CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1973

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 1›
· as of Day 1
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
3
Kotetsuyama
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Wakafutase
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
5
Wakamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
7
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
8
Teruzakura
· Isegahama-beya · OsakaOsaka
9
Kawasaki
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
10
Ryoga
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
12
Genbu
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Nishinishiki
· Tomozuna-beya · AomoriAomori
14
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
16
Tokibayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
17
Shurao
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Tochifuji
· Kasugano-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Maruyama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
22
Chiyozakura
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Taikan
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Hagiyama
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
25
Kaneshiro
· Kasugano-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
26
Tochiiyama
· Kasugano-beya · ChibaChiba
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.