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 15›
Playoff

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

· final standings
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Ryukozan
· Dewanoumi-beya · OsakaOsaka
2
Ishinriki
· Onaruto-beya · TokyoTokyo
3
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
4
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
5
Kyokugozan
· Oshima-beya · ChibaChiba
6
7
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
8
Toryu
· Mihogaseki-beya · HyogoHyogo
9
Kototsubaki
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
10
Hananofuji
· Hanaregoma-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
12
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
13
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
14
Maenoshin
· Takadagawa-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
15
Tagaryu
· Kagamiyama-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
17
Takatoriki
· Futagoyama-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
18
Takanomine
· Izutsu-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.