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›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 5
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
4
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
5
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
7
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
9
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
10
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
11
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
12
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
14
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
15
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
16
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
17
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
18
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
19
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
20
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
21
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
22
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
23
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
25
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
26
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
27
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
28
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
29
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
30
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
31
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
32
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
33
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
34
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
35
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
36
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
37
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
38
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
39
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
40
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
41
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
42
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
43
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
44
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
45
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
46
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
47
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
48
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
49
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
50
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
51
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
52
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
53
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
54
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
55
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
56
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
57
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
58
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
59
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
60
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
61
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
62
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
63
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
64
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
65
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
66
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
67
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
68
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
69
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
70
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
71
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
72
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
73
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
74
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
75
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
76
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
77
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
78
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
79
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
80
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
81
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
82
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
83
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
84
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
85
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
86
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
87
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
88
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
89
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
90
91
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
92
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
93
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
-
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
97
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
98
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
99
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
100
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
101
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
102
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
103
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
104
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
105
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
106
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
107
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
108
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
109
Hakusan
· Izutsu-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
110
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
111
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
112
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
113
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
114
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
115
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
116
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
117
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
118
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
119
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
120
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
121
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
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.