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Edion Arena Osaka sumo: the hall, the stations and the day inside
Fast answer
Edion Arena Osaka, also called the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, is the hall in Namba where the Osaka sumo tournament is held each March, about a 3-minute walk from Osaka Metro Namba Station.
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The arena is at 3-4-36 Nambanaka in Naniwa-ku and hosts the March tournament.
Google MapsThe bureau counts 3 minutes on foot to the arena from this Midosuji Line station, and a second bureau page gives about 350 m.
Google MapsJNTO puts the arena within a five-minute walk of this station, and the bureau lists 3 minutes.
Google MapsThe bureau lists 10 minutes on foot from JR Namba Station to the arena.
Google MapsDirectly connected to Nankai Namba, it opened in October 2003, and the Sumo Hall Hirakuza show is on its 8th floor.
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It is right outside Namba Station on the Nankai and Kintetsu lines and three Osaka Metro lines.
Google MapsA stone-paved alley 80 meters long and 3 meters wide with kappo restaurants, bars and okonomiyaki shops.
Google MapsThe bureau lists 6 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Namba to the arena.
Google MapsThe same Osaka Metro station serves Dotonbori on the Midosuji, Sennichimae and Yotsubashi lines.
Google MapsJNTO suggests eating and drinking in Namba after the matches.
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JNTO describes the arena as approximately 10,000 seats in the center of the city.
Google MapsOur show meets in front of Exit 4 of this Osaka Metro station, at Sumo Studio Osaka.
Google MapsThe bureau counts 3 minutes on foot from this station to the arena.
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Edion Arena Osaka is the gymnasium in Namba that hosts the March sumo tournament. This guide covers the address, the walk from four stations, the hall's history, the timetable of a bout day, the seats and a map of the streets around it.
Editorial team, osakasumo.top · Updated November 6, 2026 · Quick read: 6 min
Basics
- Address3-4-36 Nambanaka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, in the middle of the Namba district.1,2
- Walk from the station3 minutes from Osaka Metro Namba and Nankai Namba, 6 from Kintetsu Namba, 10 from JR Namba.3
- SizeJNTO describes an arena of approximately 10,000 seats.2
- Next tournamentMarch 14 to 28, 2027, with advance tickets from February 6.4
- Our showA separate 1.5-hour show with retired wrestlers, meeting at Hanazonocho Station, not at this hall.
Finding the arena beside Namba Station
Visitors looking for Edion Arena Osaka sumo seats head for 3-4-36 Nambanaka in Naniwa-ku, the address the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau gives for the building.1 The Japan Sumo Association's schedule prints the venue as EDION Arena Osaka with Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in brackets, and lists it for the March tournament in 2026, 2027 and 2028.5,4,6
The bureau's venue page counts the walk to the arena as 3 minutes from Osaka Metro Namba Station on the Midosuji Line, 3 minutes from Nankai Namba, 6 minutes from Kintetsu Namba and 10 minutes from JR Namba.3 A second bureau page speaks in rounder numbers: about 350 m from the Osaka Metro station, and 5 minutes on foot from Namba Station on the Midosuji and Nankai lines.7,8 The two pages differ slightly, so read them as the same short stroll rather than a timetable.
JNTO's page on the tournament gives one more direction that helps after you leave the Nankai station: the hall is within a five-minute walk, and you head west on the same street as the Osaka Namba Post Office.9 If you are asking where the Osaka sumo tournament is held, the answer is the center of the city, not a stadium on its edge: JNTO places the arena in the Namba district.2
Pick your seat
Floor box and chair classes side by side
| Seat class | Weekday | Weekend or holiday | How you sit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair seat D | 3,500 yen, all days | 3,500 yen, all days | In a chair, per guest.20 |
| Chair seat C | 4,000 yen | 4,500 yen | In a chair, per guest.20 |
| Chair seat B | 5,000 yen | 5,500 yen | In a chair, per guest.20 |
| Chair seat S | 8,000 yen | 9,000 yen | In a chair, per guest.20 |
| Chair seat SS | 11,000 yen, all days | 11,000 yen, all days | In a chair, per guest.20 |
| Box seat C | 34,000 yen | 38,000 yen | On cushions, shoes off, 4 guests.21,22 |
| Box seat B | 40,000 yen | 42,000 yen | On cushions, shoes off, 4 guests.21,22 |
These are the prices Ticket Oosumo listed for its March tournament, tax included, before a service fee; a later price list may differ.20,23
A sports hall with an airplane hangar for a frame
The Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau says the gymnasium was first built in 1952 using the framework of an airplane hangar, was renovated completely in 1985 and reopened in 1987 as a sports center.16 It is a hall for many sports. The same bureau page lists courts and dojos for volleyball, basketball, tennis, handball, badminton, table tennis, judo, kendo, gymnastics and boxing, plus a multipurpose hall and conference rooms.17
For sumo that matters a little, because the tournament is a guest in a building that lives a different life the rest of the year. JNTO says the arena seats approximately 10,000.2 By comparison, JNTO gives the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo a capacity of 11,098.18 As an Osaka sumo stadium it is a little smaller than the Tokyo home of the sport, though both figures come from JNTO and neither is a count of sumo seats on a given day.
The bureau also lists when the gymnasium shuts: the first Tuesday of every month, or the next day if that Tuesday is a public holiday, and from December 29 to January 3.19 None of this changes the March tournament, but it is worth knowing if you pass the building in another month and wonder why the doors are closed.4
How a bout day runs inside the hall
On JNTO's account, each tournament day in Osaka stretches from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.10 For the 2026 tournament, Ticket Oosumo said the gymnasium opened its doors at 8:45, with a later opening of 10:30 on March 20 and 21 and 10:00 on the last day, March 22.12 Treat those door times as the 2026 pattern, not a promise for later years, and read the notice that comes with your own ticket.
Ticket Oosumo put the top division's main bouts at around 2 PM and said one ticket covers every match from morning to night.13 JNTO takes the other side of the day: for those with limited time, it suggests turning up around 15:00 to catch the top division, which it places between 15:30 and 18:00, and observes that the crowd grows as the afternoon wears on.14 The two sources agree that the later hours are the main event.
Leaving for lunch is allowed, within limits. Ticket Oosumo said guests can enter and exit at any time during the matches, though re-entry is allowed only once, and guests must be back by 17:00.15 The same page cautions against resale sites, and says a customer who loses a ticket is refused entry.25,26 Keep the ticket in a safe pocket, not in a bag you leave in the hotel.
Which station
Which Namba station suits your trip?
Four stations serve the arena. Pick the line you already ride and add the walk.
If I arrive on the Nankai line
Leave by Nankai Namba and head west
JNTO says the hall is within a five-minute walk, on the same street as the Osaka Namba Post Office.9
If I ride the Midosuji Line
Use Osaka Metro Namba
The bureau counts 3 minutes on foot from that station.3
If My hotel is near Kintetsu Namba
Walk from Kintetsu Namba
The bureau lists 6 minutes on foot.3
If I come in on a JR line
Allow extra time from JR Namba
The bureau lists 10 minutes, the longest walk among the stations it names.3
If I want dinner straight after
Stay on foot in Namba
JNTO suggests eating and drinking in the surrounding area after the matches.24
When there is no tournament
Three shows within reach of the arena district
Hall show
Show at Namba Parks
Hall on the 8th floor
- LengthRuns 2 hours
- Pricefrom $92
- CancellationNon-refundable
Meal show
Show and hot pot
Rinku Town, by the airport
- LengthRuns 1.5 to 4 hours
- Pricefrom $65
- CancellationFree until the day before
Floor boxes, chairs and what they cost
A box seat means shoes off and a square cushion on the floor, with 4 guests to a box; boxes are sold whole.22 GO TOKYO's beginner guide finds floor seating a little tight by Western standards and suggests a table seat with chairs for a long day.31 If your knees dislike the floor, the chair seats are the answer.
For the 2026 March tournament Ticket Oosumo listed chair seats from 3,500 yen for class D up to 11,000 yen for class SS, each for one guest, tax included.20 Box seats for 4 guests ran from 34,000 yen on a weekday in class C to 60,000 yen on a weekend in class S.21 Ringside seats were 20,000 yen for one guest and sold only through the Japanese-language service.32 The table below sets the common classes side by side.
Children aged 4 or older need a ticket, and there is no children's discount.33 The English ticket service charged a fee of 2,000 yen per ticket in 2026, took credit cards only and printed tickets only at Seven-Eleven in Japan.23 Once bought, a ticket can be neither changed nor cancelled, whatever the reason, so confirm your dates before you press the button.26
One tournament day
From the doors to the final bouts
8:30 AM
Matches begin
JNTO gives 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM as the daily span of the Osaka matches, and lists the early matches between up-and-comers among the things not to miss.10,11
8:45
Doors on most 2026 days
Ticket Oosumo said the gymnasium opened at 8:45 for most of the 2026 tournament.12
Around 2 PM
Top division starts
Around 2 PM is when Ticket Oosumo put the main top-division bouts.13
15:00
Latest sensible arrival
JNTO suggests arriving around 15:00 if time is short, to see the top division between 15:30 and 18:00.14
17:00
Re-entry deadline
Under the rule Ticket Oosumo gave, a guest who had left once had to be back by 17:00.15
6:00 PM
Day ends
JNTO gives 6:00 PM as the end of the daily matches.10
Eating and wandering in Namba after the last bout
JNTO calls Namba a hub of entertainment in Osaka and suggests exploring the surrounding area and eating and drinking after the matches.24 It also lists Namba City, Hozenji Temple, Hozenji Yokocho, Dotonbori and Denden Town as places near the tournament.34 Its page even says you may catch a glimpse of a yukata-clad wrestler walking the busy streets of Namba after a match.35
Dotonbori is right outside Namba Station, which the bureau serves with the Nankai and Kintetsu lines and the Midosuji, Sennichimae and Yotsubashi lines of the Osaka Metro.29 Hozenji Yokocho is a stone-paved alley 80 meters long and 3 meters wide, lined with kappo restaurants, bars, and okonomiyaki and skewered cutlet shops.30 Both sit on the map further down this page, close to the pins for the stations.
Namba Parks, directly connected to Nankai Namba Station, opened in October 2003 on the former site of Osaka Baseball Park and has a rooftop Parks Garden.28,27 It is also where the Sumo Hall Hirakuza show is staged, on the 8th floor. If the tournament is sold out, a show there is the nearest substitute to the arena, though the listing is a separate product with its own booking and a non-refundable rule.
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The approximately 10,000-seater arena is in Osaka's Namba district, in the center of the city. Expect raucous cheers for any wrestlers from the Kansai region.
Before you go
Arena day checklist
At the doors4
- Keep your ticket safe, a lost ticket is refused at the gate
- Check the doors time printed on your own ticket
- Decide in advance whether you want the early bouts or the top division
- Buy only through the Association's listed ticket sites
In your seat4
- Choose a chair seat if sitting on the floor is hard for you
- Fill a box with 4 guests, as boxes are sold whole
- Remove your shoes before stepping into a box
- Remember the service fee when you compare ticket prices
After the bouts3
- Note which Namba station you will use to go home
- Walk to Dotonbori or Hozenji Yokocho for dinner
- Keep a day free for a show if the tournament is sold out
When the arena is empty: the show in Hanazonocho
Outside March the gymnasium goes back to its everyday work as a sports hall, and a trip cannot always line up with tournament dates. Our own Osaka Sumo Experience is a different kind of outing. It meets at Sumo Studio Osaka on the first floor of the Hanazonocho AI Building, directly in front of Exit 4 of Hanazonocho Station, where staff wear a SUMOTORI shirt. The studio is in Nishinari-ku, south of the arena, on the third panel of the map below.
Expect 1.5 hours, a live guide speaking English and a group of up to 53. The itinerary lists a 40-minute demonstration and match, a 30-minute challenge and a 20-minute talk called What is Sumo. Retired wrestlers do the performing, and a few places are reserved for guests who want to face one in the ring.
It is an entertainment show with retired wrestlers, not a Grand Sumo tournament and not a stable's morning practice, and the Japan Sumo Association's schedule does not list it.5 The listing is from $62 and carries free cancellation up to 24 hours before. That makes it the flexible choice for a trip that cannot lock in tournament dates months ahead.
FAQ
The short answers to your questions.
What is the address of the arena?
Which station is closest to the hall?
Namba, on several lines.
The bureau counts 3 minutes on foot from Osaka Metro Namba and Nankai Namba.3
How far is the walk from JR Namba?
About 10 minutes.
The bureau lists 10 minutes on foot from JR Namba Station, the longest walk among the stations it names.3
How many people does the hall seat?
About 10,000.
JNTO describes an arena of approximately 10,000 seats in the center of the city.2
Do children need a ticket?
Yes, from age 4.
Ticket Oosumo said children aged 4 or older need a ticket and that there is no children's discount.33
Can I leave and come back during the day?
Yes, once.
The rule Ticket Oosumo gave was one re-entry, and guests had to return by 17:00.15
When is the next Osaka tournament?
March 14 to 28, 2027.
The Japan Sumo Association's schedule gives those dates for EDION Arena Osaka, with advance tickets from February 6, 2027.4
Is the gymnasium open every day of the year?
No.
The bureau lists a closure on the first Tuesday of every month and from December 29 to January 3.19
Sources
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium), Facility Search ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Experience Sumo ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium), Facility Search ↩
- Japan Sumo Association · Grand Tournament Schedule ↩
- Japan Sumo Association · Grand Tournament Schedule ↩
- Japan Sumo Association · Grand Tournament Schedule ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Experience Sumo ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · EDION Arena Osaka (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · Namba Parks ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · Namba Parks ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · Dotonbori ↩
- Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau · Hozenji Yokocho Alley ↩
- GO TOKYO (Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau) · Sumo for the Win ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Ticket Oosumo (ticket site linked by the Japan Sumo Association) · March Grand Tournament ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
- Japan National Tourism Organization · Osaka Sumo Tournament ↩
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