CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1979

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 9-23 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 7–0, Kotokaze won the playoff against Jakuetsu to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
4
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
5
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
7
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
10
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
11
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
12
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
13
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
14
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
15
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
16
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
17
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
21
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
22
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
23
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
24
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
25
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
26
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
27
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
28
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
29
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
30
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
31
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
32
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
33
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
34
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
35
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
36
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
37
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
38
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
39
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
41
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
42
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
43
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
44
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
45
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
46
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
47
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
48
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
49
50
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
51
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
52
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
53
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
54
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
55
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
56
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
57
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
58
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
59
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
60
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
61
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
62
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
63
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
64
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
65
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
66
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
67
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
68
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
69
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
70
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
71
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
72
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
73
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
74
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
75
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
76
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
77
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
78
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
79
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
80
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
81
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
82
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
83
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
84
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
86
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
87
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
88
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
89
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
90
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
91
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
92
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
93
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
94
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
95
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
96
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
97
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
98
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
99
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
100
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
101
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
102
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
103
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
104
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
105
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
106
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
107
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
108
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
109
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
110
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
111
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
112
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
113
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
114
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
115
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
116
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
119
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
120
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
121
Hakusan
· Izutsu-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
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.