Sport in Tokyo

Kirin Cup Soccer Final (Japan)

5 Oct · 19:30 · 新宿区

Japan's national football team at the National Stadium in the Kirin Cup final.

Tokyo Derby: FC Tokyo vs Tokyo Verdy

10 Oct · 調布市

City rivals FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy meet at their shared Ajinomoto Stadium home.

ONE Samurai 4

17 Oct · 江東区

ONE Championship's Japan series returns to the 15,000-seat Ariake Arena.

Breaking Japan Open 2026 (JDSF)

18 Oct · 神奈川県

Top open breaking (breakdance) championship and urban-sports festival at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.

Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon 2026

18 Oct · 08:05 · 新宿区

Half marathon on the Tokyo 2020 course, starting and finishing at the National Stadium.

Yokohama Marathon 2026

25 Oct · 08:30

Kanagawa's largest big-city marathon through central Yokohama.

Toray Pan Pacific Open (WTA 500)

26 Oct – 1 Nov · 江東区

Long-running elite women's WTA 500 tennis tournament at Ariake Coliseum.

Tennō Shō (Autumn) — G1

1 Nov · 府中市

Top autumn weight-for-age G1 horse race over 2000m at Tokyo Racecourse.

Kanagawa Derby: Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kawasaki Frontale

1 Nov · 13:00 · 神奈川県

Marquee Kanagawa rivalry drawing big crowds to Nissan Stadium.

Chiba Aqualine Marathon 2026

8 Nov · 09:45

A rare marathon that crosses the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line bridge, starting in Kisarazu, Chiba.

D1 Grand Prix Odaiba Finale

14 Nov – 15 Nov

Season finale of Japan's premier drift championship, on a street course at Odaiba, Tokyo Bay.

Tour de France Saitama Criterium 2026

15 Nov · 08:00 · 埼玉県

ASO's exhibition criterium bringing Tour de France stars to Saitama.

NHK Trophy (ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating)

27 Nov – 29 Nov · 調布市

A stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure-skating series, with world stars, at Keio Arena Tokyo.

Japan Cup — G1

29 Nov · 府中市

Japan's richest international invitational turf race, drawing foreign runners to Tokyo Racecourse.

Tokyo Grand Slam (Judo)

5 Dec – 6 Dec

The season-ending elite event of the IJF World Judo Tour, held in Tokyo.

Shonan International Marathon 2026

6 Dec · 09:00

A large, fully zero-waste coastal marathon along the Shonan shoreline in Kanagawa.

Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) — G1

27 Dec · 千葉県

Fan-voted year-end Grand Prix, one of Japan's biggest and most-bet horse races, at Nakayama.

Emperor's Cup 106th Semifinals

27 Dec

Semi-finals of Japan's premier football knockout cup, en route to the New Year's Day final.

Emperor's Cup 106th Final

1 Jan · 新宿区

Japan's traditional New Year's Day football showpiece at the National Stadium.

Hakone Ekiden (103rd)

2 Jan – 3 Jan

Japan's most iconic New Year event: a two-day university relay from Otemachi, Tokyo to Hakone and back.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21

4 Jan · 文京区

New Japan Pro-Wrestling's biggest show of the year, filling the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome each January 4th.

Saitama Marathon 2027

14 Feb · 09:00

A major mass-participation city marathon around Saitama City.

Tokyo Marathon 2027

7 Mar

Asia's only Abbott World Marathon Major: 40,000 runners through central Tokyo, 20th edition.

ISU World Team Trophy (Figure Skating)

8 Apr – 11 Apr

Star-studded season-closing figure-skating team championship in Tokyo.