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 5›
· as of Day 5
74 rikishi
6th Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Satsukiryu
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Minenosato
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
3
Konishi
· Hanaregoma-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
4
Hirayama
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Kurokawa
· Taiho-beya · TokyoTokyo
6
Sekizawa
· Kagamiyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
7
Terao
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
8
Samugawa#
· Hanakago-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
9
Izunishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
10
Akiyama
· Kasugayama-beya · GifuGifu
11
Kiyomusashi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
12
Miura
· Oshiogawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
13
Sugawara
· Kagamiyama-beya · AkitaAkita
14
Matsuura
· Takasago-beya · AichiAichi
15
Goo#
· Asahiyama-beya · NaraNara
16
Nakao
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
17
Toyama
· Futagoyama-beya · YamaguchiYamaguchi
18
Uedayama
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
19
Wakashiho
· Nishonoseki-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
20
Sasaki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
21
Azusayumi
· Onaruto-beya · NaraNara
22
Hayashiyama
· Isegahama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Hokuyu
· Onaruto-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Aoki
· Miyagino-beya · YamagataYamagata
25
Tokachiryu
· Hanaregoma-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
26
Myokozan#
· Tatsunami-beya · TokyoTokyo
27
Tochitajima
· Kasugano-beya · HyogoHyogo
28
Tachiumi
· Tatsunami-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Matsumoto
· Futagoyama-beya · TokyoTokyo
30
Tsuchida
· Kokonoe-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
31
Kudo
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
32
Kobayashi
· Takasago-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
33
Takigawa
· Kumagatani-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Kishiro
· Nishonoseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
35
Yoshiyasu
· Ajigawa-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
37
Wakaikuni
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
38
Sanosachi
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
39
Sasahara
· Kasugano-beya · YamagataYamagata
40
Kuniasahi
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
41
Kunimidori
· Isegahama-beya · ChibaChiba
42
Chitoseyama
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
43
Fujinohana
· Isenoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
44
Katonishiki
· Kasugano-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Kotoazuma
· Sadogatake-beya · TokyoTokyo
-
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
60
Hayashi
· Hanaregoma-beya · TokyoTokyo
61
Kawaue
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Mitonishiki
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
63
Nakamata
· Nishonoseki-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
64
Kotonanshu
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
65
Ono
· Takasago-beya · OsakaOsaka
66
Nishinosato
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
67
Tokuoyama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
68
Ueda
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
69
Kotoizumi
· Sadogatake-beya · OsakaOsaka
70
Hoshiibuki
· Michinoku-beya · ShigaShiga
71
Wakanishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
72
Noguchi
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
73
Kamitani
· Kumagatani-beya · OsakaOsaka
74
Kotosoun
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
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.