- Phone
- +81 (6) 6341 0115
- Website
- dojimariver.com
- Poker Room
- japanopenpoker.com
- Is Poker Legal Here?
- Restricted
- Festivals
- 7
- Since
- 2024
- Events
- 348
- Prize Pools
- $2.3M
Main Event
$531.1K prize pool · won by Horace Wei
Poker Room
Festival venue onlyMultipurpose hall on the Dojima River in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, used as the Osaka venue of the Japan Open Poker Tour and by U Series of Poker (USOP) Osaka events. No permanent poker room.[1, 2, 4, 5]
Tables and Games
The convention hall has a total floor space of 830 m2. Poker is played only during visiting festivals.[3]
Cash Games
No regular cash games confirmed.
Daily Tournaments
Tournaments run only during the festivals below.
Before You Go
Entry Rules
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Membership
- JOPT GameID registration required for JOPT events.
- ID
- Photo ID needed to sign the JOPT player contract; staff may check ID at reception.
- Entry fee
- JOPT side events are entered by paying a facility fee and a drink ticket fee at the venue.
Rules depend on the organiser. At JOPT, prizes are optional player contracts, not prize money; USOP advertised cash guarantees for its 2025 Osaka series.[2, 6, 7, 4]
How to Get There
About 5 minutes on foot from JR Osaka Loop Line Fukushima, JR Tozai Line Shin-Fukushima, Hanshin Fukushima and Keihan Nakanoshima Line Nakanoshima stations, and about 15 minutes on foot from JR Osaka Station or Osaka Metro Higobashi Station. No dedicated parking.[2, 7]
Nearby
- Nakanoshimaisland across the Dojima River from the venue, described by the venue as a centre of Osaka culture
Poker Festivals at Dojima River Forum
Japan Poker CalendarUpcoming & Ongoing1 festival
Finished6 festivals
- Oct 2 - Oct 62026 · 5 days
U Series Champ. Osaka Q3 2026U Series ChampionshipOsakaDojima River ForumFinished - Apr 29 - May 62026 · 8 days
U Series Champ. Osaka Q2 2026U Series ChampionshipOsakaDojima River ForumFinished - Oct 30 - Nov 32025 · 5 days
JOPT Osaka 2025Japan Open Poker TourOsakaDojima River ForumFinished - Oct 2 - Oct 82025 · 7 days
USOP Japan 2025 OsakaU Series Of PokerOsakaDojima River ForumFinished - May 2 - May 62025 · 5 days
Ace Poker League Osaka 2025Ace Poker LeagueOsakaDojima River ForumFinished - Nov 1 - Nov 42024 · 4 days
Japan Open Poker Tour Osaka 2024Japan Open Poker TourOsakaDojima River ForumFinished
Tours at Dojima River Forum
What to See in Osaka
Japan's food capital and the site of the country's first planned casino resort, served by Kansai International Airport and the Shinkansen.
- 1DotonboriNeon-lit canal district famous for street food like takoyaki and okonomiyaki.
- 2Osaka CastleThe landmark castle and park in the city centre.
- 3Umeda Sky Building Floating GardenOpen-air observatory on top of one of the festival venues.
- 4Kuromon MarketCovered market with fresh seafood and snacks.
- 5KyotoTemples and old streets, under 30 minutes away by Shinkansen.
- 6Nara ParkFree-roaming deer and Todai-ji temple, a day trip by train.
Sources
Checked on October 28, 2026. Poker rooms change their games, stakes and hours often: confirm with the venue before you travel.
- 1.Events - Japan Open Poker Tour - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
- 2.JOPT 2026 Osaka #02 - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
- 3.About - Dojima River Forum - Dojima River Forum, accessed October 28, 2026
- 4.USOP Osaka 2025 - U Series of Poker, accessed October 28, 2026
- 5.U Series Championship - home (series list incl. Dojima, Osaka) - U Series of Poker, accessed October 28, 2026
- 6.About Prize (player contract) - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
- 7.Q&A - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026

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