London koen- October 2025

Akinomaki · October 6

On 02/10/2025 at 12:46, Akinomaki said:

Kotozakura is worried if he can go to London with his injured right knee. Nothing snapped apart, he can walk again. He'll only do the dohyo-iri at the upcoming intai-zumo events and then has to decide, considering the recovery condition of the injured part. o

Kotozakura has decided that he won't go, kyujo for London, which together with the one day and the 100 years tournament is the Aki jungyo this year

Morning · October 6

Do we already know how they get to London? Will there be a sumo plane?

Kishinoyama · October 6

2 hours ago, Morning said:

Do we already know how they get to London? Will there be a sumo plane?

There should be at least two planes. The NSK doesn’t want to take a chance of something happening to all of the rikishi at the same time.

Reonito · October 6

16 hours ago, Kishinoyama said:

There should be at least two planes. The NSK doesn’t want to take a chance of something happening to all of the rikishi at the same time.

One each for East and West side ;-)

Edited October 7 by Reonito

Edwardoho · October 7

Tickets are available if people are still looking. Standing for 50 pounds.

https://tickets.royalalberthall.com/syos2/performance/92553

Octofuji · October 8

8 hours ago, Edwardoho said:

Tickets are available if people are still looking. Standing for 50 pounds.

https://tickets.royalalberthall.com/syos2/performance/92553

Thanks! I booked standing for Saturday at 50 pounds, hoping for some interesting birds' eye views of the bouts.

Jakusotsu · October 8

9 hours ago, Edwardoho said:

Tickets are available if people are still looking. Standing for 50 pounds.

https://tickets.royalalberthall.com/syos2/performance/92553

Only £285 tickets clickable now.

rhyen · October 8

Octofuji · October 8

38 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said:

Only £285 tickets clickable now.

There's still £50 standing left if you switch to Saturday

Gaijingai · October 8

Newspaper report:
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20251008/p2g/00m/0sp/035000c

Kajiyanosho · October 8

Here are new YouTube videos by Sumo Prime Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5_pUMVFpjg) and The Royal Albert Hall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xid2D-HyC9Y).

There are posters all over the London Underground. We'll see more media reports from early next week, but news about broadcasting should hopefully be imminent.

Koorifuu · October 9

Still no Sunday ticket. Have you all received everything? I'm rather worried as a neighbour tried to intercept the first envelope last time.

Kajiyanosho · October 9

7 minutes ago, Koorifuu said:

Still no Sunday ticket. Have you all received everything? I'm rather worried as a neighbour tried to intercept the first envelope last time.

I received my Sunday ticket yesterday.

Morning · October 9

I have received all tickets, the event tickets arrived in September and the radio ticket earlier this week.

Kaitetsu · October 9

6 hours ago, Koorifuu said:

Still no Sunday ticket. Have you all received everything? I'm rather worried as a neighbour tried to intercept the first envelope last time.

I received mine yesterday. If youre worried, I called them once I thought my ticket was lost and they were super helpful in the RAH. Also, if you bring the card you used to buy the tickets + the confirmation email, they can reprint them at the tickets office, according to the confirmation email.

Kajiyanosho · October 10

There's no official announcement yet, but the entire tournament will be broadcast live here in the UK - free to view.

I don't know about rights for outside the UK (but I assume it won't be difficult to find...)

Akinomaki · October 11

On 06/10/2025 at 17:32, Reonito said:

One each for East and West side

East went from Haneda airport today, the group with Onosato, tomorrow Hoshoryu with the others. A total of about 120 NSK members go to London.

https://www.47news.jp/13278520.html

Edit: this concerns only the most precious, the yokozuna. Both sekiwake east and west are in the group today

Edited October 11 by Akinomaki

Kajiyanosho · October 11

Great stuff!

The event will be live streamed entirely by the BBC in the UK, and on Pluto TV elsewhere. Hiro Morita and English sports commentator James Richardson will do the live commentary. I (!) will be involved in the online coverage and will do my best to make all BBC stuff as accurate and less banal as I can.

Other than Kotozakura, also Kusano, Meisei and Tomokaze won't be there. Oshoumi and Kotoeiho will replace them.

RabidJohn · October 11

24 minutes ago, Kajiyanosho said:

The event will be live streamed entirely by the BBC in the UK

That is great news. Will that be on the BBC iPlayer then?

Akinomaki · October 11

Group one pics - apart from Kirishima, Aonishiki, Oho and Churanoumi are from the west side

Onosato & tsukebito

o

o o o

only he first class

o

Wakatakakage, Kirishima
o o

o

Churanoumi, Tobizaru
o o

Aonishiki

o o o o
Takanosho

o o

Onokatsu
o o o

Oho, Tamawashi

o o

Shodai
o o

Shishi
o

Ryuden
o o

Takerufuji

o

o o o

o o

Hakkaku also went with this about 14h flight

Edited October 11 by Akinomaki

Kajiyanosho · October 11

42 minutes ago, RabidJohn said:

That is great news. Will that be on the BBC iPlayer then?

Yes. BBC iPlayer all days. I believe Red Button all days excluding Saturday night.

dingo · October 11

I can't get over the big guys with handbags fashion that seems prevalent with rikishi (Laughing...)

Yes I know that's a japanese thing and some of them seem to have travel bags instead, but still it doesn't stop being funny for me. The contrast with formal traditional wear and an expensive brand handbag is just too much. Aonishiki blends in very well already with his stylish handbag (Sakke...)