Poker tournaments in Japan

Every live poker festival in Japan: 12 on record, 3 still to come, from 12 tours. Dates, venues and buy-ins, updated daily.

Coming up — 3 festivals

Dates	Festival	Tour	City
29 Oct – 3 Nov	JOPT 2026 Osaka #02	—	Osaka
24 Dec – 3 Jan	JOPT 2027 Tokyo #01	—	Tokyo
18–22 Mar	JOPT 2027 Osaka #01	—	Osaka

Dates	Festival	Tour	City
8–12 Oct	JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03	—	Tokyo
2–6 Oct	U Series Champ. Osaka Q3	—	Osaka
18–23 Sep	JOPT 2026 Sapporo #02	—	Hokkaido
30 Jul – 2 Aug	JOPT 2026 Fukuoka #01	—	Fukuoka
16–20 Jul	JOPT 2026 Tokyo #02	—	Tokyo
29 Apr – 6 May	U Series Champ. Osaka Q2	—	Osaka
26–29 Apr	RGPS Passport Japan	RGPS	Tokyo
27 Feb – 4 Mar	U Series Champ. Japan Q1	—	Osaka
19–23 Feb	Ace Poker League Osaka	—	Osaka

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