The following are the events in professional sumo during 2026.
Tournaments January
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Sumida, Tokyo, 11 January – 25 January 2026 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 10 - 5 - 0 HōshōryūY Ōnosato 10 - 5 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 KotozakuraO Aonishiki* 12 - 3 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 Kirishima S Takayasu 8 - 7 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 Ōhō K Wakamotoharu 8 - 7 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 Ichiyamamoto M1 Yoshinofuji 8 - 7 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 UraM2 Wakatakakage 9 - 6 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 Takanoshō M3 ø Hakunofuji 5 - 8 - 2 7 - 8 - 0 Daieishō M4 Atamifuji 12 - 3 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 Tamawashi M5 Churanoumi 9 - 6 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 HiradoumiM6 Ōnokatsu 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 ŌshōmaM7 Fujinokawa 10 - 5 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Shōdai M8 Kinbōzan 4 - 11 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Gōnoyama M9 Rōga 7 - 8 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 TokihayateM10 Kotoshōhō 9 - 6 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 ChiyoshōmaM11 ø Nishikifuji 6 - 6 - 3 6 - 9 - 0 MidorifujiM12 Abi 10 - 5 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 Tobizaru M13 Tomokaze 4 - 11 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 ShishiM14 Mitakeumi 7 - 8 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 RyūdenM15 Asakōryū 9 - 6 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 AsanoyamaM16 Ōshōumi 10 - 5 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 AsahakuryūM17 Hatsuyama 2 - 13 - 0 Playoff
Aonishiki beats Atamifuji ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner * Won Playoff
March
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 March – 22 March 2026 Haru basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 11 - 4 - 0 HōshōryūY ø Ōnosato 0 - 4 - 11 7 - 8 - 0 AonishikiO Kotozakura 10 - 5 - 0 12 - 3 - 0 KirishimaS Takayasu 7 - 8 - 0 3 - 12 - 0 WakamotoharuK Atamifuji 9 - 6 - 0 8 - 6 - 1 ø WakatakakageM1 Yoshinofuji 7 - 8 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 FujinokawaM2 Churanoumi 4 - 11 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 HiradoumiM3 Ōhō 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 DaieishōM4 Takanoshō 9 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 5 AbiM5 Kotoshōhō 11 - 4 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 IchiyamamotoM6 ø Ōnokatsu 1 - 6 - 8 6 - 9 - 0 ŌshōmaM7 Hakunofuji 5 - 6 - 4 5 - 10 - 0 UraM8 Shōdai 8 - 7 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 TokihayateM9 Tamawashi 5 - 10 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 GōnoyamaM10 Rōga 5 - 10 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 ShishiM11 Ōshōumi 5 - 10 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 AsakōryūM12 Asanoyama 8 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 TobizaruM13 10 - 5 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 ChiyoshōmaM14 Nishikifuji 9 - 6 - 0 0 - 0 - 15 ø MidorifujiM15 Mitakeumi 8 - 7 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 AsahakuryūM16 Kinbōzan 9 - 6 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 M17 Kotoeihō 9 - 6 - 0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner
May
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 May – 24 May 2026 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 0 - 2 - 13 ø HōshōryūY ø Ōnosato 0 - 0 - 15 3 - 9 - 3 ø KotozakuraO ø Aonishiki 0 - 0 - 15 12 - 3 - 0 KirishimaO ø 9 - 6 - 0 AtamifujiS Kotoshōhō 9 - 6 - 0 12 - 3 - 0 Wakatakakage*K ø Takayasu 2 - 2 - 11 7 - 8 - 0 FujinokawaM1 Takanoshō 7 - 8 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 YoshinofujiM2 Ichiyamamoto 6 - 9 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 HiradoumiM3 Ōhō 9 - 6 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 DaieishōM4 Gōnoyama 8 - 7 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 WakamotoharuM5 Shōdai 6 - 9 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 ChuranoumiM6 7 - 8 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 ChiyoshōmaM7 ø Asakōryū 3 - 4 - 8 8 - 7 - 0 ŌshōmaM8 Asahakuryū 5 - 10 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 AbiM9 Nishikifuji 5 - 10 - 0 7 - 5 - 3 ø AsanoyamaM10 Hakunofuji 11 - 4 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 UraM11 Kinbōzan 6 - 9 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 ShishiM12 Tokihayate 4 - 11 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 KotoeihōM13 Tamawashi 2 - 13 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 MitakeumiM14 Rōga 9 - 6 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 TobizaruM15 Ōshōumi 4 - 11 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 M16 Ryūden 5 - 10 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 M17 ø Playoff
Wakatakakage beats Kirishima ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner * Won Playoff
July Nagoya
IG Arena, Nagoya, 12 July – 26 July 2026 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 7 - 7 - 1 ø HōshōryūY Ōnosato 9 - 6 - 0 12 - 3 - 0 KirishimaO Kotozakura 8 - 7 - 0 12 - 3 - 0 AtamifujiS1 Kotoshōhō 6 - 9 - 0 0 - 0 - 15 ø WakatakakageS2 Aonishiki* 12 - 3 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 YoshinofujiK Ōhō 2 - 13 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 FujinokawaM1 Takanoshō 6 - 9 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 GōnoyamaM2 Churanoumi 7 - 8 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 HiradoumiM3 Hakunofuji 9 - 6 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 DaieishōM4 Ichiyamamoto 6 - 9 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 UraM5 Ōshōma 7 - 8 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 ShōdaiM6 7 - 8 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 KotoeihōM7 Takayasu 11 - 4 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 WakamotoharuM8 Rōga 9 - 6 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 M9 Tobizaru 5 - 10 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 AsanoyamaM10 Chiyoshōma 5 - 10 - 0 5 - 2 - 8 ø M11 Mitakeumi 2 - 13 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 AsahakuryūM12 Abi 7 - 8 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 NishikifujiM13 Takerufuji 10 - 5 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 KinbōzanM14 Shishi 10 - 5 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 ŌnokatsuM15 5 - 10 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 M16 Asakōryū 9 - 6 - 0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner* Won 3-way Playoff
Playoff (Two consecutive victories required to win the Playoff and the yūshō) Match 1: Atamifuji defeated Kirishima Match 2: Aonishiki defeated Atamifuji Match 3: Aonishiki defeated Kirishima
September
Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September
2026 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionEastRankWest 12 - 3 - 0 ŌnosatoY ø Hōshōryū 0 - 0 - 15 8 - 7 - 0 KirishimaO1 Kotozakura 9 - 6 - 0 11 - 4 - 0 AonishikiO2 ø 8 - 7 - 0 AtamifujiS Fujinokawa 11 - 4 - 0 5 - 10 - 0 HakunofujiK Daieishō 5 - 10 - 0 5 - 7 - 3 ø KotoshōhōM1 Kotoeihō 5 - 10 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 TakayasuM2 Yoshinofuji 9 - 6 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 GōnoyamaM3 Churanoumi 10 - 5 - 0 4 - 9 - 2 ø TakanoshōM4 Fujiryōga 8 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 0 RōgaM5 Ōshōma 6 - 9 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 AsanoyamaM6 Ichiyamamoto 4 - 11 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 FujiseiunM7 Nishikifuji 7 - 8 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 TakerufujiM8 Hiradoumi 9 - 6 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 UraM9 Shishi 7 - 8 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 ŌhōM10 Kinbōzan 9 - 6 - 0 10 - 5 - 0 WakamotoharuM11 Shōdai 3 - 12 - 0 0 - 0 - 15 ø WakatakakageM12 Asahakuryū 8 - 7 - 0 9 - 6 - 0 AsakōryūM13 Abi 8 - 7 - 0 4 - 11 - 0 TobizaruM14 Chiyoshōma 5 - 10 - 0 8 - 7 - 0 M15 Tokihayate 8 - 7 - 0 0 - 0 - 15 ø WakanoshōM16 9 - 6 - 0 3 - 12 - 0 ShōnannoumiM17 ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYūshō Winner
November Kyushu
Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 8 November – 22 November
News January 9: The Japan Sumo Association announces that Emperor Naruhito will attend the sumo tournament in Tokyo on 18 January (Day 8). It will be the first –sumo performed in the presence of the Emperor–in six years. 10: The Sumo Association announces a record number of (prize money envelope) applications at the upcoming January grand sumo tournament. There are applications for a total of 3,469 prize envelopes, which breaks the record set in September of last year. There are also 258 envelopes set to be distributed on 11 January, which will break the previous single-day record set in January of last year. 14: Top Yoshinofuji defeats Ōnosato after winning against Hōshōryū the previous day, becoming the first competitor in six years to defeat two on consecutive days. This feat would be repeated later by Atamifuji, who entered the tournament having never earned a . 16: The Sumo Association announces the retirement of former Daiamami. 18: Hakunofuji defeats Ōnosato in front of Emperor Naruhito, becoming the third wrestler since the start of the Shōwa era to collect at least one in four consecutive tournaments. 22: Nishikifuji withdraws on Day 12 of the January 2026 tournament. His stablemaster cites returning neck and elbow pain stemming from earlier injuries. 23: Hakunofuji withdraws on Day 13 of the January 2026 tournament due to a ligament injury in his left big toe. Two days earlier, he appeared to collapse from his left knee during his loss to Aonishiki. Hakunofuji's scheduled opponent, Ōnokatsu–who was Nishikifuji's scheduled opponent the day before–becomes the fourth sumo wrestler in history to win two consecutive matches by default.The Japan Sumo Association announces that the election of directors and deputy directors for the new two-year term at the head of the organization will not be subject to a vote for the fourth consecutive term, as the number of candidates matches the number of positions up for election. It has also been announced that the exact occupancy of the positions will be revealed on 8 March. 25: The January 2026 tournament concludes with Aonishiki winning the championship playoff against rank-and-file wrestler Atamifuji, securing his second consecutive Emperor's Cup. Aonishiki and Atamifuji were tied in the standings entering Day 15 with eleven wins each. After Atamifuji won his scheduled Day 15 contest, which eliminated opponent Ōshōumi and three others (Abi, Kirishima and Ōnosato) from title contention, Aonishiki defeated Kotozakura to force a playoff–just like he did in the previous tournament last November. The two () leaders faced each other in the playoff, where Atamifuji pushed Aonishiki to the edge of the ring before Aonishiki stayed low and took his opponent down with a headlock throw. Aonishiki's victory marks the first time in almost 20 years, since Hakuhō in the May 2006 tournament, that a newly promoted has won the championship. He is also the first wrestler in 89 years (since Futabayama in 1937) to win consecutive titles as a newly promoted and a newly promoted . Aonishiki will be a candidate for potential promotion at the next tournament in March. The Sumo Association awards runner-up Atamifuji with his third Fighting Spirit prize, one of three special prizes handed out. A Fighting Spirit prize is also awarded to Kirishima () for the fourth time in his career. Yoshinofuji () collects his first Outstanding Performance prize; he has now collected at least one Special Prize in three of his four career tournaments in the top division.The division championship is won by 22-year-old Tochigi native (), who collects his first professional sumo title. 26: Two months after it was announced, Tokiwayama stable is transferred from the retiring Tokiwayama (former Takamisugi) to Minatogawa (former Takakeishō) and becomes Minatogawa stable. 28: Three promotions from to are announced for the March tournament by the Sumo Association. One of two wrestlers promoted to for the first time is 25-year-old Mongolian , a recruit of Hakuhō with two years of professional experience and one lower-division championship. He is the first promotion for former Terunofuji since taking over Isegahama stable last year. The other is 19-year-old , an All Japan Sumo Championship quarterfinalist as a high school student who debuted as a competitor one year ago. In the March 2026 tournament he will take on the new of . Former competitor Shimazuumi returns to the second-highest sumo division after six tournaments.The Sumo Association announced multiple retirements including former , a 23-year veteran and the last remaining active wrestler from the former Mihogaseki stable. 30: Sanae Takaichi, the first female Prime Minister of Japan, says that she will respect sumo traditions regarding women and not enter the . The remarks are in relation to the presentation of the Prime Minister's Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the top division at every grand sumo tournament. In the January tournament, special advisor Takahiro Inoue presented the Prime Minister's Cup to Aonishiki on her behalf. 31: The retirement ceremony is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan for the 73rd Terunofuji.
February 1: The retirement ceremony for former Mitoryū is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 7: The is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan with over 4,300 in attendance. Among the musicians performing songs with sumo wrestlers was idol group STU48 and singers Miyuki Kawanaka and Kaori Mizumori. 8: Hōshōryū wins the 50th Japan Grand Sumo Tournament, a one-day tournament held for professional sumo wrestlers at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, before 9,030 attendees. It is his second career win in the tournament. The Fighting Spirit prize recipient was Hiradoumi, who had only lost in semi-finals to eventual tournament champion. 13: Former top-division wrestler Daishōhō announces his retirement after a final tournament in the division where he had recorded a negative score.