CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1970

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
· as of Day 14
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Wajima
· Hanakago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
3
Hananishiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
4
5
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
7
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
9
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
11
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
12
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
13
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
14
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
17
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
18
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-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.