1F Ringside Seats Box Seats A • B • C Box Seats Wheelchair Seats 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 AED AED 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 C B A Box seats Box seats 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 C B A 32 34 30 16 17 18 17 16 15 1 16 17 1 1 16 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 30 29 27 25 23 21 21 19 17 15 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 34 36 34 32 31 29 27 33 35 33 31 30 28 26 27 29 31 31 33 35 33 26 28 30 30 32 34 32 27 29 31 32 34 36 34 26 28 30 31 33 35 33 34 36 34 32 31 29 27 33 35 33 31 30 28 26 16 17 18 17 16 15 16 17 16 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 34 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 30 29 27 25 23 21 21 19 17 15 13 14 24 22 19 17 14 12 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 32 34 30 16 17 18 17 16 15 1 16 17 1 1 16 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 30 29 27 25 23 21 21 19 17 15 13 11 22 19 17 14 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 22 19 17 14 12 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 Box seats Box seats 2 1 8 9 10 9 8 9 7 8 9 8 7 1 1 1 1 1 22 23 24 23 11 10 23 24 25 24 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 29 31 27 29 23 25 21 21 17 19 13 15 24 14 19 22 14 17 12 33 31 18 4 3 15 14 Box seats Box seats 5 4 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 Ringside Seats Box seats Ringside Seats Box seats Ringside Seats C B A Box seats Ringside Seats Box seats Entrance Hall Ticket Box Ticket Exchange Point 7:45~17:00 8:00~18:00 Annaijo Reservations Sumo Annaijo These establishments escort you to your seat and provide souvenir and dining services. (Reservations required) ●Radio Rentals To B1F To 2F To 2F To 2F To 2F To 2F South Gate Re-entry Main Entrance Information Desk Lost & Found (Sumo Association Office) Champion Trophy Case Sumo Museum 9:00~18:15 11:00~17:30 9:00~18:00 13:00~16:00 12:30~End of sales 10:00 ~ 18:00 10:00 ~ 18:00 C B A Box seats Box seats Elevator Stairs Smoking Area Telephone Information Food/Drink Stall Merchandise Stall Men's Restroom Women's Restroom Escalator Accessible Restroom Diaper Changing Station Icon Legend 20161115000 11:00~17:00 Hiyonoyama goods sold here! 正 2 正 1 正 4 東 1 東 3 向 1 向 3 西 1 西 3 正 3 向 2 東 2 西 2 Kumamoto ・ Tohoku Support Shop Woodblock Print Shop BEER BEER Senjafuda Hiyonoyama Shop Official Sumo Goods on Sale! Special Gift for LINE Followers! ※ Re-entry is only permitted once. Coin Lockers Stroller Parking International Telephone 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 Entrance Group 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. 8:00 Doors open This timetable will help you make the most of the many aspects of sumo available on each date of 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. Around15:45 Makuuchi Entrance Around 8:30 Preliminary Bouts Around 15:50 Yokozuna Entrance Around 16:15 Makuuchi Bouts Around 18:00 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 TOKYO Tournament January May September July March November NAGOYA Tournament 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. Around14:20 Juryo Entrance Around14:40 Juryo Bouts Tournament Timetable Tournament Grand Tournament Schedule / Tour Month OPPOSITE 向 正 MAIN 東 EAST 西 WEST Lifesize Cutout of Endo Lifesize Cutout of Endo The SUMO *Please refrain from loitering in the hallways. *Information is subject to change. 【South Gate】 Official Twitter ID @sumokyokai 10:00 ~ 18:00 BEER SALE!! LARGE SIZE ¥700 MEDIUM SIZE ¥500 *Information current as of March 2016. *Changes may occur. Nihon Sumo Kyokai Official Arena Map of Ryogoku Kokugikan Basho-iri (Arrival of Rikishi ) Sumo Chocolate ¥1,300 Various forms of chocolate! (Yokozuna/Wrestlers/ referee/usher) ●Stroller Parking NEW! Cushion ¥3,500 Oyakata sells!! 10:00 ~ 18:00 Acrylic key chain ¥700 Kototsurugi corner back front Kifuda ¥700 NEW!