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 7›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 7
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
2
3
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
4
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
5
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
6
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
7
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
8
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
9
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
10
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
11
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
12
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
13
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
14
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
15
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
17
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
19
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
20
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
21
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
22
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
23
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
24
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
25
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
26
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
27
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
28
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
29
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
30
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
31
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
32
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
33
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
34
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
36
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
37
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
38
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
39
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
40
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
41
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
42
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
43
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
44
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
45
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
46
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
47
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
48
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
49
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
50
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
51
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
52
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
53
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
54
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
55
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
56
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
57
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
58
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
59
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
60
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
61
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
62
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
63
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
64
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
65
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
66
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
67
68
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
69
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
70
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
71
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
72
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
73
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
74
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
75
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
76
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
77
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
78
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
79
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
80
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
81
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
82
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
83
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
84
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
85
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
86
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
87
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
88
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
89
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
90
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
91
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
92
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
93
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
94
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
95
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
96
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
97
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
98
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
99
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
100
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
101
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
102
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
103
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
104
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
105
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
106
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
-
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
110
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
111
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
112
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
113
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
114
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
115
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
116
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
117
Hakusan
· Izutsu-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
118
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
119
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
120
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
121
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
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.