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 13›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 13
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
3
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
6
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
8
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
9
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
10
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
11
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
12
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
13
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
14
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
16
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
18
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
19
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
23
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
24
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
25
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
27
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
28
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
29
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
30
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
32
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
33
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
34
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
35
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
36
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
37
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
38
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
39
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
40
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
41
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
42
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
43
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
44
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
45
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
46
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
47
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
49
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
50
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
51
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
52
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
53
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
54
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
55
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
56
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
57
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
58
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
59
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
60
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
61
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
62
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
63
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
64
65
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
66
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
67
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
68
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
69
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
70
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
71
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
72
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
73
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
74
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
75
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
76
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
77
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
78
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
79
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
80
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
81
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
82
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
83
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
84
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
85
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
86
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
87
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
88
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
89
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
90
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
91
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
92
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
93
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
94
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
95
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
96
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
97
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
98
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
99
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
100
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
101
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
102
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
103
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
104
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
105
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
106
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
107
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
108
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
109
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
110
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
111
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
112
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
113
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
114
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
115
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
116
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
117
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
118
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
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.