• Tokyo / Kanto Area

Tokyo / Kanto Area

Race Schedule

The schedule is updated on a monthly basis. Read up on how to read the timetable, then pick which race you'll go see first!

Monthly Schedule for the Kanto Region

On the timetable below, the names of the racetracks are on the left, and the dates are on the top.
The race grades are differentiated by color. Check the marks for races during certain times of day.

June 2025
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Boat Race
Stadium
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Boat Race
Stadium		1Sun2Mon3Tue4Wed5Thu6Fri7Sat8Sun9Mon10Tue11Wed12Thu13Fri14Sat15Sun16Mon17Tue18Wed19Thu20Fri21Sat22Sun23Mon24Tue25Wed26Thu27Fri28Sat29Sun30Mon
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralGeneral
EdogawaGeneralGeneralGeneral
TamagawaG3 (All ladies)Rookie seriesGeneral
TodaG3GeneralGeneralSG
KiryuG1GeneralGeneral
July 2025
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  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Tue
2Wed
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21Mon
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28Mon
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31Thu
Boat Race
Stadium		1Tue2Wed3Thu4Fri5Sat6Sun7Mon8Tue9Wed10Thu11Fri12Sat13Sun14Mon15Tue16Wed17Thu18Fri19Sat20Sun21Mon22Tue23Wed24Thu25Fri26Sat27Sun28Mon29Tue30Wed31Thu
HeiwajimaG3GeneralGeneralGeneral
EdogawaGeneralGeneral
TamagawaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
TodaGeneralGeneralVenus series
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneral
August 2025
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  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Fri
2Sat
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31Sun
Boat Race
Stadium		1Fri2Sat3Sun4Mon5Tue6Wed7Thu8Fri9Sat10Sun11Mon12Tue13Wed14Thu15Fri16Sat17Sun18Mon19Tue20Wed21Thu22Fri23Sat24Sun25Mon26Tue27Wed28Thu29Fri30Sat31Sun
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
EdogawaG3General
TamagawaGeneralGeneralRookie series
TodaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneral
September 2025
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  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
31Sun
1Mon
2Tue
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6Sat
7Sun
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9Tue
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12Fri
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30Tue
Boat Race
Stadium		31Sun1Mon2Tue3Wed4Thu5Fri6Sat7Sun8Mon9Tue10Wed11Thu12Fri13Sat14Sun15Mon16Tue17Wed18Thu19Fri20Sat21Sun22Mon23Tue24Wed25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun29Mon30Tue
HeiwajimaG1GeneralGeneral
EdogawaVenus seriesGeneralGeneralGeneral
TamagawaRookie seriesGeneralGeneralG1
TodaGeneralGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralG3 (All ladies)
October 2025
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Wed
2Thu
3Fri
4Sat
5Sun
6Mon
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8Wed
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10Fri
11Sat
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13Mon
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18Sat
19Sun
20Mon
21Tue
22Wed
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24Fri
25Sat
26Sun
27Mon
28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
31Fri
Boat Race
Stadium		1Wed2Thu3Fri4Sat5Sun6Mon7Tue8Wed9Thu10Fri11Sat12Sun13Mon14Tue15Wed16Thu17Fri18Sat19Sun20Mon21Tue22Wed23Thu24Fri25Sat26Sun27Mon28Tue29Wed30Thu31Fri
HeiwajimaGeneral
EdogawaGeneralG3 (Masters league)G2General
TamagawaG1GeneralGeneralGeneral
TodaG3 (All ladies)GeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralG3General
November 2025
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  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Sat
2Sun
3Mon
4Tue
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6Thu
7Fri
8Sat
9Sun
10Mon
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12Wed
13Thu
14Fri
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17Mon
18Tue
19Wed
20Thu
21Fri
22Sat
23Sun
24Mon
25Tue
26Wed
27Thu
28Fri
29Sat
30Sun
Boat Race
Stadium		1Sat2Sun3Mon4Tue5Wed6Thu7Fri8Sat9Sun10Mon11Tue12Wed13Thu14Fri15Sat16Sun17Mon18Tue19Wed20Thu21Fri22Sat23Sun24Mon25Tue26Wed27Thu28Fri29Sat30Sun
Heiwajima
EdogawaGeneralGeneralGeneral
TamagawaGeneralGeneralG3General
TodaGeneralG1General
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
December 2025
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Mon
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6Sat
7Sun
8Mon
9Tue
10Wed
11Thu
12Fri
13Sat
14Sun
15Mon
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18Thu
19Fri
20Sat
21Sun
22Mon
23Tue
24Wed
25Thu
26Fri
27Sat
28Sun
29Mon
30Tue
31Wed
Boat Race
Stadium		1Mon2Tue3Wed4Thu5Fri6Sat7Sun8Mon9Tue10Wed11Thu12Fri13Sat14Sun15Mon16Tue17Wed18Thu19Fri20Sat21Sun22Mon23Tue24Wed25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun29Mon30Tue31Wed
HeiwajimaGeneral
EdogawaRookie seriesGeneralGeneral
TamagawaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
TodaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneral
January 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Thu
2Fri
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4Sun
5Mon
6Tue
7Wed
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10Sat
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25Sun
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28Wed
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30Fri
31Sat
Boat Race
Stadium		1Thu2Fri3Sat4Sun5Mon6Tue7Wed8Thu9Fri10Sat11Sun12Mon13Tue14Wed15Thu16Fri17Sat18Sun19Mon20Tue21Wed22Thu23Fri24Sat25Sun26Mon27Tue28Wed29Thu30Fri31Sat
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
EdogawaGeneralGeneralG3 (All ladies)
TamagawaGeneralVenus seriesGeneral
TodaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
February 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
31Sat
1Sun
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7Sat
8Sun
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14Sat
15Sun
16Mon
17Tue
18Wed
19Thu
20Fri
21Sat
22Sun
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28Sat
1Sun
Boat Race
Stadium		31Sat1Sun2Mon3Tue4Wed5Thu6Fri7Sat8Sun9Mon10Tue11Wed12Thu13Fri14Sat15Sun16Mon17Tue18Wed19Thu20Fri21Sat22Sun23Mon24Tue25Wed26Thu27Fri28Sat1Sun
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralG3 (All ladies)General
EdogawaGeneralGeneralG1General
TamagawaG1General
TodaGeneralGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
March 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
28Sat
1Sun
2Mon
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4Wed
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6Fri
7Sat
8Sun
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14Sat
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31Tue
Boat Race
Stadium		28Sat1Sun2Mon3Tue4Wed5Thu6Fri7Sat8Sun9Mon10Tue11Wed12Thu13Fri14Sat15Sun16Mon17Tue18Wed19Thu20Fri21Sat22Sun23Mon24Tue25Wed26Thu27Fri28Sat29Sun30Mon31Tue
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralGeneralRookie series
EdogawaGeneralGeneralGeneral
TamagawaGeneralGeneralGeneral
TodaGeneralRookie seriesGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralRookie series
April 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Wed
2Thu
3Fri
4Sat
5Sun
6Mon
7Tue
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10Fri
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26Sun
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28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
Boat Race
Stadium		1Wed2Thu3Fri4Sat5Sun6Mon7Tue8Wed9Thu10Fri11Sat12Sun13Mon14Tue15Wed16Thu17Fri18Sat19Sun20Mon21Tue22Wed23Thu24Fri25Sat26Sun27Mon28Tue29Wed30Thu
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralGeneral
EdogawaGeneralGeneral
TamagawaGeneralGeneral
TodaGeneralGeneralG3
KiryuGeneralG1General
May 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
30Thu
1Fri
2Sat
3Sun
4Mon
5Tue
6Wed
7Thu
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9Sat
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27Wed
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31Sun
Boat Race
Stadium		30Thu1Fri2Sat3Sun4Mon5Tue6Wed7Thu8Fri9Sat10Sun11Mon12Tue13Wed14Thu15Fri16Sat17Sun18Mon19Tue20Wed21Thu22Fri23Sat24Sun25Mon26Tue27Wed28Thu29Fri30Sat31Sun
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneral
EdogawaGeneralG2General
TamagawaGeneralGeneralGeneralG3 (All ladies)
TodaGeneralGeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
June 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
31Sun
1Mon
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6Sat
7Sun
8Mon
9Tue
10Wed
11Thu
12Fri
13Sat
14Sun
15Mon
16Tue
17Wed
18Thu
19Fri
20Sat
21Sun
22Mon
23Tue
24Wed
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26Fri
27Sat
28Sun
29Mon
30Tue
Boat Race
Stadium		31Sun1Mon2Tue3Wed4Thu5Fri6Sat7Sun8Mon9Tue10Wed11Thu12Fri13Sat14Sun15Mon16Tue17Wed18Thu19Fri20Sat21Sun22Mon23Tue24Wed25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun29Mon30Tue
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneral
EdogawaGeneralRookie seriesGeneral
TamagawaG3 (All ladies)GeneralGeneralGeneral
TodaVenus seriesGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneralG3
July 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
30Tue
1Wed
2Thu
3Fri
4Sat
5Sun
6Mon
7Tue
8Wed
9Thu
10Fri
11Sat
12Sun
13Mon
14Tue
15Wed
16Thu
17Fri
18Sat
19Sun
20Mon
21Tue
22Wed
23Thu
24Fri
25Sat
26Sun
27Mon
28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
31Fri
1Sat
Boat Race
Stadium		30Tue1Wed2Thu3Fri4Sat5Sun6Mon7Tue8Wed9Thu10Fri11Sat12Sun13Mon14Tue15Wed16Thu17Fri18Sat19Sun20Mon21Tue22Wed23Thu24Fri25Sat26Sun27Mon28Tue29Wed30Thu31Fri1Sat
HeiwajimaGeneralGeneralGeneralVenus series
EdogawaGeneralG3
TamagawaGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
TodaGeneralG2GeneralGeneral
KiryuGeneralGeneralGeneralG3 (All ladies)
August 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Sat
2Sun
3Mon
4Tue
5Wed
6Thu
7Fri
8Sat
9Sun
10Mon
11Tue
12Wed
13Thu
14Fri
15Sat
16Sun
17Mon
18Tue
19Wed
20Thu
21Fri
22Sat
23Sun
24Mon
25Tue
26Wed
27Thu
28Fri
29Sat
30Sun
31Mon
Boat Race
Stadium		1Sat2Sun3Mon4Tue5Wed6Thu7Fri8Sat9Sun10Mon11Tue12Wed13Thu14Fri15Sat16Sun17Mon18Tue19Wed20Thu21Fri22Sat23Sun24Mon25Tue26Wed27Thu28Fri29Sat30Sun31Mon
HeiwajimaG3
Edogawa
TamagawaG3
Toda
KiryuG3 (All ladies)SG
September 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Tue
2Wed
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4Fri
5Sat
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7Mon
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13Sun
14Mon
15Tue
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18Fri
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20Sun
21Mon
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25Fri
26Sat
27Sun
28Mon
29Tue
30Wed
Boat Race
Stadium		1Tue2Wed3Thu4Fri5Sat6Sun7Mon8Tue9Wed10Thu11Fri12Sat13Sun14Mon15Tue16Wed17Thu18Fri19Sat20Sun21Mon22Tue23Wed24Thu25Fri26Sat27Sun28Mon29Tue30Wed
HeiwajimaG3 (Masters league)
Edogawa
TamagawaG3G1
Toda
Kiryu
October 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Thu
2Fri
3Sat
4Sun
5Mon
6Tue
7Wed
8Thu
9Fri
10Sat
11Sun
12Mon
13Tue
14Wed
15Thu
16Fri
17Sat
18Sun
19Mon
20Tue
21Wed
22Thu
23Fri
24Sat
25Sun
26Mon
27Tue
28Wed
29Thu
30Fri
31Sat
Boat Race
Stadium		1Thu2Fri3Sat4Sun5Mon6Tue7Wed8Thu9Fri10Sat11Sun12Mon13Tue14Wed15Thu16Fri17Sat18Sun19Mon20Tue21Wed22Thu23Fri24Sat25Sun26Mon27Tue28Wed29Thu30Fri31Sat
HeiwajimaG3 (Masters league)G1
EdogawaG3 (All ladies)
TamagawaRookie series
Toda
KiryuVenus series
November 2026
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Sun
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7Sat
8Sun
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
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15Sun
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18Wed
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20Fri
21Sat
22Sun
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28Sat
29Sun
30Mon
Boat Race
Stadium		1Sun2Mon3Tue4Wed5Thu6Fri7Sat8Sun9Mon10Tue11Wed12Thu13Fri14Sat15Sun16Mon17Tue18Wed19Thu20Fri21Sat22Sun23Mon24Tue25Wed26Thu27Fri28Sat29Sun30Mon
Heiwajima
Edogawa
TamagawaVenus series
TodaG3 (All ladies)
Kiryu
December 2026
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  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Tue
2Wed
3Thu
4Fri
5Sat
6Sun
7Mon
8Tue
9Wed
10Thu
11Fri
12Sat
13Sun
14Mon
15Tue
16Wed
17Thu
18Fri
19Sat
20Sun
21Mon
22Tue
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24Thu
25Fri
26Sat
27Sun
28Mon
29Tue
30Wed
31Thu
Boat Race
Stadium		1Tue2Wed3Thu4Fri5Sat6Sun7Mon8Tue9Wed10Thu11Fri12Sat13Sun14Mon15Tue16Wed17Thu18Fri19Sat20Sun21Mon22Tue23Wed24Thu25Fri26Sat27Sun28Mon29Tue30Wed31Thu
Heiwajima
Edogawa
Tamagawa
TodaRookie seriesG3 (Masters league)
Kiryu
January 2027
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Fri
2Sat
3Sun
4Mon
5Tue
6Wed
7Thu
8Fri
9Sat
10Sun
11Mon
12Tue
13Wed
14Thu
15Fri
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17Sun
18Mon
19Tue
20Wed
21Thu
22Fri
23Sat
24Sun
25Mon
26Tue
27Wed
28Thu
29Fri
30Sat
31Sun
Boat Race
Stadium		1Fri2Sat3Sun4Mon5Tue6Wed7Thu8Fri9Sat10Sun11Mon12Tue13Wed14Thu15Fri16Sat17Sun18Mon19Tue20Wed21Thu22Fri23Sat24Sun25Mon26Tue27Wed28Thu29Fri30Sat31Sun
HeiwajimaG2
EdogawaG1Venus series
Tamagawa
Toda
Kiryu
February 2027
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  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Mon
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6Sat
7Sun
8Mon
9Tue
10Wed
11Thu
12Fri
13Sat
14Sun
15Mon
16Tue
17Wed
18Thu
19Fri
20Sat
21Sun
22Mon
23Tue
24Wed
25Thu
26Fri
27Sat
28Sun
Boat Race
Stadium		1Mon2Tue3Wed4Thu5Fri6Sat7Sun8Mon9Tue10Wed11Thu12Fri13Sat14Sun15Mon16Tue17Wed18Thu19Fri20Sat21Sun22Mon23Tue24Wed25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun
HeiwajimaG3 (All ladies)
Edogawa
TamagawaPG1
TodaGeneral
KiryuG1
March 2027
  • Morning
  • Summer time
  • Night
  • Midnight(no spectators)
Boat Race
Stadium
1Mon
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6Sat
7Sun
8Mon
9Tue
10Wed
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12Fri
13Sat
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19Fri
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21Sun
22Mon
23Tue
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25Thu
26Fri
27Sat
28Sun
29Mon
30Tue
31Wed
Boat Race
Stadium		1Mon2Tue3Wed4Thu5Fri6Sat7Sun8Mon9Tue10Wed11Thu12Fri13Sat14Sun15Mon16Tue17Wed18Thu19Fri20Sat21Sun22Mon23Tue24Wed25Thu26Fri27Sat28Sun29Mon30Tue31Wed
HeiwajimaRookie series
Edogawa
Tamagawa
TodaG1
KiryuRookie series

*All the big races for this year are on the schedule, so you can use these dates to plan ahead and make sure you catch the hottest events! Other races will be added about 1-2 months before they take place, so be sure to check back for more.

How to Read the Schedule

Race Grades

SG stands for Special Grade, which is the highest race grade. The SG races are the top events of the Boat Race world and only the top racers contend. There are a total of eight SG races. The Grand Prix offers the highest prize money with 110 million yen at stake.

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PG1 stands for Premium Grade 1. Of the G1 races, the PG1 events in particular attract a lot of attention. They are positioned between the SG and G1 races.

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In principle, participation in G1 races is limited to racers of the A1 class.*
*Racers are ranked in classes, from A1 down to B2, according to their race results.

The G2 races feature racers whose standings are next in line to those of the G1 racers.

The G3 races offer higher prize money than regular races.

All ladies

All female racers are entitled to participate in these G3 races.

Masters league

These G3 races are open only to veteran racers who are 45 years old or older.

General Races refers to races other than those mentioned above. An event of this grade takes place every day at a Boat Race stadium somewhere in the country. Racers of all classes, from A1 to B2, are assigned to compete in regular races, regardless of their rankings.

Venus Series

These regular races are open to female racers of all ages. In the past, participation used to be limited by the number of years of registration as a Boat Racer.

Rookie Series

These regular races are for younger racers who were registered as Boat Racers less than six years ago.

Race Times
Morning

Races in which the first race starts before approximately 10:00 a.m.
In some cases, the exhibition begins around 8:30 a.m.

Summer time

Races in which the cut-off time for sales of the last race is extended from 4:50 p.m. to sunset.
Mainly held during the summer months, when daylight hours are long.

Night

Races in which the first race starts around 2:30 p.m.
All 12 races will be completed around 9:00 p.m.

Midnight

Races in which the first race starts around 5:00 p.m.
The last race ends around 9:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Races after 5:00 p.m. are held without spectators.

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About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

SG

SG stands for Special Grade, which is the highest race grade. The SG races are the top events of the Boat Race world and only the top racers contend. There are a total of eight SG races. The Grand Prix offers the highest prize money with 110 million yen at stake.

Read More

About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

PG1

PG1 stands for Premium Grade 1. Of the G1 races, the PG1 events in particular attract a lot of attention. They are positioned between the SG and G1 races.

Read More

About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

G1

In principle, participation in G1 races is limited to racers of the A1 class.*
*Racers are ranked in classes, from A1 down to B2, according to their race results.

About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

G2

The G2 races feature racers whose standings are next in line to those of the G1 racers.

About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

G3

The G3 races offer higher prize money than regular races.

All ladies

All female racers are entitled to participate in these G3 races.

Masters league

These G3 races are open only to veteran racers who are 45 years old or older.

About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

PG1

PG1 stands for Premium Grade 1. Of the G1 races, the PG1 events in particular attract a lot of attention. They are positioned between the SG and G1 races.

Read More

About the race grades

There are five race grades: SG, G1 (including PG1), G2, G3, and General races.

General
Races

General Races refers to races other than those mentioned above. An event of this grade takes place every day at a Boat Race stadium somewhere in the country. Racers of all classes, from A1 to B2, are assigned to compete in regular races, regardless of their rankings.

Venus series

These regular races are open to female racers of all ages. In the past, participation used to be limited by the number of years of registration as a Boat Racer.

Rookie series

These regular races are for younger racers who were registered as Boat Racers less than six years ago.

Classification of race times

There are four different times for races to be held, which depends on the boat race stadiums.
Of these times, Day races will be held from around 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
The other races are as follows.

Morning

Races in which the first race starts before approximately 10:00 a.m.
In some cases, the exhibition begins around 8:30 a.m.

Summer time

Races in which the cut-off time for sales of the last race is extended from 4:50 p.m. to sunset.
Mainly held during the summer months, when daylight hours are long.

Night

Races in which the first race starts around 2:30 p.m.
All 12 races will be completed around 9:00 p.m.

Midnight

Races in which the first race starts around 5:00 p.m.
The last race ends around 9:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Races after 5:00 p.m. are held without spectators.