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 8›
· as of Day 8
49 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Kotoraiden
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
2
Mutoyama
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
3
Tamawaka
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
4
Matsunaga
· Kumagatani-beya · AichiAichi
5
Ishii
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
6
Kototora
· Sadogatake-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Misugiyama
· Hanakago-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Fukuda
· Michinoku-beya · IwateIwate
9
Nishihara
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
10
Matonohana#
· Isegahama-beya · AichiAichi
11
Ukon
· Dewanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
12
Oasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Wakatsubaki
· Hanakago-beya · AichiAichi
14
Shirobata
· Takasago-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Futaseumi
· Asahiyama-beya · AichiAichi
16
Kiyoshizuka
· Isegahama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
17
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
18
Tamahosato
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
19
Matsuno
· Takasago-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
20
Sato
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
21
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
22
Tokachiyama
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Takeoyama#
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuiFukui
25
Sakon
· Dewanoumi-beya · EhimeEhime
26
Takioka
· Isenoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
27
Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Yamadayama
· Kasugano-beya · AomoriAomori
29
Ike
· Tomozuna-beya · OsakaOsaka
-
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
47
Fujii
· Dewanoumi-beya · FukushimaFukushima
48
Takagishi
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
49
Kikuchiyama
· Oshiogawa-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.