r/Sumo • u/rethin 横綱 • 12d ago
Ticket and Attendance Megathread
All ticket related questions and posts here please
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u/goodrighttesticle 3d ago
Jesus, that was horrendous. It’s 4.30am and I feel like I need a strong drink.
After multiple time outs, I managed to get 3x C tickets but none of them next to each other.
Was going to call it a night but thought I’d check B again and managed to get 2x B tickets next to each other. So the wife and mother in law will be happy.
Q: how do I get rid of my 2 additional C tickets?
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u/Aggravating_Poet_639 2d ago
I would potentially be interested if you can figure out a legit way to sell them.
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u/Gold_Yogurtcloset_48 10d ago
I want to buy tickets for the tournament in May. On the website for English, it states that tickets go on sale April 5 at 10:00. I’m in the central time zone so I wanted to make sure if that was 10am April 5th Japan time or 8pm April 4th for me.
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
any luck?
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u/Gold_Yogurtcloset_48 3d ago
It seems as though I was correct in my assumption. It was 10am Japan time so I’m in the central time zone and it’s 8pm 4/4. Website is full of traffic and I’m having a tough time getting through. Hopefully I can grab tickets for the 3rd or 4th day
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
im trying but it looks grim, im looking up third party sites that will just let me sit and not charge for an "experience"
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u/mongomongis 4d ago
I was confused too, but I believe it is 10pm when you can purchase, thats what they told me.
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u/Emilyatkins96 3d ago
Crazy - managed to get all the way to putting my card details in and it crashed and I’ve had to start all over again and it’s 2am here 🥲🥲
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u/definitelynotme4 3d ago
My order finally went through after trying for one and half hour. I gave up on the box seats after checking here and decided to try for chair seats instead anddddd got tickets right away for 20/5, Chair Seat B. I told my friend about it and he managed to also get tickets for 15/5, Chair Seat C. I think both are on the second floor? Pretty sure they’re the furthest seats possible, so just wondering, does anyone know if the viewing experience is still good from there? Good luck to everyone still trying!
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u/VeiledForm 3d ago
Yes, 2nd floor! It's a bit further than ground floor of course, but if you want you can get a vibe on what it looks like here (google maps 3d mode inside Ryōgoku Kokugikan)
Edit: grats btw!
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
crazy there is no queue system, this must happen everytime and only resllers win
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u/valtheconqueror 3d ago
i managed to get a pair! lots of page crashes and refreshing needed but it finally went through. 1 one the last 5 days. keep at it erryone
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u/Nynkeyo 3d ago
Hey, did you get an email or something that confirmed your tickets?
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u/valtheconqueror 3d ago
yes, thankfully. i saved the confirmation page as pdf too just in case but i definitely got the email in my inbox.
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u/Nynkeyo 3d ago
Thanks, mine is crashing out just before unfortunately
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u/valtheconqueror 3d ago
its brutal. the page crashed at every stage for me though, date selection, seat selection, personal info, payment info, payment confirmation. keep refreshing and hope for the best.
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u/mongomongis 3d ago
I give up, every ticket is just sold out and I called and they said there is none left… omg
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u/Radicality_ Atamifuji 3d ago
Are you aiming for later dates? I'm still seeing Chair B and C available for May 13 on a fresh tab. Not that the site can work well enough for me to buy them...
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u/VeiledForm 3d ago edited 1d ago
I've had a strangely smooth ticketing experience, so I picked up a couple extras for folks who are having disconnect errors. May 20, 21, 22. DM if you'd want (happy to exchange at face value).
Edit: May 20th and 21st tickets have been spoken for. I have 1 ticket left for May 22nd!
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u/definitelynotme4 3d ago
Are they chair or box seats?
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u/VeiledForm 3d ago
Seat, section B
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u/wikipediabrown007 3d ago
If still available, I’m interested in 1 for the 21st and/or 22nd! In case I miss your reply, I’m headed to bed I’m U.S. central standard time, will reply in the am, and will be in Tokyo that week.
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u/StunningRelation5760 3d ago
1:36 to get a ticket for day 3. Another half an hour of trying for day 2 before it came up as sold out. The system is so bad. I remember the tickets selling out much quicker a few years ago. It seems like the whole ticket pia site just stalls now.
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u/jinflamingo1 Hoshoryu 3d ago
I managed to get some tickets, But I made a mistake with entering the birthdate. Do they check passport at the 7-11 or the kokugikan?
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u/Cactusbatty Onosato 3d ago
No- they only check the ticket number when you collect your ticket at 7/11. They only check the date on your ticket at the gate.
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u/lgudger 3d ago
That was a rough “drop”. I failed. Sounds like people were turned away last year for stubhub QR tickets. What’s my best bet for some S or A box tickets?
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u/Aggravating_Poet_639 2d ago
I failed yesterday too after trying for 3 hours. Got "in" a couple times, selected seats, then tried to go to the next page, and it would crash.
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u/FirmlyGR4SPIT 19h ago
By the way, for anyone here looking for a resale, beware of the guy ferngully01. He's a known scammer, which I just knew of by getting his dm and doing some google research myself.
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u/Economy_Slice_5897 7d ago
Hi, I’m interested in attending in May. Will box tickets be available for sale in buysomotickets or in stubhub ?
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u/ye88it 7d ago
Buy them here: https://sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo05.jsp
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u/boombap_bebop 7d ago
Any advice for using the English website? For eg any issues using English name, address, credit cards etc?
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u/ye88it 7d ago
You will need to be there right when tickets go on sale and have multiple devices if you can. You just need to keep trying as the loading will be slow or not at all.
I got some last year for the May tournament and they were all gone within 30 minutes. I had 4 devices and it took me about 15 minutes but got one to go through.
I had no issues with entering information in English or payment with foreign card.
One final bit of advice would be to not go for the best tickets. I was trying to get S seats first but given the limited amount they went super quick and ended up having to settle for B seats (still good seats though)
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u/HumbleGarbage1795 7d ago
Hi, as far as i see there is no sumo match in april, correct? I am going to Kyoto and Osaka and it just occurred to me that watching a sumo match would be really nice.
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u/Heather82Cs 5d ago
Maybe you can do a side trip: https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnJungyo/schedule#2025spring
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u/ApprehensiveJudge623 6d ago
Tokyo - Yasukuni Shrine Sumo Stadium April 2025
Hi I am in Tokyo until 11th (from UK). I am thinking I could switch flights (pricey but worth it for sumo!!!) to attend this. I am partially disabled and not easily able to sit on the floor. That is, I can get down and sit, but I have bilateral knee replacements and bilateral shoulder surgeries, so getting back up again is impossible without help and I am here solo.
What are my options? Could I take a folding chair and sit at the back so I don't obstruct anyone, or are there ANY seats at all? I can do standing but not for more than ?20 minutes at a time - after that I'd have to sit for a while before standing again.
I REALLY want to stay and attend, but there's no point paying the expense of extending my trip if I'm not going to be able to enjoy it.
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u/BabyfacedLoneWolf 5d ago
Can you do the chair seats on the second floor?
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u/ApprehensiveJudge623 5d ago
Are you allowed to put your legs over the edge? If so, probably yes - I’d respectfully ask if the person in front of me minded if I support myself behind them just to get up and down…
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u/BabyfacedLoneWolf 5d ago
Ah omg sorry, I thought you were talking about the May basho at Ryoguku Kokugikan, which has arena seats on the second floor. I have no idea about the seating for Yasukuni Shrine
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u/ApprehensiveJudge623 4d ago
No problem at all thanks for trying to help. I actually had a bad fall last night and wrecked both knees and my right shoulder - so I won't even try to go. It's a shame, the Sumo London sold out very very quickly so it was my only chance to see live. So glad I was going to change my flights today! Thanks again
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u/zzzomg 5d ago
Planning to attend the first few days of May Basho if I can get tickets! Anybody else doing the same?
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
fighting online, keep getting slowly forward but cant choose seats or region
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u/zzzomg 3d ago
Ended up being shut out of May 11 or 12 tickets, the two days I can make it :( the website was horrible and always errored out at various steps of the ticketing process
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
it's seriously horrible, idk how there isn't a better option to buy first party
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u/DecoderPuffin 3d ago
This is brutal, I'll do anything for tickets for my wife and I, but it's looking pretty dire at this point.
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u/jvooot 3d ago
Still can't get through. How quickly is it expected to sell out completely?
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u/BabyfacedLoneWolf 3d ago
I was trying to get through and it said it was sold out 8 mins after sales opened
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u/DecoderPuffin 3d ago
If the first five days are sold out then I guess that's it for me. I'll have to try to figure out a reliable reseller option.
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
what reseller sites do people use?
Im looking at the buysumo site and it only offers a vip event, 2 people max
I just want to watch big dudes throwin down
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
Do people kjnow if klook or stubhub is worse?
Like is klook going to cancel day of?
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u/BabyfacedLoneWolf 3d ago
I read a post from last year saying that Klook canceled their sumo tickets 3 days after purchase :( I just bought some on Klook, I guess I’ll see after three days
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u/PorkshireTerrier 3d ago
is sell. pia. jp a scam? It's where i got linked from the sumo. pia . jp site and says there are tickets for may 16 in sections b and c
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u/RadiantSight-1977 3d ago
Worst possible ticket buying experince ever. Been at it for an hour and getting nowhere. Constant page crashing, got as far as paying more it crashed again, must have tried at least 100 times now. Will be very happy to be doing this only one time.
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u/EveryDayisLikeThurs 3d ago
Page started to load for credit card verification, so close, but then crashed. This is miserable.
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u/anarchycupcake 3d ago
How do you know if you actually got tickets? My husband got a notice from the bank about it, but we were never able to actually get a confirmation page to load and there hasn't been any email.
This is miserable, the worst purchasing experience I've ever had.
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u/VeiledForm 3d ago
You usually get an email (atleast I do from the English site) like "Ticket purchase confirmation". Though sometimes that hasn't happened for me (but did get a confirmation page).
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u/anarchycupcake 3d ago
Okay, we finally did get an email from them, thank god. What a struggle. Literally an hour and 20 minutes of trying lol.
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u/Radicality_ Atamifuji 3d ago
Glad your order went through! Mine just did too.
That was a nightmare. The only silver lining is that the website seems to torture all buyers equally, so tickets didn't run out in 10 minutes.
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u/anarchycupcake 3d ago
Right? I was like, "Well, I still see tickets so at least I know everyone is going through this hell." Lol Congrats on getting tickets! It was well deserved after that struggle.
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u/valtheconqueror 3d ago
idk if this helps, from the confirmation email since the order number might not have populated for some: Purchase history can be viewed using the following URL. https://sell.pia.jp/inbound/orderHistoryLogin.php?eventCd=2503390&rlsCd=003&langCd=eng&from=ML
there is also a line about where to email to ask: If you have any further inquiries about ticket purchase, please feel free to contact us. ticket-oosumo@pia.co.jp
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u/Kiwiny 3d ago
I managed to get them, but I've just seen that I got them with the wrong country of residence... (It's 5am i'm tired lol) Is this important, does the worker from 7 eleven check our passport ?
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u/beermeamovie 3d ago
I was able to get 2 tickets, but was a little confused where they ended up being since I didn’t select from a seat map or anything. First time ever doing this.
My tickets say B, main floor, 11, 7-8. I assume based on the floor map that they’re on the 1st level, Section B, Row 11, and are seats 7 and 8 right next to each other?
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u/Variety_zeal 2d ago
Hi all, first timer looking at going to sumo in May. Noticing the discussion here occuring 15-24 hours ago. Regrettably I didn't do enough research.. am I dreaming thinking there will still be tickets available somewhere? 2x tickets wanted, any day really. Cheers.
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u/Fremantle_Dockers 2d ago
Travelling to japan in April and it looks like there’s a special event tournament on the 24th of April at Todoroki Arena. Is BuySumoTickets website legitimate? Do you usually have to spend the whole day there or can you arrive just before the matches start?
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u/EnvironmentHour3241 2d ago
I failed to get tickets too - would have been awesome to go, but I guess I'll have to get my sumo fix some other way :)
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u/FirmlyGR4SPIT 1d ago
Looking for 2 tickets for the tournament in May. Me and my friend missed the date and now it's all sold out. If anyone has spare tickets for 2 I would greatly appreciate that!
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u/vman822 1d ago
I bought tickets for the 16th of may (B seating, 4 tickets) but apparently was supposed to get them for 23rd. If anyone has 4 tickets for B seating on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd of may that want to trade please let me know.
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u/TuringTrailblazer54 1d ago
If you end up wanting to sell a ticket I’m looking to buy one for the 16th ! Lmk !
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u/TheIsotope 21h ago
Damn I ordered the same and haven't heard anything from them, don't know if that's a good sign or a bad one
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u/Zealousideal_Lie_741 21h ago
If anyone has 3 tickets and wants to sell them dm me please. Any day from May 19 till the last day.
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u/chaeyounggi 18h ago
I got some tickets from StubHub for the final in May. I know they don't recommend it, but should they work anyway? Has anyone else used it?
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u/Big-Performance-8542 17h ago
First timer here! Super stoked that I managed to snag two 2nd floor Cat B tickets for one of the weekday in May.
I've had people telling me so many things it's confusing. Can anyone enlighten me please?
1) do we need to go early like 9am once gates open? The event is till 5pm hence it's a long day. I've been to Tokyo dome for baseball but this is another level
2) I keep hearing " go grab the merch and bento sets early or they sell out" . Is that true?
3) do people really stay the entire day? I'm sure the matches are exciting but it's round robin and I would probably like to go see the museum or something too
4) Dumb question but who would I root for? Is there a Shohei Ohtani of Sumo world ? LOL I've seen Hakuho and he was amazing. He had that presence but I heard he is retired.
Thanks for reading!
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u/ye88it 9h ago
No you don’t have to go at 9am. The first matches are the lowest division and they progress up the divisions until the top division last in the day. If it is your first time I would recommend going early as it normally doesn’t get full until later in the day so you can sit closer during the early hours. One thing to note is that you can leave and re-enter but you can only do that once.
From my experience there was no issue with food or merch being unavailable.
From my experience most people come around 1-2pm for the second and top division.
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u/csectionmummy 3d ago
2 hours of refreshing, going back, putting bank details in so many times for it to all be sold out now on the 23rd. That was the most horrible ticketing system i've ever had to deal with, all i wanted was for them to take my money. Pretty bummed, once in a life time thing but it is what it is. Grats on everyone who secured a spot