CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1969

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 14-28 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
: Nozakiyama
: Gendayama
‹Day 12›
· as of Day 12
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Wakanami
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
2
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Daiju
· Takashima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Hagiyama
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
6
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Takanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Ageshio
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
13
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
14
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
15
Dairyu
· Tomozuna-beya · MieMie
16
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
18
Miyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
21
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
23
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
24
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
25
26
Edohibiki
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
Tokyo
Ryōgoku Kokugikan両国国技館
Tōkyō-to · capacity 11,098
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Ryōgoku is sumo's historical heart - the surrounding Sumida-ku neighbourhood has been home to stables, retired rikishi, and chankonabe restaurants for over a century. The current Kokugikan opened in 1985, hosts three of the six annual bashos, and houses the (free) Sumo Museum on the ground floor. The roof of the arena is modelled on a Shintō shrine.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Chankonabe↗ちゃんこ鍋 - The calorie-dense stew rikishi live on - many former-rikishi-run restaurants in Ryōgoku serve it.
  • Monjayaki↗もんじゃ焼き - Tokyo's loose, savoury cousin to okonomiyaki. Best on Tsukishima Island, two stops south.
  • Edomae sushi↗江戸前寿司 - Tokyo-style sushi, originated in the bay. Toyosu and Tsukiji markets are nearby.
Getting there: JR Sōbu line to Ryōgoku Station - the Kokugikan is directly across the road from the west exit.