Japan Beach Games SUMA 2026

Suma Beach, Suma Ward, Kobe

location
Suma Beach, Suma Ward, Kobe
period
October 24, 2026 (Sat) - October 25, 2026 (Sun)
Time
9:00–17:00
cost
Admission and the try-out booths are free, with a few paid programmes. Entering the beach YOU.FO tournament costs 15,000 yen for a three-player team, 18,000 yen for four, 20,000 yen for five, or 5,000 yen for an individual entry.
access
The venue is Suma Beach, just across from JR / Sanyo Suma Station on the south side. By car, use the paid car parks around Suma Beach; the organisers have not yet published parking information.

Why You Should Visit

For two days, the sand at Suma Beach turns into a full-scale sports ground. Nine disciplines are staged side by side — beach volleyball, beach tennis, slackline, beach molkky, beach handball, beach korfball, frescobol, beach athletics and beach YOU.FO — while beach soccer, beach sumo and air badminton are offered at hands-on booths. Entry and the try-out booths are free (a few programmes charge), so you can simply watch the matches or step onto the sand yourself. In 2026 an internationally sanctioned tournament of YOU.FO, a new sport from the Netherlands, is held on the same beach.

Essentials

There are 4 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Suma Beach, Suma Ward, Kobe, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

REGISTRATION
No advance booking has been announced for watching or trying the sports. To enter the beach YOU.FO tournament, apply through the Japan YOU.FO Association's entry form by 23:59 on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Teams are mixed-gender with three to five players, and at least one man and one woman must be on court at all times. Individual entries are also accepted.
NOTE

Sports

  • Beach volleyball (Japan Volleyball Association)
  • Beach tennis (Japan Beach Tennis Federation)
  • Slackline (Japan Slackline Federation)
  • Beach molkky (Japan Molkky Association)
  • Beach handball (Japan Handball Association, Beach Handball Committee)
  • Beach korfball (Japan Korfball Association)
  • Frescobol (Japan Frescobol Association)
  • Beach athletics (Beach Athletics Federation)
  • Beach YOU.FO (Japan YOU.FO Association)

Try-out booths

  • Beach soccer
  • Beach sumo
  • Air badminton
  • Beach wrestling
  • Beach clean-up (Suma Universal Beach Project)

Beach YOU.FO international tournament

  • Titled YOU.FO Ring Cross Open in Japan Beach Games SUMA 2026
  • Sanctioned by the YOU.FO RingCross World Federation (YRWF)
  • Played on the stretch nearer JR Suma Station, marked by the red lighthouse
  • Three-a-side, with three to five players registered per team; 8–12 teams expected (20 maximum)
  • After the group stage, teams split into a championship bracket and a friendship bracket, with at least four matches per team per day
  • The free BEACH YOU.FO EXPERIENCE is open from age six: ring rallies and a strike-out game, three to five minutes per turn

Beach clean-up

  • Held on the morning of October 24

* The timetable and collaboration events are still being prepared on the official site

* Details may change without notice

出典: ジャパンビーチゲームズ須磨2026 公式サイト

FAQ

Does it cost anything just to watch?
Admission is free. The try-out booths are free as well, though the organisers note that a few programmes charge a fee.
Can children and beginners try the sports?
Try-out booths are set up for beach soccer, beach sumo, air badminton and more. The beach YOU.FO taster is open from age six and runs three to five minutes per turn, with ring rallies and a strike-out game.
Is a timetable available?
As of August 2026 the schedule map on the official site is still in preparation, so per-sport times have not been announced. The site as a whole runs from 9:00 to 17:00 on both days.

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