, a once-a-year March event that brings Japan’s top wrestlers together for official tournament bouts.

Features

• Learn about sumo traditions and match structure during a guided pre-event lecture.

• Watch live Grand Sumo matches and ceremonial entrances from reserved seating.

• Use the English booklet and official banzuke ranking sheet to follow wrestlers and bouts.