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Entrance Hall

Ticket Box Ticket Exchange Point7:45～17:008:00～18:00

Annaijo Reservations

Sumo AnnaijoThese establishments escort youto your seat and provide souvenir

and dining services.(Reservations required)

●Radio Rentals

To B1F

To 2F

To 2F To 2F

To 2F To 2F

SouthGate

Re-entry

Main Entrance

Information Desk

Lost & Found(Sumo Association

Office)

Champion Trophy Case

SumoMuseum

9:00～18:15

11:00～17:309:00～18:00

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Food/Drink Stall

Merchandise Stall

Men's Restroom

Women's Restroom

Escalator

Accessible Restroom

Diaper Changing Station

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Kumamoto・Tohoku Support Shop Woodblock Print Shop

BEERBEER

Senjafuda

Hiyonoyama Shop

Official Sumo Goods on Sale!

Special Gift for LINE Followers!

※Re-entry is only　 permitted once.

Coin Lockers

Stroller Parking

InternationalTelephone

Coin Lockers

Stroller Parking

Delivery Service & Cloak *For hire

Sumo Banzuke & Book Stall

To the Edo-Tokyo Museum

/ Yokoami Parking Lot

To JR Ryogoku Station

To Toei Oedo Line Ryogoku Station

East Hanamichi

West Hanamichi

Chanko Stew(Chanko-nabe)

Wheelchair EntranceGroup Entrance

12:00～16:00¥300

English Commentary on Loaned Radios

Yokozuna champions make a ceremonious entrance into the ring accompanied by two makuuchi wrestlers.

Top-division wrestlers best one another until the final bouts commence between the top-ranked wrestlers around 17:30.

Wrestler twirls a Japanese bow in a centuries-old tradition that began Each day a low-ranking with bestowing a bow upon the sumo champion.

8:00Doors open

This timetable will help you make the most of the many aspects of sumo available on each dateof the tournament. Pay special attention to the marks.

Makuuchi (top division) wrestlers form a vivid circle in the ring in decorative kesho-mawashi and turn to face the crowd.

You can rent a radio to listen to English language commen-tary on the sumo bouts : FM78.3MHz, 16:00-18:00.

*The time of the broadcast given is tentative. It is subject to change and discontinuation.

Around15:45Makuuchi Entrance

Around8:30Preliminary Bouts

Around15:50Yokozuna Entrance

Around16:15Makuuchi Bouts

Around18:00

2017 Sumo Calendar

Bow-twirling Ceremony(Yumitori-shiki )

The SUMO provides explanations about sumo's long history and intricate rules.Sold at bookstore.

「What's "SUMO"」¥100

All makuuchi wrestlers, excluding Yokozuna and Ozeki, arrive at the South Gate from around 14:00 and enter the Kokugikan. This is your chance to see popular wrestlers up close!*Please mind your manners.

Tokyo Jan 8-22

Feb

Osaka Mar 12-26

Apr Spring Tour (Kansai/Kanto)

Tokyo May 14-28

Jun

Nagoya Jul 9-23

Aug Summer Tour (Tohoku/Hokkaido)Tokyo Sep 10-24

Oct Fall Tour (Chugoku/Shikoku)

Fukuoka Nov 12-26

Dec Winter Tour (Kyushu/Okinawa)

Basho-iri

TOKYOTournamentJanuaryMaySeptember

July

March

November

NAGOYATournament

OSAKA Tournament

FUKUOKA Tournament

Q Is same-day re-entry to the Kokugikan allowed?A One re-entry is permitted. Visit the South Gate for more information.

Q Are there lockers inside the Kokugikan?A There are lockers near the East and West smoking areas on 1F.

FAQ

*Bouts commence at 10:00 AM from Day 13.

Around14:20Juryo Entrance

Around14:40Juryo Bouts

Tournament Timetable

Tournament Grand Tournament Schedule / TourMonth

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The SUMO

*Please refrain from loitering in the hallways.*Information is subject to change.

【South Gate】OfficialTwitter ID

@sumokyokai

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BEER SALE!!LARGE SIZE　￥700MEDIUM SIZE　￥500

*Information current as of March 2016. *Changes may occur.

Nihon Sumo Kyokai Official Arena Map of Ryogoku Kokugikan

Basho-iri (Arrival ofRikishi )

Sumo Chocolate¥1,300

Various forms of chocolate!

(Yokozuna/Wrestlers/referee/usher)

●Stroller Parking

NEW!

Cushion ¥3,500

Oyakata sells!!

10:00

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Acrylic key chain¥700

Kototsurugicorner

back

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Kifuda¥700

NEW!

MAPARENA

Elevator

Stairs

Smoking Area

Telephone

Men's Restroom

Women's Restroom

Escalator

Accessible Restroom

Diaper Changing Station

Icon Legend

Coin Lockers

ENGLISH

Information

Food/Drink Stall

Merchandise Stall

Restaurant

Stroller Parking

JANUARY 2017 GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT

2F

ArenaSeats

GeneralAdmission

Seating(Row14)

Soft serve ice cream¥350

Trying thebest-sellingsoft serve!

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Raiden Chanko Set Meal

¥1,800Yakitori Meal

¥1,100

●Stroller ParkingGeneral Information

Photo booth

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Take your picturewith a top division

wrestler!

Dosukoi FM Radio Seating

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Rooftop Plaza

Rooftop Rest Area

11:00～16:30

Yakitori ¥650 Available at shops on 1F & 2F

Rikishi Bento Lunch Box ¥1,150 Available at shops on 1F & 2F

Sumo Stable Chanko Stew Special ¥300 Available at B1F Banquet Hall

Hiyochan-yaki ¥260 1F Shop, 2F Cafe

Available at the 1F Information Desk from 14:30. (From 13:00 on the final day of the sumo tournament.)

【Radio Rentals】

Radio broadcasts recommended for first-time spectators!

●NHK Sumo Broadcast ▶English 　　@ 78.3 MHz After Makuuchi bouts start.

【FM Radio Program Schedule】

●Famous Sumo Gourmet

Lifesize cutout of Endo

Restaurant

General Admission Seating (Row 14 only)

10:00

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17:30

*Please refrain from loitering in the hallways.

570cm

455cm

A boxed lunchfilled withwrestlers'

favorite foods

Rikishi Bento Lunch Box￥1,150

Yakitori¥650

SUMO-DOME¥300

(1F Shop)

SUSHI SHOP RAIDENNEW!

Meat SHOP RAIDENNEW!

Snow globe

World-famousyakitori grilled

at theKokugikan!

California roll ＆ Meat roll ¥980Tempura Bento ¥1,300

Roast beef Bento ¥1,000RAIDEN hot dog ¥850

Hiyochan-yaki¥260

The café stand offers snacks such as f r ench f r i es and yakisoba in addition to soft drinks,coffe and and alcoholic beverages like draft beer.

Kokugikan Café Stand / Bento Lunch Box Shop