murmurOtoi Ozumo Sumo Tournament
Seiyo City · Otoi Kaikan, Otoi no Sato, Nomura, Seiyo
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Seiyo City · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Nov 24–25, 2026
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late November
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year
- Venue
- Otoi Kaikan, Otoi no Sato, Nomura, Seiyo
- City
- Seiyo City, Ehime
About
For 2 days, Nomura in Seiyo, a town that calls itself a sumo town, hosts a sumo tournament like no other. Top-division wrestlers and promising lower-ranked ones come from the Japan Sumo Association, along with leading amateurs, and professionals and amateurs meet in the same ring, something no other tournament in Japan offers. Look out for the chigo dohyo-iri, where top-division wrestlers hold small children and stamp the ring to wish them good health, and for the chanko stew festival. It all began after a great fire in 1852 (Kaei 5), when locals offered 33 votive bouts to ward off fire, and 2026 marks its 175th year. The venue is Otoi Kaikan. Free shuttle buses run from the Mikame and Uwa areas, and admission is free for junior high students and younger.
Sources
- OfficialSeiyo City www.city.seiyo.ehime.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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