CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1981

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 13-27 Sept · Tokyo

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 2›
· as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
2
Takamisugi
· Futagoyama-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
3
Iwanami
· Tatsunami-beya · ChibaChiba
4
Hoo
· Nishonoseki-beya · AichiAichi
5
Futatsuryu
· Tokitsukaze-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Fukuzono
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
7
Daio
· Futagoyama-beya · ToyamaToyama
8
Tochitsurugi
· Kasugano-beya · AichiAichi
9
Daihi
· Oyama-beya · AichiAichi
10
Tamanofuji
· Kataonami-beya · TochigiTochigi
11
Hachiya
· Kasugano-beya · GifuGifu
12
Shinko
· Isegahama-beya · YamagataYamagata
13
Tamakiyama
· Kataonami-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
14
Kurosegawa
· Isegahama-beya · TokyoTokyo
15
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
16
Kotetsuyama
· Onaruto-beya · OitaOita
17
Oko
· Tomozuna-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
18
Oyutaka
· Tokitsukaze-beya · NiigataNiigata
19
Kurohimeyama
· Tatsunami-beya · NiigataNiigata
20
Saisu
· Kiriyama-beya · FukushimaFukushima
21
Wakajishi
· Futagoyama-beya · AomoriAomori
22
Hakuryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · YamagataYamagata
23
Arase
· Hanakago-beya · KochiKochi
24
Daigo
· Hanakago-beya · AkitaAkita
25
Nishinofuji
· Kokonoe-beya · MiyazakiMiyazaki
26
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.