Schedule of Grand Sumo Tournament Japan 2018

Yokozuna dohyou iri (Entry of the yokozuna to ring) by the 70th yokozuna Harumafuji who won the September tournament of 2017

There are six grand tournaments (hon basho) a year and each tournament lasts for fifteen days. The months and locations are the same every year. The exact schedule is anounced by the Sumo Association.

The grand tournament is held every two months and every second one is held in Tokyo. Starting from the January tournament (commonly called "Hatsu basho" meaning the first tournament of the year) in Tokyo, the March tournament ("Haru basho" spring tournament) in Osaka, the May tournament ("Natsu basho"summer tournament) in Tokyo, the July tournament ("Nagoya basho") in Nagoya, the September tournament ("Aki basho" autumn tournament) in Tokyo, finishing with the November tournament ("Kyushu basho") in Fukuoka in Kyushu. 

The schedule for 2018 is as follows:

Tournament	Venue	Advanced Tickets are sold from	Sumo Ranking is announced on	First Day
				Final Day
The January Tournament	Kokugikan (Tokyo)	2-Dec-17	26-Dec-17	14-Jan
				28-Jan
The March Tournament	EDION Arena (Osaka)	4-Feb	26-Feb	11-Mar
				25-Mar
The May Tournament	Kokugikan (Tokyo)	7-Apr	30-Apr	13-May
				27-May
The July Tournament	DOLPHINS ARENA (Nagoya)	24-May	25-Jun	8-Jul
				22-Jul
The September Tournament	Kokugikan (Tokyo)	4-Aug	27-Aug	9-Sep
				23-Sep
The November Tournament	Fukuoka Kokusai Center (Fukuoka)	6-Oct	29-Oct	11-Nov
				25-Nov

The next tounament will be held in Tokyo from September 9 to 23, 2018. The advanced tickets have been sold out, but some tickets will be sold on the morning of the day.

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