CONCLUDED

Aki Basho
1990

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 2›
Playoff

Tied at 11–4, Oginohana won the playoff against Kotonowaka to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 2
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
Owakamatsu
· Taiho-beya · SaitamaSaitama
2
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
3
Asahisato
· Oshima-beya · OsakaOsaka
4
Tomoefuji
· Kokonoe-beya · AkitaAkita
5
Kinoarashi
· Oshiogawa-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
6
Kumao
· Takasago-beya · SaitamaSaitama
7
Ryugahama
· Tokitsukaze-beya · ShizuokaShizuoka
8
Kushimaumi
· Dewanoumi-beya · WakayamaWakayama
9
Oginohana
· Dewanoumi-beya · ChibaChiba
10
Nishinoryu
· Dewanoumi-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
11
Hoshiiwato
· Michinoku-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
12
Tamaryu
· Kataonami-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
13
Kotonowaka
· Sadogatake-beya · YamagataYamagata
14
15
16
Koboyama
· Kumagatani-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
17
Daitetsu
· Nishonoseki-beya · FukuiFukui
18
Tokitsunada
· Tokitsukaze-beya · TokushimaTokushima
19
Oishida
· Taiho-beya · KanagawaKanagawa
20
21
Kototsubaki
· Sadogatake-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
22
Kotohakusan
· Sadogatake-beya · IshikawaIshikawa
23
Sasshunada
· Izutsu-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
24
Yoshinobori
· Kumagatani-beya · FukuokaFukuoka
25
Dairyu
· Taiho-beya · OsakaOsaka
26
Onohana
· Taiho-beya · YamanashiYamanashi
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.