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A world championship every four years
Shinkyokushinkai holds its world championship once every four years, and fighters from each country must first come through tough qualifiers.
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The main arena entrance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, 2024; a file photo. · Report image rightsTokyo · JapanSports
2027.10.23 — 2027.10.24 · Coming soon
Once every four years, full contact.
Shinkyokushinkai 14th World Karate Championship
Shinkyokushinkai works in four-year cycles built around its world championship, and fighters from around the world must come through tough qualifiers to reach it. The 14th World Karate Championship is on 23 and 24 October 2027 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The 13th, held there in 2023, added kata to the kumite fights for the first time. Entries, divisions, format and tickets for 2027 are not yet published.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium2027.10.23 — 2027.10.24SportsTicket required
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Full-contact kumite
The kumite fights are full contact, with men’s and women’s weight classes deciding world titles; in 2023 kata was added for the first time.
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Checked · 2026-10-15
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- Karate and combat sports fans
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Shinkyokushinkai’s Karate Dream Festival in July is a separate event, not the world championship.
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Dates & times
2027.10.23 — 2027.10.24Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October 2027; opening and fight times are not published.
Asia/TokyoMore programme details
- A world championship every four years
- Full-contact kumite
Venue & travel
Tokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumThe Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is at 1-17-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, right outside JR Sendagaya station and close to Kokuritsu-Kyogijo station on the Toei Oedo Line.
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Tickets, age rules and entry conditions are not yet announced; do not plan on the 2023 prices or rules.
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Sources & image credits
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
MaedaAkihiko · CC0 Image source
World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai
The main arena entrance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, 2024; a file photo.
Information checked on 2026-10-15
Suggest a correction ↗SportsA yokozuna ring-entering ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, September 2014; a file photo, not this tournament.
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