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 12›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 12
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
3
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
4
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
5
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
7
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
11
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
13
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
14
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
15
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
16
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
17
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
18
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
19
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
21
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
22
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
23
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
24
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
25
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
27
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
28
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
30
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
33
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
34
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
35
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
36
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
37
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
38
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
39
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
40
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
41
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
42
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
43
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
44
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
45
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
46
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
47
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
48
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
49
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
50
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
51
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
52
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
53
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
54
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
55
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
56
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
57
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
58
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
59
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
60
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
61
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
62
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
63
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
64
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
65
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
66
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
67
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
68
69
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
70
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
71
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
72
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
73
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
74
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
75
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
76
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
77
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
78
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
79
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
80
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
81
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
82
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
83
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
84
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
85
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
86
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
87
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
88
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
89
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
90
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
91
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
92
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
93
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
94
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
95
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
96
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
97
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
98
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
99
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
100
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
101
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
102
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
103
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
104
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
105
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
106
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
107
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
108
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
109
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
110
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
111
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
112
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
113
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
114
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
115
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
116
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
117
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
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.