The Grand Sumo Tournament: Two Tickets Giveaway for New Members - Join Now!

Date
Saturday 18 October 2025

Time
7.00pm
The evening's sumo will start at 7.30pm

Venue
Royal Albert Hall 
Kensington Gore
London, SW7 2AP

Event Details
The Grand Sumo Tournament is returning to the Royal Albert Hall in London! Tickets have sold out but we have secured group tickets for our members to attend on Saturday 18 October.

(Members have received an email with all the details but please contact us at events@japansociety.org.uk if you haven't received it or if you have any questions).

Not a Member yet? Join The Japan Society now for a chance to win a free ticket!  Open only to new Individual Members who join between Thursday 7 August and Tuesday 30 September 2025. All new Individual Members will be automatically entered into the giveaway upon payment of their membership; no additional steps are necessary. Two winners will be selected randomly and contacted on Wednesday 1 October. They will receive one free ticket each to attend The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 18 October with The Japan Society group. Seat Location: Rausing Circle. * Please note this is a group entry, so the two winners must enter together at the same time with The Japan Society group. Tickets are non-transferable and can't be rescheduled or exchanged for cash. Tickets are valued at £122.27 each (including booking fee).

The Grand Sumo Tournament is coming to London, and The Japan Society has secured a limited number of highly sought-after tickets to attend on Saturday 18 October 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall.

From 15 to 19 October, the Royal Albert Hall will be transformed into a temple for Sumo, complete with an authentic dohyo (ring) made of traditional soil and sand, and a suspended roof modelled after a Shinto shrine. More than 40 of Japan’s top maku-uchi rikishi (wrestlers) will take to the ring, embodying the 1,500-year-old legacy of Sumo. Each match promises an enthralling display of explosive power and ritualistic elegance, from the vibrant, hand-embroidered silk kesho-mawashi to the time-honoured salt purification rituals.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the full spectacle of Sumo up close, an extraordinary celebration of Japanese culture, tradition, and sporting prowess.

Images: (left) Sumo Tournament in Nagoya / (right) Sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho performs the Shiranui style dohyō-iri.

If you have any questions, please call The Japan Society office on 020 3075 1996 or email us at events@japansociety.org.uk.