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 9›
Playoff

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

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