Sport · Kanto
SMBC Nippon Series 2026: Yokohama DeNA BayStars vs Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Japan's championship series, best of seven: Games 1 and 2 in Yokohama on 24 and 25 October, Games 3 to 5 in Fukuoka from 27 to 29 October, and Games 6 and 7 back in Yokohama on 31 October and 1 November if needed.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 24 Oct to Sun 01 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Yokohama Stadium (Games 1, 2, 6, 7) and Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka (Games 3 to 5)
- City
- Yokohama
- Prefecture
- Kanagawa
- Region
- Kanto
- Category
- Sport
- Tickets
- Paid
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The BayStars beat the Yomiuri Giants in the Climax Series to reach the final; the SoftBank Hawks are the Pacific League champions. Evening games throughout (18:00 or 18:30 starts). Tickets are sold by the home club for each game and the series usually sells out; the Yokohama games are the reachable ones from Tokyo, about 30 minutes by train.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://www.baystars.co.jp/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.