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 4›
· as of Day 4
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Satsukiryu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
3
Kiyomusashi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Konishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
5
Sugawara
· Kagamiyama-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Samugawa#
· Hanakago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
7
Izunishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
8
Hirayama
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
9
Nakao
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
10
Kurokawa
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
11
Uedayama
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
12
Sekizawa
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Sasaki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
14
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
15
Hayashiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
16
Hokuyu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Wakaikuni
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
18
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
19
Akiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
20
Tokachiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
21
Myokozan#
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Tochitajima
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
23
Tachiumi
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
24
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Sasahara
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
26
Matsumoto
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Matsuura
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
28
Tsuchida
· Kokonoe-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
29
Kudo
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Kunimidori
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
31
Goo#
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
32
Kobayashi
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
33
Chitoseyama
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
34
Toyama
· Futagoyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
35
Fujinohana
· Isenoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
36
Takigawa
· Kumagatani-beya · OsakaOsaka
37
Katonishiki
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
38
Kishiro
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
39
Wakashiho
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
40
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
41
Yoshiyasu
· Ajigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
42
Azusayumi
· Onaruto-beya · NaraNara
43
-
Tamatsurugi
· Kataonami-beya · TokushimaTokushima
-
Tokaiakira#
· Mihogaseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
-
Shibata
· Tatsunami-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Miyoshi
· Kasugano-beya · FukushimaFukushima
-
Kashima
· Futagoyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
-
Kotogatani
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
-
Okinoryu
· Takasago-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Kotoraiden
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Yoshino
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
-
Kotonoumi
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
-
Uenoda#
· Kasugayama-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
Hibikinada
· Mihogaseki-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
-
Amago
· Tatsutagawa-beya · AichiAichi
-
Kotonoyama
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
58
Hayashi
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
59
Kawaue
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
60
Mitonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
61
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
62
Sanosachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
63
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
64
Ono
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
65
Kotosoun
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
66
Nishinosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
67
Kuniasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
68
Tokuoyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
69
Ueda
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
70
Kotoizumi
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Hoshiibuki
· Michinoku-beya · ShigaShiga
72
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
73
Noguchi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
74
Kamitani
· Kumagatani-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.