Poker tournaments in Japan
Every live poker festival in Japan: 12 on record, 6 still to come, from 12 tours. Dates, venues and buy-ins, updated daily.
Coming up — 6 festivals
| Dates | Festival | Tour | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–23 Sep | JOPT 2026 Sapporo #02 | — | Hokkaido |
| 2–6 Oct | U Series Champ. Osaka Q3 | — | Osaka |
| 8–12 Oct | JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03 | — | Tokyo |
| 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 |
Tours that stop in Japan
- Ace Poker League Osaka
- JOPT 2026 Fukuoka #01
- JOPT 2026 Osaka #02
- JOPT 2026 Sapporo #02
- JOPT 2026 Tokyo #02
- JOPT 2026 Tokyo #03
- JOPT 2027 Osaka #01
- JOPT 2027 Tokyo #01
- RGPS
- U Series Champ. Japan Q1
- U Series Champ. Osaka Q2
- U Series Champ. Osaka Q3
Where they play
Recent editions
| Dates | Festival | Tour | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Latest news from Japan
Tokyo a no-go as WPT pulls plug on December series
Amid legal issues in Japan, and despite Japanese poker being at an all-time high, the upcoming WPT Tokyo series has been canceled. Tokyo a no-go as WPT pulls plug on December series
Masatoshi Minowa captures first major win in APT Incheon Zodiac Classic
The Asian Poker Tour festival in Incheon, South Korea crowned a new champion in its Zodiac Classic: Japan's Masatoshi Minowa. Masatoshi Minowa captures first major win in APT Incheon Zodiac