Skip to content

Dojima River Forum

JapanOsaka, Japan
1 Chome-1-17 Fukushima, Fukushima Ward, Osaka, 553-0003, Japán
Is Poker Legal Here?
Restricted
Festivals
7
Since
2024
Events
348
Prize Pools
$2.3M
Biggest Event Here

Main Event

$531.1K prize pool · won by Horace Wei

Poker Room

Festival venue only

Multipurpose 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.

Do you run the poker at Dojima River Forum?
Send us your poker room details: games and stakes, daily tournaments, opening hours and entry rules. We check them and show them here for players.
Contact Us

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 Calendar

Upcoming & Ongoing1 festival

Finished6 festivals

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.

  1. 1DotonboriNeon-lit canal district famous for street food like takoyaki and okonomiyaki.
  2. 2Osaka CastleThe landmark castle and park in the city centre.
  3. 3Umeda Sky Building Floating GardenOpen-air observatory on top of one of the festival venues.
  4. 4Kuromon MarketCovered market with fresh seafood and snacks.
  5. 5KyotoTemples and old streets, under 30 minutes away by Shinkansen.
  6. 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. 1.Events - Japan Open Poker Tour - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
  2. 2.JOPT 2026 Osaka #02 - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
  3. 3.About - Dojima River Forum - Dojima River Forum, accessed October 28, 2026
  4. 4.USOP Osaka 2025 - U Series of Poker, accessed October 28, 2026
  5. 5.U Series Championship - home (series list incl. Dojima, Osaka) - U Series of Poker, accessed October 28, 2026
  6. 6.About Prize (player contract) - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
  7. 7.Q&A - Japan Open Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
Poker in Japan: laws, venues and travel tips