CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1989

Ryōgoku Kokugikan · 10-24 Sept · Tokyo

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

· lower divisions
‹Day 14›
Playoff

Tied at 10–5, Ryukozan won the 3-way playoff against Ishinriki and Daitetsu to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 14
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
2
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
3
Ishinriki
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
4
Ryukozan
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
5
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
6
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
7
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
8
9
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
10
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
11
Kototsubaki
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
12
Maenoshin
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
13
14
Hananofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
15
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
16
Takanomine
· Izutsu-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
17
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
18
Takatoriki
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
19
Tamakairiki
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
20
Owakamatsu
· Taiho-beya · SaitamaSaitama
21
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
22
Kiraiho
· Takadagawa-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
23
Tachihikari
· Tomozuna-beya · ChibaChiba
24
Fukunosato
· Michinoku-beya · IwateIwate
25
Kotohakusan
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
26
Kurama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShigaShiga
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.