Natsu 1978 Nagoya 1978 Aki 1978 Kyushu 1978 Hatsu 1979 CONCLUDED
Aki Basho 1978 Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Sept · Tokyo
★ Makuuchi yūshō
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu · 14–1 Yokozuna › Ōzeki › Sekiwake › Komusubi › Maegashira › Jūryō
Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.
Makuuchi › Jūryō › Makushita › Sandanme › Jonidan › Jonokuchi Playoff
Tied at 7–0, Ohashi won the playoff against Suiho to take the yūshō.
Jonidan · final standings
223 rikishi
5th Division
7 bouts per basho
1
Jd22e
7 – 0
★ yūshō ✓ kachi-koshi
10
Jd87w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
11
Jd96w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
12
Jd103w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
13
Jd106w
6 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
14
Jd76e
5 – 1
✓ kachi-koshi
18
Jd12e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
19
Jd16e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
20
Jd21w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
21
Jd25w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
22
Jd28w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
23
Jd30w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
24
Jd33e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
25
Jd33w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
26
Jd34e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
27
Jd46e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
28
Jd49e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
29
Jd51w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
30
Jd57e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
31
Jd57w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
32
Jd59e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
33
Jd63e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
34
Jd65e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
35
Jd75w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
36
Jd79w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
37
Jd82w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
38
Jd84e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
39
Jd90e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
40
Jd95e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
41
Jd98e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
42
Jd99e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
43
Jd103e
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
44
Jd111w
5 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
45
Jd78e
4 – 2
✓ kachi-koshi
52
Jd10e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
53
Jd15e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
54
Jd16w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
55
Jd17w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
56
Jd18e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
57
Jd19w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
58
Jd25e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
59
Jd26w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
60
Jd30e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
61
Jd32e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
62
Jd32w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
63
Jd34w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
64
Jd36e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
65
Jd39w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
66
Jd40e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
67
Jd40w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
68
Jd41e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
69
Jd42e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
70
Jd47e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
71
Jd50w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
72
Jd52e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
73
Jd52w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
74
Jd55w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
75
Jd60e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
76
Jd61e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
77
Jd62e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
78
Jd63w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
79
Jd64e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
80
Jd65w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
81
Jd71w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
82
Jd72w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
83
Jd73w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
84
Jd79e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
85
Jd80w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
86
Jd83e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
87
Jd83w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
88
Jd86w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
89
Jd89w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
90
Jd91e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
91
Jd93w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
92
Jd94e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
93
Jd98w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
94
Jd100w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
95
Jd101w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
96
Jd105e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
97
Jd109w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
98
Jd110e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
99
Jd110w
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
100
Jd111e
4 – 3
✓ kachi-koshi
The venue
Hosts Hatsu, Natsu, Aki
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
Edo-Tokyo Museum↗ - Massive history museum next door, reopened March 2026 after a four-year refurbishment. ▾ Sumida River↗ - Riverside walks, water-bus cruises, fireworks in summer. ▾ Tokyo Skytree↗ - Visible from the arena, walkable in 30 minutes via the Sumida. ▾ 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.