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 9›
Playoff

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

· as of Day 9
121 rikishi
3rd Division
7 bouts per basho
Name
1
2
Hokutenyu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Horyu
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
4
Jakuetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
5
Kotofujisawa
· Sadogatake-beya · KochiKochi
6
Oshio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
7
Shoho
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
8
Daijuyama
· Futagoyama-beya · NiigataNiigata
9
Tonoumi
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
10
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
11
Hidenohama
· Mihogaseki-beya · OsakaOsaka
12
Okiryu
· Asahiyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
Kakureizan
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
14
Konryu#
· Tatsunami-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
15
Ryuki
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
16
Ofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · TokyoTokyo
17
Hikarinoyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
18
Ayanoumi
· Taiho-beya · AomoriAomori
19
Kirishima
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
20
Fukumoto
· Takasago-beya · ChibaChiba
21
Nantaisan
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
22
Tochimatoi
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Tomoenada
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
24
Edonoumi
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
25
Ryusha
· Takasago-beya · HyogoHyogo
26
Maenonami
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
27
Kinoshita
· Dewanoumi-beya · MieMie
28
Hanada
· Sadogatake-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
29
Tengozan
· Kise-beya · NiigataNiigata
30
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
31
Takabayama
· Miyagino-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
32
Shiraiwa
· Kiriyama-beya · AkitaAkita
33
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
34
Kaminosato
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
35
Wakatsukuba
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
36
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
37
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
38
Omisugi
· Hanaregoma-beya · OsakaOsaka
39
Edonami
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
40
Osorezan
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
41
Tominoumi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
42
Chikubayama
· Miyagino-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
43
Kengo
· Isegahama-beya · NaganoNagano
44
45
Tamaonami
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
46
Akinoshu
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
47
Raiko
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
48
Okoma
· Kagamiyama-beya · AomoriAomori
49
Wakanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · NiigataNiigata
50
Shiunzan
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
51
Genkaiho
· Hanaregoma-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
52
Wakanosato
· Tatsutagawa-beya · WakayamaWakayama
53
Wakataisho
· Taiho-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
54
Hidaka
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
55
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
56
Kisenoumi
· Kise-beya · OsakaOsaka
57
Takanoyama
· Futagoyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
58
Iwatora
· Kasugano-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
59
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
60
Arai
· Nishonoseki-beya · KyotoKyoto
61
Tochiminato
· Kasugano-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
62
Kameyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · TochigiTochigi
63
Araki
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
64
Sekinohana
· Isegahama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
65
Yamatoiwa
· Miyagino-beya · OsakaOsaka
66
Ishiyama
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
67
Shoryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
68
Tochiizumi
· Kasugano-beya · OsakaOsaka
69
Futagonishiki
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
70
Maezakura
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
71
Yano
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
72
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
73
Ryushoyama
· Taiho-beya · AichiAichi
74
Kitanohana
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
75
Sanofuji
· Kagamiyama-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
76
Suwada
· Futagoyama-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
77
Tenma
· Nishonoseki-beya · ChibaChiba
78
Ryumon
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
79
Chiyonishiki
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
80
Masuda
· Dewanoumi-beya · SaitamaSaitama
81
Terukiyama
· Isegahama-beya · AkitaAkita
82
Kotonosato
· Sadogatake-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
83
Koganenishiki
· Mihogaseki-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
84
Takinoumi
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
85
Seikozan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
86
Daimon
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
87
Shiunji
· Dewanoumi-beya · SagaSaga
88
Oarashi
· Wakamatsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
89
Fujinoryu
· Kokonoe-beya · HyogoHyogo
90
Azumakawa
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
91
Kokuni#
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
92
Taigiyama
· Tatsunami-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
93
Taninohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
94
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
95
Takachiho
· Dewanoumi-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
96
Kaio
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
97
Hayateryu
· Tatsunami-beya · ToyamaToyama
98
Shinzan
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
99
Shinryu
· Taiho-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
100
Amazuryu#
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
101
Ishizawa
· Miyagino-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
102
Tochiomi
· Kasugano-beya · ShigaShiga
103
Daikanyama
· Tomozuna-beya · 🇰🇷Korea
104
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
105
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
106
Yoshinotani
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
107
Shoji
· Dewanoumi-beya · AomoriAomori
108
Maedahana
· Takadagawa-beya · OsakaOsaka
109
Komahikari
· Kasugayama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
110
Harunafuji
· Taiho-beya · GunmaGunma
111
Miyoshiyama
· Takashima-beya · AomoriAomori
112
Takanofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AichiAichi
113
Kaiyama
· Tomozuna-beya · TokyoTokyo
114
Tamatsushima
· Kataonami-beya · AichiAichi
115
Tamaki
· Taiho-beya · NiigataNiigata
-
Fujinosato
· Kokonoe-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
-
Tsunenoyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · OkayamaOkayama
118
Fujinoiwa
· Kokonoe-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
119
Onogawa#
· Kise-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
120
Moiwadake
· Taiho-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
121
Hakusan
· Izutsu-beya · 🇧🇷Brazil
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.