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A first-timer's guide to grand sumo in Tokyo. The Sept 2026 tournament sold out, but here's how tickets work, how to pick a seat, and what to do when it's gone.
Sumo tickets sold out? You can still get in — via official face-value resale, guided tours with reserved seats, regional jungyo, or morning practice.
Tofuku-ji's Tsutenkyo, autumn 2026: peak mid-to-late Nov, ¥1,000 per area (no combined ticket), an 8:30 opening, and a bridge photo ban at peak.
Eight Hakone onsen hotels and ryokan, from luxury Gora Kadan to value-pick Tenseien. Choose by bath type, lake or Fuji view, station access, and budget.
Hakone's foliage peaks a month apart by elevation—late October up high, December in Yumoto. Peak dates by area, ropeway status, and if the Free Pass pays off.
Where to sleep on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: a base town for the first bus, or up at Murodō. Compare Toyama, Ōmachi, and the lodges' 2026 dates.
Reaching the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route from Tokyo: Nagano is cheaper (~¥12,750), Toyama all-rail (~¥14,600), ~3.5 hr to the entrance. Fares, times, bags.
Japan's earliest fall color: Murodo (2,450m) in late September, Kurobe Dam in mid-October. Peak timing by elevation, WEB Tickets, and what to wear in 2026.
USJ's Halloween Horror Nights: Sept 11-Nov 8, 2026. Family costumes by day, zombies for adults after 6 p.m., plus the first R-18 attraction and ticket tips.
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