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 2›
· as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Daisetsu
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
4
Wakanami
· Tatsunami-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
5
Wakanaruto
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
6
Daiju
· Takashima-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
9
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
10
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
11
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Kongo
· Nishonoseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
14
Dairyu
· Tomozuna-beya · MieMie
15
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Edohibiki
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Oiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
18
Wakamiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
19
Takanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Yoshioyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
22
Miyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamagataYamagata
23
Ageshio
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
24
25
Hagiyama
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
26
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
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.