CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1978

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
: Saisu Minoru
: Tagaryu Shoji
: Fukunosato Kunio
‹Day 11›
· as of Day 11
49 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kotoraiden
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Tamawaka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
3
Matsunaga
· Kumagatani-beya · AichiAichi
4
Fukuda
· Michinoku-beya · IwateIwate
5
Kiyoshizuka
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
6
Mutoyama
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
7
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
8
Wakatsubaki
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
9
Kototora
· Sadogatake-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Misugiyama
· Hanakago-beya · OsakaOsaka
11
Matonohana#
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
12
Sato
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
14
Tokachiyama
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Ukon
· Dewanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
16
Oasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Ishii
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Shirobata
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
19
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
20
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Sakon
· Dewanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
22
Futaseumi
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
23
Tamahosato
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
24
Matsuno
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
25
Takeoyama#
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
26
Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
27
Takioka
· Isenoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
28
Yamadayama
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Ike
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
30
Kikuchiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · SaitamaSaitama
-
Kozakura
· Wakamatsu-beya · MieMie
-
Sekiya
· Tokitsukaze-beya · GifuGifu
-
Maenoshima
· Takadagawa-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Buyuzan#
· Hanakago-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Sakairyu
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
Kitazawa
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Katsunobori#
· Takasago-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Fukahori
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Saikai
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Shinshuzan
· Isenoumi-beya · NaganoNagano
-
Susuta
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
-
Fujiwaka
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
-
Nakamurayama
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Kotokomi
· Sadogatake-beya · HyogoHyogo
-
Izumi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · EhimeEhime
-
Yamaguchi
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Tosahikari
· Hanakago-beya · KochiKochi
48
Fujii
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
49
Takagishi
· Tatsunami-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.