Catch a Pro Baseball or Football Game in Japan
Going to a live game is one of the best things you can do on a Japan trip — organized cheering, great stadium food, and tickets that are easy on the budget. We list every upcoming NPB baseball and J.League football game with an English guide: how to buy tickets from abroad, how to reach the stadium by train, and what to expect on game day.
🎫 Start here: How to buy Japanese sports tickets as a visitor →
📅 Find a game on your travel dates
Every day with at least one pro baseball or football game is clickable — pick a date to see all games across Japan that day (times shown in JST).
⚽ Upcoming J.League football matches
The 2026-27 J1 League season kicks off on August 8, 2026 — the first season on the new autumn-to-spring calendar. All matches below link to a full English matchday guide.
⚾ Upcoming NPB baseball games
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) runs from late March to October, with the Central and Pacific League pennant races heating up through the summer.
📍 Browse games by area
Know where you'll be? Each area page lists every upcoming game for the whole season — not just the next two weeks — with stadium access in English.
- Games in Tokyo (69)
- Games in Chiba (44)
- Games in Kanagawa (42)
- Games in Osaka (35)
- Games in Ibaraki (30)
- Games in Hyogo (25)
- Games in Saitama (23)
- Games in Hiroshima (21)
- Games in Fukuoka (20)
- Games in Okayama (16)
- Games in Kyoto (16)
- Games in Nagasaki (15)
- Games in Shizuoka (14)
- Games in Hokkaido (8)
- Games in Miyagi (8)
- Games in Aichi (8)
📖 Visitor guides
Why trust these guides?
Fixture dates, venues and access routes come from official league schedules and are updated automatically every week. We link only to official club and league ticket channels — no resellers. Each game page also links to its Japanese version, which local fans use daily.