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 4›
· as of Day 4
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Wajima
· Hanakago-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
2
Nagahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Masuiyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
4
Ryuo
· Asahiyama-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
5
6
Daimonji
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
7
Asakaze
· Sadogatake-beya · KagawaKagawa
8
Manazuru
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
11
Hananishiki
· Hanakago-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
12
Asaarashi
· Takasago-beya · FukuiFukui
13
Asasegawa
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Fujizakura
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
16
Asahikuni
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
18
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
19
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
20
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
23
Kaigo
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
24
Hakuryo
· Isenoumi-beya · IwateIwate
25
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.