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 15›
· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ozutsu
· Taiho-beya · MieMie
2
Onishiki
· Dewanoumi-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
Nagaoka
· Takasago-beya · KochiKochi
4
Kagetora
· Kokonoe-beya · IwateIwate
5
Yutakayama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
6
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
7
Zaonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
8
Suiryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
9
Kotonofuji
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
10
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
11
Ogata
· Tokitsukaze-beya · SagaSaga
12
Tochiisami
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
13
14
Kotogatake
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Kitaseumi
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Mitsuruyama
· Taiho-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
18
Kasuganada
· Kasugano-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
20
Kototateyama
· Sadogatake-beya · ToyamaToyama
21
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
22
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
23
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
24
Daisharin
· Tokitsukaze-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
25
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
26
Sadanoumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
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.