CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1976

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 12-26 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 15›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Adachi won the playoff against Wakanoumi to take the yūshō.

· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Adachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
2
Wakanoumi
· Hanakago-beya · IwateIwate
3
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Takanosato
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Masudayama
· Kasugano-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
6
7
Onoumi
· Hanakago-beya · YamagataYamagata
8
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
9
10
Shiratayama
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Onobori
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
12
Chiyonofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Aobayama
· Kise-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
14
Katsunishiki
· Kasugano-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
15
Iwashita
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
16
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
17
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
18
Asanobori
· Asahiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
19
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
20
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
21
Kurosegawa
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Taiga
· Kimigahama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
23
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
24
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
25
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
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Konuma
· Kagamiyama-beya · SaitamaSaitama
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.