Kokugikan

Kokugikan is Sumo Amphitheatre in Ryogoku.
15 days Sumo tournaments are held 6 times a year and 3 times are held here in January, May and September.

March tournament is held in Osaka, July tournament is held in Nagoya and November tournament is held in Fukuoka.

During tournament colorful banners with wrestlers name are displayed around Kokugikan.

This place is also used for concerts. At that time, sumo ring is taken away.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Ryogoku station on Sobu Line
Ryogoku station on Oedo Line (E12/Toei Subway)

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The latest 32 pictures of winner of the tournament are displayed in Kokugikan and old ones are returned to the winner and most of them are displayed in training room, his school etc.

Some of them are displayed in JR Ryogoku station.