Last year, the Japan Sumo Association's financial results for 2025 were a surplus of over 300 million yen due to an increase in ticket revenue at the main venue due to the removal of admission restrictions due to the new coronavirus. This is the first time in four years since 2019 that we have recorded a surplus.
The Japan Sumo Association held a council meeting on the 25th at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and approved the financial statements for the year up to December last year.
According to the association, ordinary revenue was 13.334 billion yen, an increase of approximately 3.2 billion yen from the year before.
The main factor is that admission restrictions due to the new coronavirus have been lifted and revenue from ticket sales has increased, and last year's revenue was 5.91 billion yen, an increase of approximately 1.8 billion yen from the year before.
Even compared to 2019, before the impact of the new coronavirus, ticket sales have recovered to over 90% of the level.
On the other hand, ordinary expenses decreased by more than 300 million yen from the previous year to 12,871 million yen.
This is due to the significant reduction in repair costs for the Kokugikan renovation that took place the previous year.
As a result, we had a surplus of 346 million yen last year. This is the first time in four years that we have been in the black.
According to the Japan Sumo Association, this year's revenue from admission tickets is expected to further increase, and they are forecasting a surplus of 900 million yen to 1 billion yen this year.