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 6›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 6
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
3
4
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
5
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
6
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
7
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
10
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
12
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
13
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
14
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
15
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
16
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
17
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
18
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
19
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
20
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
21
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
22
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
24
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
26
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
27
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
28
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
29
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
30
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
31
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
32
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
33
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
34
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
35
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
36
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
37
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
38
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
39
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
40
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
41
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
42
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
43
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
44
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
45
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
46
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
47
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
48
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
49
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
50
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
51
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
52
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
53
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
54
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
55
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
56
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
57
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
58
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
59
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
60
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
61
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
62
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
63
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
64
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
65
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
66
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
67
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
68
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
69
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
70
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
71
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
72
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
73
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
74
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
75
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
76
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
77
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
78
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
79
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
80
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
81
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
82
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
83
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
84
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
85
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
86
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
87
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
88
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
89
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
90
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
91
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
92
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
93
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
94
95
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
96
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
97
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
98
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
99
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
100
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
101
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
102
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
103
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
104
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
-
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
108
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
109
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
110
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
111
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
112
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
113
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
114
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
115
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
116
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
117
Hakusan
· Izutsu-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
118
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
119
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
120
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
121
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
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.